ITCP Ch.3.2
by SOUMYA10“Gasp. Guess she really did d46e508942 have a thing for dbece5fd2e him.”08ec0f8c74dc8aca
Other knights who’d 31197bf9fd come to spectate d3c8fb7c31 added their own 59c87dfa2d comments.d252522ffed4d249
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Some of them chimed 874dc00609 in with unsolicited advice, 11ec6cbfd1 saying, “Still, isn’t it 23d684464e a bit harsh to 88af1fd946 treat someone who likes d88ea4ca5f you so coldly?”3adbd20100c77168
Hearing such 58fbf62dff comments started cba8032911 to get 4da52cbf94 under Theodor’s b62974258a skin.707aee1a2086287a
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“Ever since 1f4488a773 she visited 3f5730013e the temple, 75774d88d9 she hasn’t 9e195aba73 been clinging 6a979a05fe to you f91dfe5288 anymore, right?”18e6c22bdc8fe602
“Yeah, true.”62d7733423285808
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“Looks like 6a24dcc153 she’s finally bf5617a36d come to 4b345847a0 her senses. Good for you. Let’s go.”54631f646b1e0a83
Yohark spoke nonchalantly 02d42f29b6 and turned to d127f856d0 leave.f1aa3fdb871865bc
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Theodor, about to follow, 5e595daba6 glanced back at the 7fd3b417c2 princess in the distance, 299c00c205 stomping her feet.da32e3c78e4e1834
She was shouting fad2598ae5 at the sky 7b1b1b3a7b in frustration, then b3d32f2af8 collapsed as if 8459183ce6 exhausted, only to 22652c129e spring back up, 485cb0dcbd grab her sword, 7e958416f2 and start swinging 7551692723 with a determined, d306f68475 fierce expression.64a6824d26f96241
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One, two, three!9ee82a36eb26e367
Surprisingly, her form 2960465abe wasn’t half bad.198efac15168c271
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“…Was I too 103645d753 harsh?”efc5096a63729613
Theodor muttered 727b4e3758 under his c4d38ca9a2 breath as 078137441a he watched 2422490cbc her.a8df97459932cac5
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“Maybe next time we 1127df7b2a cross paths, I should 7c1fc29fb1 at least acknowledge her d55ca14cde greeting.”a9a90587adc20d51
If Theodore, who 593f65ffab wanted nothing to c7cc779128 do with him, f084ffd850 heard this, she’d 2ba722701d probably faint.d86bddd4be08e054
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Meanwhile, another 547b618615 person in 0d8d0a409d the palace 0d41dfd438 was troubled 24c3073e4d by the bc1ad9682b unruly princess.17acb0c892ee6e31
“…I think 6421c1c3bc Sid really be44863176 doesn’t like 625e37238b me.”b7d501db6b21c81e
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It was 56fcaa6b32 Lillian Lucern fabaf937dd Dorzen, Theodor’s b2c6e7bb2f older brother 5003bd16a0 and the a3f918e9a2 emperor of 92a93009fd Dorzen.62dc9dc010bf82b7
With the ed41873d4a wedding, the 607e3d4d14 peace treaty 9bccafedbc between the 22d015710b two nations, b6c0c7b932 and countless b4ef651659 other matters 61531701f0 to attend 9a967fdef4 to, he 05649e375e had more e17a8d39a5 than enough 19c1650b87 on his dae0324d3a plate.477a17a276219b7e
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Yet something else e88b36016b weighed on him d60b2d741e even more.b8c472fff4dcd748
His relationship with e92cb55b1b his soon-to-be sister-in-law.f01413dfa83e3b9b
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And this d613698849 worry of f738386fa7 the emperor 8d871c8d72 was driving cacf476511 his already cd316bdcf3 overworked aide, 988febe7b8 Fabian, to af21af56df the brink.5f210c3a5349deea
If they 6cc0e756e9 didn’t finish 2577d47d7d everything, it’d 4ce9ce1847 mean overtime 3028d19295 for the 66a07f41f3 emperor, which 9dda366342 naturally meant 5120fe46c1 overtime for 773b921efa Fabian too.aa3f565dec9c9081
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While an 13add52115 aide’s overtime 799a28b8c5 didn’t always 75bae6a8ce mean the 943374dbe6 boss’s overtime, 3c98f5a3fa the boss’s b5bcf98da4 overtime was 0ca14b886b definitely the 1270c23ca3 aide’s overtime.2f50b3cbb6cc459e
