IFLDMHF – Chapter 96

IFLDMHF | Chapter 96e6a66080e9af89d5

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However, watching Euclid d7bcf22b65 fulfill his responsibilities f0b293573f as a lord, e57dcdef26 it didn’t seem 850c61ffa0 right for me 01ebd20ff7 to only think 7940bc1eaf about satisfying my 546cb0bf6a own personal desires.2906631d872f8835

‘I am the mistress of the North, after all.’c7b7f8396854f63b

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Fortunately, I was d1d6ca979d able to contribute e227bc00e4 in my own bfade6f973 way.4df279ebc537a3f5

In the end, everything required 20d96ad491 money, and without a doubt, 3ea7515021 when it came to financial 4748672560 matters, I was the most 17c95a780c knowledgeable person in the ducal cce6df1942 household.e9b77e0a07e30b54

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Thus, at present—474a9684c50f0175

Euclid had gathered the 77ff6be3fe mages from the Tower cad5088869 and climate scholars to 7b0bd94d3e investigate the cause of 8b7db62277 the abnormal weather. At the same 7c1f04e5c7 time, he was bd6d5d9399 holding daily meetings 4865a4a7fa with the vassals 12cc879bdb and northern noble 72db9fd232 families to discuss d86b31fd94 how to manage dc32879fbc the North moving 25042a86a4 forward.1de36a9e52edad1f

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The primary focus was cda6a0085e on devising support measures 110e269ae7 to help people quickly 85609e60af adapt to the drastic ab9fa1a84a environmental changes.8f165da9590f1443

I was responsible for 538cafd7b7 reviewing the financial support 0c70bec163 allocated based on the 445d98004f results and approving the d2a6b78801 final budget for the 579dd7cc1b necessary supplies.fd5b99921017ec2f

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As a result, 3f62378cd1 both Euclid and d7caf8bcd1 I were so 746c859bd0 busy that we 3c8d17cfa9 spent most of e651d8c004 our time confined c5f4367bb9 to our offices.d6e4b4db28ef6c36

‘At least it’s a relief that we still have plenty of funds even after paying off the debts.’88e1ef7e40f3a259

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If not for the da01d1ae00 fortune inherited from Count 4ea410d3ea Biers’ family, I might 0706019e5a have had to not b16874f735 only exhaust the remainder cb478fb20b of my dowry but ba1e0b2d59 also sell off the be2d328e6d wealth that originally belonged 321bdcf60d to Evgenia.ee22741bfe0c8292

Honestly, I wouldn’t 09614ea034 have minded at 309b9e31a8 all if it 3265ae49ee was for Euclid 15bf11b78b and the duchy, 2c60d10d4e but I knew 9fe1642adb Euclid would feel 047b7938ed too burdened.6756fc7cd2b3a6c4

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‘He was against it even when I first said I would use my dowry.’05362b194355a4ee

If it had been 3e4e2f234e just once or twice, ce7c33322d it might have been e37f2a54eb fine, but if I dd8dddc22a kept making him feel ce6f32e91e indebted, it could make b0282e6e44 our relationship more awkward.44f5194ed22e7c71

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As I once again felt f2082fca97 proud of how I had e30971cb93 dealt with Count Biers, a 7945823f8d certain person came to mind, f8c6354bac lingering in my thoughts.c91980d55f2108db

Just then, I 7f8cfac3be noticed a letter b7bf85a7e3 placed neatly on 04f7fde197 my now-clean desk e39ab5af0e after finishing all 8fe24ea333 my tasks for d47e253b30 the day.8da1053cbb62a666

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Among the countless c5898432a4 letters flooding into 154fd3582b the ducal estate 7658b9866e daily, this one 42af076161 was surprisingly addressed e8e86b9d05 to me.30cf5d0961949ffe

The sender was none other 5f04774396 than Melissa.965f96608bd05efe

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“You took longer than I expected.”6da6afe8c561a0dd

I had assumed she 5fa96d3b9c would write to me 2788d13a30 as soon as she a66a9d19b3 returned to the duchy, bb7c7c5f87 given how flustered she 057ed2bc89 had looked when asking 231ea09a4d if she could send 28a6b9bbcd me letters before I b67b775373 left.58c725041e7b2a1b

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It seemed that d48936a739 just as I 6fd9829a65 had been swamped f0269009c6 with work after 0b83975d52 arriving at the cde58f58c7 Rudion estate, Melissa 2a749a77e2 had also been 64f5733abc busy.cf65baf8f0407cd0

It might not matter much 8de2382720 anymore, but while reminiscing about 15fc62e2e8 the original story, I recalled 1805c51988 that around this time—when the 773e750fbe Crown Prince had gone to d306e72b56 war—an episode with the High f7c99e8262 Priest had taken place.2a930f7c3a6a26f1

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I took the paper 305329300c knife Anne handed me 58779e693c and immediately opened the cc1d1d4c61 letter.730e6081b6ef9a9c

[To my dear sister Evgenia,c930c6205d36017f

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It’s me, Melissa. How have you been?]b738de5a90574e7e

The handwriting was 097f43249b soft and cute, 7586a7c487 just like Melissa 63ece0d502 herself.85dfd6a90d549a51

