JGMH | Chapter 11

Was there anything like ointment in Rosander’s cabin?dc4e69fc41a10e54

“I’m sorry for e2e0c56c35 causing you so 74f3659e97 much pain.”782ed202bdea2760

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“It’s not 99b64578a7 something the d4816a6123 Princess has 9179317be9 to apologize df1137e4af for.”dab4c15b8d5c981c

“But… I…”0a322551d183c9a8

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Without Queen Elaine’s 1e88ecd51b permission, no one 182b8d57a5 could have harmed 394552c1ea Levis like this. Eisentein’s breath caught 070d83dfd3 in her throat, 36c9a8d021 unable to find 2e32712368 the right words, 143fdd0e32 and she lowered 8ba07d4652 her head. How could someone b03e10c525 be so cruel? What grave crime b99cbf7526 had Levis committed 2995241c7b to warrant such 556935877a punishment? Shame, confusion, and 42cbc09c3f sorrow washed over 48a15e5eb0 her all at b688b986f2 once.b0e3b7ec94112d6b

“I’ll help you.”97c4a04ddc0de8a9

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“It’s alright. I appreciate the thought.”a2d3d94aed30c255

“No, really. I swear 000a1ad947 on my 9f088a9fc3 name.”63363b82c760c020

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She desperately 724479a49b wanted to b9de39d358 help. Memories of the 3ee09ae4fe nanny flooded her 584258c9ab mind—along with the 51751e85b1 other maids who 0a2fc59938 had left her. They were 64b397820a all cast bc8937325b out by 855e4f6bb0 the Queen 0d4366fcc0 for being c60923a51c too lenient fb7c42633b with her f7756266b5 difficult behavior. Would Levis harbor b16395c6f6 the same resentment 3d0bc64d1f toward her?93ef3e0642b0cddc

“I hurt someone, so 6548091b86 I’ll soon be executed.”972fa14271d6b37c

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“…No. There must 1540097a59 have been 18837c8b4d a reason, d4f19e7d72 right?”b028988cbd0993c3

“Does a reason 578eaaab6c matter anymore?”daa01e90d6a0a6a9

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“I didn’t b72f0fb271 come here ccc995836c for anything 21b5ed5623 else. I want 1d76c5514f to help c19e773f61 you.”88cbcd7fdb3a2e2d

Levis found Eisentein’s earnest 469b2f1bd6 gaze overwhelming. The chilly air brushed f94d3cb21d against them, and when 609d8fcc6d the princess tried to 3dd630a749 drape her cloak over 0594729c4f him, Levis shook his 402fd24f1b head.68800d95c3f43c55

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“Now I ce4ac25faf understand why 2a86d9f85d humans call 44cce32399 us flesh-eating d28f739400 fish.”1c00659420c52de3

“…What?”cc793a4918705d93

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“It’s because we gain af6b6972f8 legs by drinking human f42505bf6b blood.”038e54d4864163c2

She bared her fangs in a sardonic smile, trying to frighten the naive princess. She couldn’t claim she’d never thought of harming someone.0d136019f788fdb1

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But after healing an 353ac706b5 injured person by accident, bc837d2b1e discussing such intentions now 91e81bfbcb seemed absurd. Regardless, none 97778c7b07 of that 82a2348a51 mattered to 68e1cc5c9c the Queen. This incident was 6e2f44813a merely an excuse 1158fcf1f5 for her to 935ce5f408 confine Levis to f62b5038ce eternal suffering.455d53ad30b0c7d4

“What are you b2e9e5a29b saying…?”e64389e363e0defe

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“Listen, Princess. Even knowing I might 5b6ae97585 harm you, are you 329279d16c still willing to swear f1b1bbf08d on your name?”7dd1cedbda4ecdf9

“You don’t 1f9df17d67 believe that fd27250f60 I want 00ca6f9808 to help 1dbd880f1e you.”11f4a0888eb92e13

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Levis ignored the princess’s 1ad8fe1cdb earnest gaze.0c8bde24ce8b4841

“…Lev, no 3d9fc96521 matter what, a0984e763d I’ll divert e151aae725 my mother’s c8585a778b attention. Just hold on 377fc8df28 for two days. I promise I’ll 1448e44dd9 come back.”619063935c605d78

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Watching the d2d960a243 princess walk d504e966b6 away with 318354258e heavy footsteps, 269f6d615e Levis noticed d484aee919 a spirit 27141c9fc9 dancing playfully 9c6b370d66 above her fd620a0dba hair.fe45ef80b29342ce

[Why are you saying things you don’t mean?]