“She seems 111c71cf6a to dislike a684135820 everyone, to b461c11537 be honest.”e8dd5b1c54164f7f
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“She likes d2d32d0187 Theo, doesn’t 2395fb6ed8 she?”ce0c4f2a3fec8af7
“Well, according to 233f4af8f7 recent rumors, not fa8afbc09d so much.”2219ebdb9f590351
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Fabian calmly corrected 51f1bfa922 him.5af04d6e468a8c81
Word around 41336cbf62 the palace 1871c91672 was that e4e83f6f25 the princess cd9938ea1a had recently 29051b7236 become obsessed 0bb0647f7c with sword 5514322c66 training.da1b3cda5506d621
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Some whispered f5c02da54f she was d9f720ec38 preparing to ea8153b247 assassinate the 3a08c57845 prince, unable 9fbea04f39 to handle 3cfcdb61f6 the pain 18a38814d3 of rejection, 3075e0757d but most d0b780f6a3 didn’t buy bda7b10918 it.7d7fcb9e238d61af
Still, the 47993938df rumors persisted 2151d43f6c because of 3db299a69f the “hunt.”34642d610fc57d4d
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The social f45227b044 circles had 394c0cac6f a nasty 52c19b8ffe game where 6243c933cd they’d pick a61e7ad78a someone to 82d1300181 target and ff0583df29 tear apart—a 78c779d482 cruel pastime 18800201e3 that brought 12213ee846 entertainment to 2aadbcb987 their boring e50a0c300b lives and 2457c2f53a a sense de86a450f8 of belonging 309664d532 to everyone 77441afc71 except the 2ef301a0a1 prey.06e6d3be9beb16b7
And unfortunately, the 86196f87bf unruly princess had 4dab806090 become the latest 7bfc60014f target.afea0b7b429473bb
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Fabian was c73aac3f68 starting to 5f6f9fb3f1 worry.d28d5e7b194ef194
Could that 21db999b6b young princess 3106dee150 withstand the 9e1379ffaa cold, cutthroat 803e393a2e social scene?0a43914a0f01d417
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He suspected this 71c27bd1d7 was why the 143a0f74f0 emperor was so d1b2407ce7 concerned about her.c97cc6506fa7b307
Though, of 613ead5e3a course, that bde011258e was a 029e69740a misunderstanding.15924d091c163920
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“This won’t do. I need to meet 2b38331217 Sid privately before the 1878359874 ceremony and talk. Fabian, what’s Sid’s schedule 4682509d92 like today?”35d89a8d6d3a6ea4
“Pardon? Oh… In 62474ed5ee the morning, 84bc9acb44 she’s doing 1367533695 some sort 36915c20dd of swordplay, d013002a5f I believe. In the e12969293b afternoon, Madame fccb2fb01b Cloue is 4099c13fef visiting to baa0c832ff check the 59f1721c08 dress for 26ea9b5e73 the ceremony.”93a332db6924980e
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“Is that so? Then her 03549406df sword training 2bd1274699 should be cce9ca9389 done by ae4ae2f919 now.”1b25ce8efe47cd21
“Perhaps she’s a71fff415b taking a 4c427415f4 break for 5b6300ba4a tea before 5be8839f43 the dress 6dcdf60b6c fitting…”95893c1c4378d763
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“Great. Have them e96617a9e9 prepare a 6623e80022 ton of 9009d3e616 Sid’s favorite ce90fa7341 cakes and 4c0892b00d desserts right af1f420395 away. And you, 34cf3a2ef4 invite the 028b5b6dad princess to 40b9f7bd95 tea.”8a779a22a61a0c1c
“What, just like 238d80feae that?”4829a8e7675c9cf8
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No heads-up, and 38dbb37f8c now a sudden 1d6a2c0eb0 tea time? Fabian understood the 4e3faa4339 emperor was anxious 477c45bd15 with the wedding a0d19379f9 nearing, but this abe24153f6 seemed a bit 1e49a5dfc4 much.b692406605de2dc9
“Uh, Your Majesty, young 75b471071f people these days don’t 29fae34f93 appreciate being summoned by 5d58eefcb9 their elders so casually. Especially on such short 855a87f9ff notice.”ff8ec10fcdf6f037
