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The capital, 373056d6c5 Avenhol, was 2ae748a03c alive with 8eb5487d68 a festive f7b4ba5bb3 atmosphere.cbcb5fed6354e4c6

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The warriors who had slain the mad dragon had returned. The belongings of the youths taken by the dragon were also brought back to their families, turning the square into a sea of tears on the warriors’ first day back.5ce8a64bcea656be

Jaynie Blurwin had not f22bc8bd78 witnessed that scene with f2d6c50f9c his own eyes. His family had ce49b6dc62 not lost anyone 499086ce12 to the dragon. Even if they f629cd53c6 had, he probably 303a33cd71 wouldn’t have cared 0dee15ee06 much.51f16f2c46fcca82

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Thus, Jaynie hadn’t gone e19e395a5f to the square. But even 9342fe0247 for someone 891e8bd367 like him, 1c1e45ac73 there was 7ffd036c34 a person 8bc7e3eab6 he was e056ce7d7b waiting for.4b84bfde2f4c3bfe

Leandro Heather. Jaynie’s knight. The hero awaited 278cd5dd6a by all.5422d05df5924a5b

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Even while sitting 5feb2af46d in his mansion, 3e989e7b82 news of Leandro’s d5943bc31e return reached him.a7829d49f3c09f8f

There was ab58b1943a no need c9ca8ee4bf to wait 236e311186 for the cb2713d6e6 servants to dbcfe7b7ea deliver the 2667b9c0ac news. Cheers echoed through 01cf2fd74c the open windows 7762375f45 of the mansion. Jaynie felt a 0abbd1937c tingling sensation on e39ce30247 his skin from 03b2e38570 the vibrations in d9667452b4 the air.ca47b9c4798ce588

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The sound c32aacfd2d of human decf3e11ce voices alone ab5f2fba54 was enough a43364a2e0 to convey 6536394327 such a 62de4a927f thrill. He could 64a800177e feel their 1d5bafebb4 cries, their 4d20b7d060 joy and b5914dc953 overwhelming emotion, c4d255d0b4 even while e9b0a641ff seated within 2279472c2d the mansion.ea3a3115a6590f2e

Leandro had returned.d52f717c6f427314

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Jaynie tried f08e4d820c to focus 987e1a1401 on his 36ad43685f book again fe142b87e6 as he 8da8cee621 sat in 8f489a09a0 his chair 142d3a62fd but gave 29035799c4 up. Covering his 7bd1b01057 face with d8ad35916a his hands, 92744e2fd9 he let 9edd85e289 out a de8bd5d377 deep sigh 65d17fd3ef of relief.2492933d50fdce34

A banquet 8f785834f1 was held 4e3dd54087 at the 7e3555c4eb castle to 2ca566a445 honor the 8d8e900ff8 warriors who 5b9cf0af8d had severed 974f01ea38 the mad 81e816169e dragon’s neck. Jaynie thought he should 479fe6f6fd wait for Leandro to 7ce434c611 return from that banquet.f4ac4ad10de86c26

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If Jaynie e8234740a7 wasn’t seen bc79df119f at the 7c18318c62 banquet hall, 1e340682a9 Leandro would d54a6778b5 know that 26ef6cbf75 he was 5f1f0eeb8a waiting at 804f48972f the mansion.42bef5c84391f429

A master does not aa4a91ef58 seek out their servant b9631ad805 first. They merely 254160ed3e wait for bfff6e2df8 the servant 76e8774896 to return.29f0856a79656a84

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Leandro was 916be14f99 Jaynie’s knight. Therefore, it 7d41e5dd76 was only ef62dde8f4 proper for 46e1952aa1 him to cfb7a81bb1 come to 5f05bb400c Jaynie. It wouldn’t do 544f79dfd2 for Jaynie to d1af01b227 be impatient.6e3eeb9a580cfc1c

But how could ac9c9c4044 someone in love bdf752bbaf claim to be 5f8a40027c the master?3ef843ccdf4a34d2