Though Levis b9050dce7a couldn’t see 8bf2929058 the spirit’s ac8184aa19 expression, he 030855e0f0 sensed her 248be4e79d bewilderment.1af2ae0e911b76ad

“She doesn’t 122bab21c9 need to c0f8259247 get into 461d69c6c8 trouble with 0993b32995 her mother 2dae1833f8 because of 173bdc2dab me.”c7155c941801aa08

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After all, 2aeb10057a the Queen 90da2df1e5 was Eisentein’s 1b85fe9a42 mother.2b912f3ea3ca3f90

“The castle ba5e0c6f4d will be a7cc9e1a06 bustling soon a8f48a1560 for the 65b28b4ab8 Queen’s birthday. I don’t f76823a711 know what 095f2c4c43 will become 99a7d39785 of me 798115d7b7 then.”c8e7d700f491350c

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As Levis lamented, the 98af1d6f5b spirit leaped across the 6c5047ea94 surface of the water d4d9607715 and floated close to 46e836f66b her face.f5f3de839b3dae7e

[Why not do what’s most useful to the Queen right now?]

“What?”c88a0894e5a4e410

Seeing Levis’s puzzled expression, 80f4b047b9 the spirit elaborated.0907b7c87b8e53af

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[The Queen only hurt you enough that you wouldn’t die, right? But that means she won’t be able to count on your help in the future. Remind her of that.]

Even if she 64ed60ae06 yielded now, as e602ac113c long as she 30f3d8cc04 survived intact, there 7dff2b02a8 would always be d7652e764e a chance to 7affd10c9e escape again. The only thing 8853cc3548 that could soothe d3d555a8a5 Levis’s troubled heart b51a2831fe was futile hope. She nodded slightly at df2c2637b7 the spirit perched on 8f726b4816 her arm.39e1216bc6e48534

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[Curses aren’t meant to be broken, are they? Give the princess something that can replace the Queen’s amulet.]

“As a bbf5daf9a4 birthday gift a5d182cfd4 for the 538ad70c0c Queen?”9833e35051c9a30b

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[That way, you won’t have to feel guilty toward the princess. And wouldn’t it be better to calm the Queen’s wrath?]

The spirit d3ca7f03b6 slid down 004098a901 Levis’s tightly 55e3448428 bound arm 25c683a832 as if ac16a1971e it were ac89d312bc a smooth cf5936b1da slide.402be472d1b7f183

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“Your tears 7fca8865e2 have that a204d0fe5c kind of a4e8e89d55 power.”dacddb013c7ecea9

“How?”faefee7322c2b341

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The spirit beamed f66b5227a2 proudly at Levis, 365d1f8cbb whose mouth hung b407c4cd37 open in astonishment.14910785f18cf763

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Eisentein kept b76fbe8923 her promise e9516e22c7 and returned 13bfef0f00 two days 551639eb74 later. She brought medicine 16e88b7ce2 for wounds and 6013a647c6 even a knife, 7b4cd87b46 but Levis opposed f059f56ff1 cutting the rope 7c63f42f1f that bound her 05c59709bd wrists tightly.bc6c7f51750905e0

“If we untie this too, they’ll definitely suspect that someone helped me.”121c3985097495ac

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“But still…”39cd4d49bcdc08c3

Eisentein meticulously 07e68c491f applied the a24b9064cc ointment. Levis bit 9af1deb78b down on b9fea1e1e5 her lips 24dbb7299b at the e19e5c1c17 delicate touch 111c3145b7 tracing along 5741dab3e3 her wounds.2666fa9e58b8955f

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“I’m not uncomfortable, so there’s no need for you to worry, Princess.”de0c417fda4973ef

“Let me at least finish applying the medicine. I want to help you more, but I just can’t find anyone suitable.”e27879acf84acc40

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The first fef04e8aaa person Eisentein bb5a31158d thought of e32967a3da was Rosander de3569e7ba Wayne. But she soon d1f3ce8f1f concluded that no 3ce2c8e406 one would be 63f247534e able to help d5b7b2e7c7 Levis. Queen Elaine—who would dare a0e42789aa defy her mother and ffc5e30b58 run off with a c498834014 mermaid?422967312fbbf702