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Melissa, who had 956037015b asked how I 6f46f1dbb2 was, wrote that b444f87cee she had tried 72d36a55eb several times to e4144c9b44 send me a ce76c38527 letter but kept e777d73f8c erasing and rewriting a305544506 it, unsure of b0a133a701 what to say. She finally picked up her 7664ebb37b pen after hearing that news 8eae250d30 from the North had spread e0d94d7ada to the capital, realizing she 6dd73b04ea couldn’t delay any longer.3211b17629ac01aa

Although I already 226be0279a knew the details 182518c695 of the situation 8d6a0d2f75 in the capital bab8b5f4c7 through Anne, hearing cb8b688d58 it from Melissa’s 000817c982 perspective was interesting be033c7d24 in its own fc6baa32f4 way.6a6a810d38b35888

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[Every day, many people in the capital still talk about you, sister. Maybe that’s why I 1dd879ddea miss you even more.]d87f06ef67e06cf2

I wondered whether the 444420edf3 rumors circulating about me 18e63133a4 in the capital were 0ca767d6f5 positive or negative.8b6a7188755051df

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‘If Melissa isn’t specifying, it must be bad news, right?’5c48c83c7a00ef5a

The most likely rumor was 68b88b5266 that after years of chasing 6c6fdf0edc after the Crown Prince, I f6df750a17 had suddenly gotten married out 7af13692d5 of nowhere.f59af64bd4360fbb

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‘I just hope they aren’t saying bad things about Euclid.’9b8a5d3ad49aa986

I didn’t care 62f8d7114c what they said 723da43110 about me.2b06e7c7898ac699

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However, I didn’t 57242ef1c4 want Euclid to 1e23cc65d7 become the subject f3a0d02369 of gossip just 1edf79ad35 because of his 01b6b6cd1a association with me.af7d7a368ad66f07

Of course, I had known a9fdaa3e69 this would be inevitable when 452258e423 I married him.a8d1185ab28563c5

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‘Still, the attention must have been more focused on Count Biers this time.’e4ff3e391b9deef0

Thinking that was at 5327c9defd least a small relief, 85c8a890b1 I continued reading the fe1554875d letter—until my eyes narrowed.8dfaedcbea6f4d93

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Even after reading over three c9f79c897c pages, the letter was still 0d236d25e4 only about me. There was nothing c05495c574 about Melissa’s romantic 923a54cf25 situation, which I bc5e9bd236 had been eagerly 5ad7824be0 anticipating.e685b27176f0729b

She did mention that Duke d1b1dbc7c0 Basilian and Sionel were still 6351caf2eb busy and that she had 164a621bff started attending social gatherings again…c93fa882de3e16cc

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‘By now, she should be involved in temple volunteer work as well, right?’b4a08b72b871d5dd

In the original 7bbc17292a story, there was 4f7a23eb20 a point where b95b6abefe she couldn’t hold 246868df51 back her feelings f2553b3fc5 any longer and 17ef9e7a66 confessed to Damian.92ec0fbd71f04f0d

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I already knew 71b24da1b2 the outcome of 0859433424 that confession, but 598e081b50 since the original bfa15f3446 plot had lost 92e2e58b5e its credibility, I 42af3015ab couldn’t help but 91a134b45a wonder if things 3a4f92acbd might turn out d4369a756c differently.86bf4e9eeb375f0c

Even if the d0801e90b4 result was the 877e725894 same, I had e2e375508c a personal desire c9df83d82b to hear Melissa’s 0d1adcc190 honest and intimate 5d0568a681 feelings directly.3c847fcd441f5171

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Though Melissa and I e2087e1ab1 weren’t particularly close, she 3c9042b9ff tended to be more 4c18e80363 candid in letters than cde43045d0 in face-to-face conversations.43cf90f27cab7cce

‘But to think she wouldn’t mention it at all…’c8cc21a246c86124

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[I would be so happy to receive a reply from you, knowing that you are doing well.32cdca2ab7066231

I look forward to 88b75d6d36 seeing you again someday 0b5faf6510 in the capital.bff4129fcc740494

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Yours sincerely, Melissa.]5070f65285a2b4c6

The letter ended without any f274f13c43 particularly special content, leaving me dab4f170ce with an inexplicable sense of 0a953b0933 disappointment.72eac21d3208f0f8

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Swallowing my slight frustration, ad926fd5fd I immediately began writing 56e014db1e a reply.8cec6f743ea0be3f

It was best to 1a8ac28508 start by addressing Melissa’s 4635af3ef9 curiosity about my well-being.f57a53a586dcb12f

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I told her that I 9417866bbc was doing very well at e98ba40ad1 the Rudion estate, thanks to ab967ca08f Euclid and his adorable, kind-hearted 60dc4a1a8d nephews.5b881838c7262944

‘If she receives my reply, Melissa will likely relay my news to Duke Basilian and Sionel as well, right?’2736c8a4ac48fbe3

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That way, they wouldn’t ea413f0c49 need to worry unnecessarily.92d97fcb6c43008f