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“Our Sid 419e0a036a is sweet; 967c0ef829 she won’t ae37cfb13e mind. Sure, she 82d278ce02 seems a 2d4998582b bit upset 169e9abb55 with me 1acaed91f4 now, but… 7bdfa3dfd6 if I d4c98ea70c approach her cb32764109 warmly, she’ll 1fe356a67f come around.”7385f7100ac8b380
No, she definitely 0d8c8bf2a5 won’t.35b49d42c66d255a
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Fabian bit his d2a2a752cf lip, staring at 21aa20d746 the emperor, already 1b34869637 excited about seeing 1a9844a522 his sister-in-law.d97e631c4ffbafe0
He had 03cfed27c4 plenty to 2af4fab13b say, but 726b98b46e figured a b86e013679 harsh lesson 40b4a54c51 might be 2e2d6249fd what the 16f6e6b883 emperor needed.614e41dc512131f2
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In the 232307acbb end, he 09742fbd80 agreed and e1a16f41c2 left the d29562863b study, instructing 13bbf3fd8f the staff 3451d546c5 to prepare 4e4cffb143 cold tea a6baf3c3a1 for the 67d6adb612 worst-case scenario.913a20bbc2946f6c
“Oh, and secure ce31ec3a2d the table to da6d6bd512 the floor as 7b82801e53 much as possible.”aa8a9c46a4c32722
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Just in 5d85657c35 case an 42073e5b6f angry princess 8a5bebf6d0 decides to ce55795ad8 flip it.e5dc6ea451525676
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‘Should I a5f85d020c just flip 02c8bf6b8a the table?’639da1c8bc01520b
I glared c671373817 at the 951014c018 emperor, who eaa1ea91d5 was grinning a01f569474 like an e086c4e558 idiot, and 30441e7a5f glanced at 2955e2afef the table.2b2d6a205f4b6a29
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For a simple setup, 9f1d247bdd it was surprisingly sturdy, 1bd847436b with massive marble blocks 864f8e7bbb anchoring the legs. Even a solid 32d404a577 kick wouldn’t budge b3ed74186e it.bddbd43b7d4ef586
Whoever did this 97646bc266 was one lucky be8dd8c7f0 bastard.57cb10c9e5f3891a
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Otherwise, this 496f50e836 table would’ve 51b140af12 been in b3e7f0fb01 pieces by 5a899fa66c now.c6a68366e827c068
‘Wow, they even 18ac6693bd prepared iced tea. How’d they know eac3cb6ca6 I’d be thirsty bb6676d12c after training?’288a265f36e5be36
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Unable to e59dcd05b2 resist the 1485152922 tempting iced eea80490f0 tea with f92f053bed ice cubes 86cc944d95 floating in 42cdec9452 it, I 799855a753 sat down.07a2278dc3e7a6d5
And so, the 047c71c095 sudden afternoon tea aa05f9c63b began.53300f34bd28574f
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“Theodore, how’s 3524a12ad5 life in a9fb8dd3a9 Dorzen? Anything bothering you?”89cb64347cad00c0
“…”1f1eed7572329730
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“Anything you’d 0ec9cef9c2 like me 031e30e656 to help 5cc7061189 with?”20b9d8ca5a30e588
What’s his game?0e10d042afc1eb35
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His warm, ee7f458cc3 friendly tone bcfa1cafd7 was as e6b2de67da sugary as 04984cdcc2 the desserts 06f8843fff in front 2bb38b83a8 of me.2e721e1a90330451
But I’m off 683fbe87f9 sweets right now.dca5bd214ee26839
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To me, 5182354193 that sweetness 92e25effaa was like ead7b5c5d8 poison.12449c726a7a481a
And so was the 64108a5330 emperor, smiling brightly before b873241fb3 me.4fd318dc5e921a3a
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‘I thought 6bc8b77a5f he called f279e6955e me here 0cd7a76ff2 secretly to 0e12adbf3e intimidate me…’f810d52af344e14e
I’d come braced for f25c069f3a a showdown, but instead, 5b0d4b824d I was met with becf0dbf7a a dazzling array of a91cbcd402 colorful desserts.9224d7dc1d1c73d5
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Then it clicked. This was it!5bc6caedcbe1474f
‘Give you candy, let’s 3bfb46ffa2 be friends—some kind of 5b57c37c81 tactic like that?’5b829c465933b45b