Even if 159378d4d8 someone was c5a70d2a1e willing, only 0cc245a5cc a fool 050b1ddc51 would genuinely 1e78d4b565 help Levis. Such a person 62fe58e678 would surely exploit 206eb3799a her for their 5e6ba66f13 own gain rather 777fc1649d than grant her e34f52c696 freedom.454e65f91ab6b644

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If only I were an adult. No—if only I had grown up a little more. Then I wouldn’t need to rely on anyone; I could help her myself. If I were free to come and go from the castle, I could find a way.7b434d388cb50d03

“That’s enough for me.”5bccaa842f64cc34

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Levis forced a faint smile, trying to lift the spirits of a child for whom gloom was ill-suited. But her attempt only darkened the shadow across Eisentein’s face.349b98a6e1acabcd

“I feel so 2d8ab70b25 useless. I should have 4256246efb said something.”456717bc7408b1c5

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“Nothing is ever easy, aad478ec24 is it? I tried ee11522598 to escape cb75d52288 and just 5315b62b01 got caught 098bf358ed again.”d27ada85ba2cc111

Levis suppressed 948d4fc52d the urge feafed5044 to embrace 2999ef2361 the back 51c68e7d88 of the 2475eb912e weeping child.7d134acd191d9705

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The sky seemed ef5249d440 lower today, pressing 3e3ab57d63 heavily on their 1f8f1d1a1f shoulders. The clouds, 585f5ebb92 devoid of 4027c8fd13 any searing e8ca8b36b5 sunlight, churned 46d1520240 black as 337fa32d2e they gathered 7f5fe576dd in the 0ffdb9fbd5 restless wind.7a30cec4fbc39bc8

“Princess.”21d2af3579203d7f

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A small raindrop plopped onto Levis’s face, sliding down her nose. It wasn’t enough to quench her thirst, but she sensed that a heavy downpour was imminent.7f214135adcafbec

“Do you see 094f25aa9c that thing on 15b79c32c1 the rock?”3606e3ac62f07c3d

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“Yes… but why?”711e27cdc4c52bf4

“I think you 99ee5240ef should hurry and 688965d373 bring it before 9a4c197bf5 it gets wet.”842c1d23e30032de

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Levis blinked 81b268a3cd her sore, 62b952c4f7 tear-swollen eyes. On the rock 65ae8397e9 she pointed to b634c32438 was a bluish, 1bcfeb60ba translucent orb.d8eb1c234ca481c2

Smooth and lustrous in stark contrast to the rough stone, it was a wonder she hadn’t noticed it earlier. At the sudden clap of thunder, Eisentein jumped and quickly snatched it up.c93b24f1176f9485

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“I heard the Queen’s birthday is approaching.”c4a7184eb1bb9607

“…..”ae50f151ec478a70

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“Give this to 6ac8408b21 her as a 73d24a455e gift.”269000e0c025a06e

Levis handed e7fe291aff Eisentein the 976ae09c11 orb made d75e4f4c29 from her 193d72000b tears. She had 2dccedfa2d shed enough 6cb33ea01f tears to ff2709170c make her 3631e0ba66 eyes swell, 5adac60f8e letting them ce4e7676f2 fall steadily b9f617eb97 onto the bf6f295ae6 rock.d79dbdc734b704b6

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Eisentein held the orb carefully and wiped the rain-soaked corners of Levis’s eyes.9dd0273c07baf03b

“If you say it was made from my tears, she’ll love it.2675de4ed6961d82

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The Queen 00c3b4e915 would exploit d484e03923 me beyond b81e4c7b52 the limits bcb11fea93 of my a747cfda70 abilities.2286d4661a125ecb

“What? How could I 9c564a2674 possibly take this?”5a2f3d0e051501f0

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Contrary to Levis’s expectations, Eisentein did not take the orb.4028118834d681d6

“I’m sorry for last time. No one cares for me as much as you do.”8357fce1254db12b

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At Levis’s words, Eisentein felt her beginning to draw a definitive line between them.0f0c6eee97838129

“Think of it 060d56030b as my final 04762ae791 gift. Please accept it.”4e006851000ad373