I didn’t stop 4c6b205a7d there; I also 4f1fab7acd sent warm regards 6b54350640 to her family.3bfd91219dd3b772

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I specifically asked 8984d2b171 her to pass 88991cb7a5 along my thanks c785a3b005 to Sionel.77795607b41d21bd

I hadn’t originally intended 2f9d6bb673 to be this considerate, 5ed03bdeef but since I owed 2867ed647d them a favor due ae37373bee to the matter with 365e33afd1 Count Biers, it seemed 297e8c470b like the polite thing c991e7d726 to do.911f4b1f2bff9eb5

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For a brief moment… e1b318c183 I debated whether to d7e94b489c ask about Alexis’ well-being, 851fe0f4a7 but I decided against 24f3a546f6 it.a39304faa5bcb7ef

Since Melissa hadn’t f5b0a7a7a6 mentioned Alexis in 964fde7c3c her letter, it fe23353425 was clear that b0c44d29d1 she didn’t know 0b2e4143fe either.62093889f6680676

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‘Well, of course. It’s not like he has 3657f8d917 the time to be writing f585f22667 letters from the battlefield.’e3f9944e8edc7d2c

The Crown Prince 002bfe2a15 was expected to d6aa4b8b16 return in about 7e3ddf99e9 three months, so b72de20eb8 there wasn’t much f20e9357c4 time left until c66142628a the war ended.a0e6f9e2d0660aad

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But that also meant 859e7963aa he was probably having 2ea3d05134 an even more chaotic b9f7dc9ff6 time.7733b96d0d7f5a36

Imagining how Alexis 33b4ae3969 might be faring, 8eb5bb08ea I suddenly shivered 02f9c6f1e0 as a chill 03a510ea44 ran down my 6ee893afd5 spine.ca7dacf45d4a82f5

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‘He wouldn’t return earlier than expected… right?’8d6c77fdd1186c2c

Of course, I hoped c4174357dd the war would end add99d2fbb quickly, but for some c6220678fb reason, an ominous, unsettling 60a225f002 feeling crept over me.0d5c586452a63333

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It was probably f34749d542 because I had b42e164960 been thinking about 3bbadca660 inviting Alexis to ceaa0a1335 the Rudion estate.8728f79e74eb4351

‘Yes, that must be the only reason.’43d7efec9d554396

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As I pondered this, pen 8cd620d7e7 still in hand, I nodded 99ce5440db to myself.15246b86250b6dea

After finishing the letter, I c0f12ab91d folded it neatly and handed 4f344e3be1 it to Anne before getting ac37173092 up from my seat.fd8bd9d1d9404bee

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“Lady, where are you going?”ae92ef4c05010a14

Anne, who had been 8bc59fd6ed sealing the letter in 9303f62f30 an envelope for me, 4f2a39bc79 asked.bcb832281a40f271

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“The library. I promised to meet the d79e813917 Duke’s nephews there.”7dbd88e88379b97a

Hearing that, Anne quickly d2897663aa set the envelope down d9b8e00d7e and moved to follow b62d382377 me.f2bc0a857a7da5b9

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“Anne, there’s no need for you to come. I’ll be there until dinner, a3b5d25055 so just take a good 8ed292eaa5 rest until then.”8757627e94640699

“Oh… Alright.”7d3dc3981866bf85

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Anne flinched slightly before 06fd7e8a52 hesitating and nodding.f73f3993bdcc55db

Her small gestures radiated disappointment.8a9c80b877e22c79

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But rather than b0767a83db asking again if 25deca9092 I would grant 13686ce3f9 her another vacation 2a8f207370 like before, she 41d25d383d held back and 2aa4f9538e endured it.e52b2bfdffbd56b2

Seeing her reaction made 9675e7f40a me feel a little 2aa3d800e6 guilty.58ca431a4b014f1d

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‘But, Anne, I have my own urgent reasons for this.’7764cfb365a8685e

Ever since I 2e8b985f1d realized that I ba4f48bb94 had barely spent bdd96a21bc any alone time f6c4a861d3 with Euclid, I 739ac1fbe5 had been making cba38b6395 a conscious effort.35c52b4f6a07641f

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Meaning, I had been ditching c744cc6448 Anne to go find Euclid.5cd0c877faadbe75

– Duke, you must be thirsty after hours of meetings. Would you like f789de9ec6 to have some fa09cda6c0 tea with me?2c3a65e76aa73323

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– I heard you stayed in your office all day. I know you’re busy, 32d0166687 but you should still a1b7aceffc get some fresh air. How about a short walk?4fd7d69801e94f50

I had mustered 62cb78b84e all my courage e1229c4a46 to say these bff8c0a9da things, despite the ca3ed410b4 embarrassment.977b2350d8860959

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But…454de74f5f079537

– I apologize. I’ve been drinking tea throughout 2af1544823 the meetings.4c1693cdacf3d2e8

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– I’ve been ventilating the room and moving around as I work. But thank you 722c3a605c for your concern, 69733b262b my wife.aba12ef75e4a8405

My beloved was an impenetrable b4ee0aded4 fortress, far stronger than my 5fad3a3c06 shameless persistence.da9f95a49b6515f2

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