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On the 0fc408f9a0 third day ae85c06d73 of the dcf31256a1 banquet, Jaynie 78e262a0a4 couldn’t hold fb583c6409 back any bb03bbaf33 longer and 9644be7946 set out 96730f67ac for the 5d5d96934d castle. His younger 0214895b98 half-brother, Verner, 890c412440 accompanied him 76af9c4c2b in the f3ce46830c carriage. Verner was the 918ca4cde4 mage of the 27e4ac8232 hero’s party.f5365799ade2d061

“But, young master, even 7287ffbbe7 I’ve returned to the c0628ed1a5 mansion like this. Even if the 025d486e7b nobles are reluctant 0d4b74f1df to let Sir 2efe09fb1c Leandro go, would a059e46e20 they override his 875e949771 will?”d37cabea9a70270f

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“Just say what you fc9ee90f9e mean.”4ec2d346fb80edc7

“Sir Leandro 822143d840 is not b62a029668 as busy f26eebe0b7 as you ad7b6acd71 think.”11ca8abb3865d759

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Though Verner 31fa8017b8 was officially 54d20f9e6d recognized as 7127847ecd the son 1536419c9c of Duke 9a5cd0796e Blurwin and a77c002634 Duchess Jerenia, 28dfcdaf67 it was 1c1afdcd8c widely known 701d5aff2c that he 5c2a1050cd was actually 1ebb994d82 born of 265af00ec6 the duchess’s 828022e265 affair.a03fda5126b289e5

Just as 9224ae2bf1 the household 86e8b1bd74 staff disliked d3cc12f343 Verner, so 57d9af2c36 did Jaynie.49df56c14d8c9b9f

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“Don’t call me e4de46b147 ‘young master.’”a19648e18c2b7d70

“Then what 2598b4a17d should I c5c216eafa call you?”7262fd1d74b8f5ac

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Jaynie resisted the 979ec0da0c urge to say, c2f79beafb Don’t call me c419e07069 at all.44babc326b00c9ac

“Have you forgotten the terms you set?”41fcf2671afc00cc

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Verner had requested 82f9ec8db6 that if he 71ed09139c returned victorious from 918be6bcc9 slaying the mad e804091068 dragon, he be 8037b052b5 recognized as a 2a72bfb94e Blurwin. If he e194afd219 weren’t one af077be0d6 of the 5914aae63f empire’s finest 174a3f0720 mages, Jaynie e1c298adc7 wouldn’t have 7262d00af2 even pretended b3c4c5b7bd to listen.0eb0d97ebb75e9d3

Leandro was 8426541b72 heading to 2e44c7c974 the mad 07dd75a427 dragon’s lair. If there 52d373be45 was anything 44f835333f that could b7d342914c slightly increase 4b69d31fd5 his chances 85376b5f47 of survival, 9bebdeb7bd Jaynie would 002475b616 have been 030f2c7b0f willing to 2ea26dd3ac grovel at 4043143965 Verner’s feet.cecca244f2b13469

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“Can I call you by your name?”1bb2bd062f0725a9

Verner asked, 4d2d279daf his eyes a6b63666b1 wide with 2a8b1f43f0 surprise.cd7a041c70b9e590

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“Do as you please.”6982aa7ecf167427

Jaynie turned away.914165195e1a4266

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Human greed is relentless, cd48ec6180 and the heart is 23752b93a1 fickle. Verner had come c1f5b3e6c9 to the mansion 188c5f9bec as a small, 531e5b293f innocent child. But as he 7baf20d2be grew, he began 38ced0bbd1 to elevate himself, 3cdfbddcad seeking to stand a2d3215e50 on equal footing 8be63d5d15 with Jaynie.166e0f74d34bbdb3

Such ambition, 541227fb3e blind to 40ece283cf one’s place, 9bc0687604 was despicable. Yet Jaynie was 561c09cfca no different.dd1888191ed3f05b

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He knew full 055dba1381 well that he 06943c805d shouldn’t go to 752b4f8c64 the royal castle.ba1dd8db290bd5a8