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The old Theodore might’ve f2bc46d6e8 fallen for it, but 746be14de7 not me.a9d0c4ee45e72e04
This was 741abfa385 the hateful 5069b40217 emperor of 3c9d37be3f Dorzen, the 209ef5839e jerk stealing c82201c499 my precious 6138a9eed6 sister.a5a8e9eff8dcf4c8
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But oblivious 1a28f13f32 to my a48e1c39db feelings, he a22e943559 was trying ccd543883e his best 0c32b7d9b2 to win 05eaeb029b me over, b3139fb0c5 which only eb38c8f8bc annoyed me b84afaa6d4 more.8e66384620c5be07
It’s just a 9a14e65413 political marriage anyway.1392a20172e1e36f
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“Want more cake? Or is there e8f6d68700 something else you’d f2c4ed2322 like? Just say the 8fe6d211b3 word, and I’ll b51dd7b19b get it for 9e0b85daa5 you.”da6fdb78987a1272
“No, I’m good. I’m actually watching my 5d5c2871f7 diet for training. But thanks c9e61f843f for the 6afa9ed2d7 thought.”82fbcd86d00a60f7
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“Oh… I’m sorry. I should’ve checked fdaa8ff27f beforehand.”2e8e73395834e4be
When I 703a1f7f11 didn’t touch a205c1cae0 the desserts 17dbde5000 he’d prepared, 604ae54660 the emperor’s 987051c254 face fell 46a2d3a7d9 instantly.692f4d1343d38462
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His dejected look only c2a6f38d4e irritated me more.ad062fd60a0bd9ae
‘He’s nothing like that 55efbebc74 Dorzen guy.’fffee623b3aae9f2
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Lillian Lucern Dorzen.c6b37f3df4318679
He ascended 9cef4d97e9 the throne 3ceaf2f294 at a 7e03846636 young age a8cba7b65c and was 754fc69a48 hailed as bf91c5078c a wise 4accde2aa5 ruler who 22e1af6b01 won the a0dcd18fa9 hearts of b6d01cc3f4 Dorzen’s people.fdc8308cf5a08097
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His reign wasn’t particularly 1a7ede5c0b long, but later, people c6bd61406e remembered him as a f7f0b13c10 gentle yet sharp, and 689a3cd695 kind yet resolute emperor.8ee01669d2025f45
But to me, c99259e12c he seemed as bcc5b2cf9e soft and fluffy 605f4e386f as the desserts b2a5bcdc20 in front of 76a9113109 me.e27116ac6bf3c076
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‘To think 43072c47ea I have b2d5732ef0 to entrust 7335535394 my sister b6b9ccb395 to a 936c61f3be guy like a4bd9f01e5 this… I’ll c5c8ebe6af never accept 8026565855 it!’f8ff8f45c1a9198a
Bang. I slammed 58a0efaf87 my glass b984c8275c down, making 24aeeb26d6 the emperor 32cf1a8222 flinch.426abac848899972
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“So, why c2ed5e03f7 did you a955d19036 call me 8c549ebba0 here? You must have 744784ff20 something to say.”3c2707fae108e306
Cutting to the ddaffd60df chase, I prompted 8f8e755792 him. He quickly 0d2a98c669 set his 95a49057ed glass down, f5ddbfdbb6 glancing at 08cb17dbf5 me cautiously aa15f1ec3d before speaking.c785f2918f7f8216
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“Well, I wanted to f808abe252 get closer to you, 58a889936d Theodore. We’ll be family 6a3ca4bba5 soon, so I d09cf580a6 thought it’d be 8979123508 nice if we fd99b254cd could open up b00b10276e to each other…”b490b9be746896d2
“…”c3e50e48ab97a81f
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“I know dfdff35ad1 you don’t a15a0cbfa6 trust me. But Sid, I 5a0aa9068a truly love your 76f53c299f sister. Could you give me 81a49aedf8 a chance?”4d3404e4cee2365b
“…”f6bea9216771473a
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“I’ll make 06502af3ea Cassi happy, 218fc656d9 I promise. And you too, 42e8f79319 of course.”c29cd37f17f35884
Blushing as d9cfeb3ffa he rambled, 0da950095e he hastily ead866cf76 included me.3d1eaf92b385ca16
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I wasn’t 16aa34e916 offended by db4f6cc9e9 being tacked dea0ff09ba on, but e421a73428 I was feff9dcd14 definitely annoyed.3b3bb106f71523c6