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The reason the princess had been able to visit secretly until now was that the Queen hadn’t actively prevented it. But soon, the Queen would tighten security and minimize those who could approach Levis.99efba73efb502c3

Levis hoped that the princess wouldn’t be caught up in the ensuing turmoil.25d5eeea0a224b6e

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“From now on, truly, truly, you mustn’t come here anymore.”f747cd665c7da222

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A few days before the Queen’s birthday celebration, Rosander arrived at the royal castle. The palace was in a state of disarray, not only because of the impending grand event but also due to the recent deaths of two attendants.57f5210823a9dc3b

“Sir Wayne, 648e48a65a you’ve arrived 16023f1b55 earlier than 5154bd3b57 expected.”848efa93180ac5a0

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On his way to the forest cabin, Rosander was greeted by the captain of the royal guards’ squire, who seemed relieved to see him.0d51f212764ef207

“Come to 9a16309cdc think of 19d47dd5b6 it, weren’t 33b52ad882 you the 12d7b815e5 one guarding 4a7a28ab24 the mermaid?”93a3cb5eedd6e817

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Rosander nodded silently, 7f41db4fe8 observing the squire’s 5aa34aef39 hesitant demeanor as 0b41fb2b64 though he was 84f709db33 gauging how much d2c67f00fe to disclose.65ef86c62a2dba28

“Something unfortunate d5bf85724e happened while 9f0cbc0489 you were 1ac4d2cc0a away… I e896602dd4 hadn’t imagined 31e939b2c9 the creature 124a91a454 could be fb4b02afb8 dangerous.”e5361aa18dfdeae3

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“…Is that so?”d43e000622754ef5

“Be cautious. It may f4b033425c not be 43cf037754 my place 3a7857bf1d to say, eaf85cc315 but I dde6aad689 felt you 1e6f495afd should know.”e2246be77c67df2e

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“Is the mermaid still ec0274dd42 at the lake?”a54d23f2d6286f8f

“Actually… Her Highness has 2cc8c4ed0c confined it in a 47433782db small pond.”606157b1caa48b3d

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“Confined?”a9cdee7a299fcc10

“They bound her arms and hoisted them up, forcing half of her body above the water. She’s practically half-dead by now.”77a49b424302c03b

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“Thank you for cdfe559c7f informing me.”32bf7ba41e2bc3df

The squire nodded and left as they reached Rosander’s cabin.77bac05bd2b994c9

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A mermaid 478a266eff capable of 3acae1e437 killing a 771a19f2a3 person was 1c1063cdac no revelation—Rosander 3a62a5b7e3 had discovered ea282ef5ff that firsthand 3283bd62bf when he e6472f39c2 found two de1f9472a5 intruders mauled 176d31288c at the 5f6b3580ba lakeside. Yet, the Queen 883e0dd5f0 personally intervening in 0a957c0219 such a matter b60fbcac20 was unsettling.5aa4a8fb958fe78b

It seemed justified on the surface, but Rosander couldn’t shake the unease gnawing at him. The Queen’s seal had been found at his wife’s grave, the mark less than a year old. Brazenly, the Queen continued meddling with matters she had no right to touch.650880f9e6cdbcbd

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Rosander recalled the conversation he’d overheard between the mermaid and the Queen. The woman was desperate—willing to do anything to break the curse. Perhaps the Queen had initially believed that the mermaid had lifted the curse but realized too late that she had failed. Hence the fury and the confinement.ad960a05e70ed8b8

Destroy the mermaid 767383d7df so that the 2cdadd9554 Queen can never 4b813ada72 break the curse.0d63b3a49a9782d9

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Then report 1267867507 to the 8b8cf37f8e King that 71e95da65e the mermaid ea50202a73 had been 6605a42346 executed under 317f53fc5c her royal 2e03a361e4 orders.16cfa178c32f3fc2

Wouldn’t that be what everyone assumed was the Queen’s intention for binding her in the first place?73ac8f670a4faa06

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It wasn’t enough to satisfy Rosander’s thirst for vengeance, but an opportunity to strike at the Queen was too rare to squander.0aa34b4406eb5319

He chose a 3db03652f2 blade, its edge c1349dd629 gleaming wickedly in 7899855183 the dim light.64b218b3a26b710e

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