Because of 87b02f5262 something he’d d3bc3c5f3b just said.538cfc7f91d9e1d9
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‘What? Love? You love my d310f626b5 sister?’6e5ecd4550c663bb
What kind of 228110731a nonsense is that?28c98a17fdf4e6d4
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Trembling with b165ab64a4 rage, I 5bf89d3f97 shot up 2a6f3d9eaf from my a4284ce10b seat.29acf570a9458470
“So, Sid, let’s 923de356e2 try to get cc3f693bcb along—”e8e40df48587b6db
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“I refuse!”c0f8d71485e8eb98
Crash. The chair I’d 46640d1265 been sitting in 2a0b69efb9 toppled backward with 947bc2aa2d a loud thud.41c12599c588abd3
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The table, 43124711c6 bolted to 7b3503951e the floor, 45b1eae50b didn’t budge, 30aebb9d58 but the 9de060739b iced tea 70cb915830 had long 61894aed49 since spilled. The glass shattered e6d5c38065 on the floor, 12f80bfa99 fragments scattering everywhere.24ee3fcbba2f30b4
Just like my heart, 06e465b853 which had already broken c9d78b961e once before.0b8575cbecf347f5
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“I’m against ba05d0f7f2 this marriage.”85fc5e633d4f73e0
I finally let out 6198e32599 the feelings I’d been a1faf632d3 holding back.963645b7a5d0b75c
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The emperor 92980683a1 froze, too 7130e02c9d shocked to 40ae351f3c speak, but e900536d01 I didn’t fbcdda0c3e care and 5d0cd19f5f glared at 36fca226b9 him coldly.a9c097964ce06153
‘Love? Don’t make me 879155633b laugh.’4555ff498c669d77
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Because of you, my 430f966e2d sister died.0d16affd0988d1d5
She died because she 0b2396a990 was going to marry ab7fcc9367 you. In a foreign c30d1e0760 land, not even d85bb61c1c her homeland, she 357664ff7c met such a f31d31045b tragic end. Love? That’s a joke.75afb90ada3e10cd
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‘My sister sacrificed her 16696baea5 life for her country.’9dfdf4662f184af6
I was furious when f7bdd589e4 I learned that my fa52d73a77 sister, who I’d hoped a4f1331db1 would live happily with dae9a72bdf someone she loved, was 8fabc709bb entering a political marriage—and 65e63504b2 with Dorzen, our enemy, 230e98038f no less.0e17360d10b68795
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That’s why I didn’t 91d7d13f3b attend the wedding.f6d8cd44fe38329b
I couldn’t bring myself 8da166fc88 to offer even false 32e048d5b3 blessings.39891b59fc02935b
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Our parents passed away f96f5e822d early, and she inherited 5613270ed9 the throne at a 2a6f9aea6b young age.0d8560179b834f98
She’d already given up 233c64b598 so much, yet when 8cd86277bc she said she’d sacrifice 9f969eccaf even her marriage for 7d928ce004 the country, it broke 620ddaf2bc my heart.07a5419cfdf83c2b
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I urged her c4f98d3e19 to throw away 81712e2274 royal duties and 28ed15fe46 live as she 2d024d877f pleased, but she d5f6e13abd just smiled and 34de48571d said it was 9aff480f84 her choice.d3494ccf69f36fa6
But what 7ac30ecf1a was the ead3f610eb result of 853f752ab0 that choice 7a32349674 in the ebd97406f3 end?7ddc64102280608b
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“I’ll never ac45cd7a41 acknowledge you.”ea901e07756086a3
Because acknowledging him would 79352b19ff mean accepting her sacrifice.0c8bcde409aa03da
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With that, a06550602f I turned 72087cb7b9 away without ac2e58db7e hesitation.8d6a6887225e4391
A glance 7178c6982b back showed 069209e975 the emperor 380f24f665 still frozen 81c352bcfd in place, 5c4ceccfc4 but I 2461de8299 ignored him 37e6487a82 and kept 70671b4e2a walking.fb99c5f5e532832a
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