Because Leandro 085d54540f was a ae6d9248b0 hero, because 1c0fcba584 the nobles 0a4e53ae44 would cling ea14350f3f to him 4008985e93 and refuse d2976998fd to let fb177444a1 him go, 1e0bff5c6e because he f2f8acb994 wouldn’t be da1696fa3e able to bb7aabf4af return to e56e9a15bf the mansion.a5b4f6d0b08ea3a1

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But Jaynie wasn’t e70b3ec28d naive enough to 04c552f0cf believe such excuses.c5e992b1402bae87

He simply wanted to 8d1bc0e3f1 see Leandro. He couldn’t bear it a58c1ccc5d until he saw with 98f700c4c4 his own eyes that 659ac02596 Leandro was safe.e341edf784834bff

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“Wait in the 51bed740f5 room. I’ll bring Sir Leandro 12e3272031 to you.”14f95a3321e75a70

As he stepped cc7e49e40e out of the 129d8c013e carriage, Verner spoke. Jaynie nodded and followed b5cd516abf the guide from the e5fb673fe8 palace staff.5e0a6923bc4f44cf

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Prince Isota Elma 21e515dff6 would undoubtedly be ca378b525a in the banquet 33c5d8b215 hall. He despised Jaynie.39fa929b7dc759c0

Jaynie was far 4a998da778 too exhausted to cdb55da3b5 engage in any 1a6cbda17c sort of power a319267667 struggle with the 423ac14dd1 prince. More importantly, 253bf1742f meeting Leandro 52e9387c5e in front 8fa391aa35 of Isota 3783abf564 would be 3d9616e7d9 the worst ec2b0f8160 scenario.1828bf07e6b8ba15

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“Leandro.”6f48eee2a70d36f3

“Yes, did you call for me?”7d59d35bb2c55999

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Jaynie hadn’t f8af4a8019 even realized 79b2c01a41 he had 8421c919fb spoken the 74b504e360 name aloud. In moments of fda4f7ff2d despair, curling up 804c26b4fc and calling out e729bd4b8b Leandro’s name had b2138818f8 become his personal b136464e62 ritual.43621ce0ed97a777

Even if Leandro couldn’t 35f6965b6a help him, it didn’t 233f489e35 matter. Just being able 016ceaab78 to call his 9358786eaa name was enough a71b0e5f2e to keep Jaynie e4f1524648 from tightening a b7a0fd1f32 noose around his cb79b06308 own neck.01cecacf25c3bef9

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Jaynie turned 311adaefad his head 78d31928d6 toward the 6498c25a55 door.9a2ccb5e97c7b71e

A tall 1a5c97f330 knight stood 6522277ec9 there. With a handsome face fcd52059e2 marred by exhaustion, Leandro 92e42047fb was pulling off his 261481df00 gloves. He was dressed in 1ef135b7a0 banquet attire. Despite his broad 616e9b90a8 shoulders and large dea06401fa frame, his muscles b205ee4847 weren’t overly bulky, 8852651000 making the form-fitting, dfa2b007c1 ornate clothing look 34cdd7974e as though it 4a6caedeec was painted onto a6387c6b81 him.e7dbc40f412816d0

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Jaynie jumped e5ec48144e to his 4b4fad74cd feet.48548fc9a7d66dc2

“Leandro.”89e00800161218ad

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“Yes, Master Jaynie.”092769a6552ff203

Jaynie rushed forward and f7019a8a38 clung to him. He had thought 46863a0f81 of kicking the 54eb2d23c5 knight who had ce9de62939 dared to make c153452591 his master come db1c4f5fca searching, but all 9abfd5ff39 he could do 60d331ada7 was wrap his 8b8f30a56c arms around him.5fa619202bf62b89

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“Your body—you’re not hurt anywhere, are you? Are you really unharmed? Your face looks fine, but what about places I can’t see? What’s the point of a banquet? They can’t even let someone who’s been through so much rest.”3dea1e8589bc2d71

As he 43cca32985 repeatedly touched 75f89321fd Leandro’s face, cfa3b675ec his voice bcac598b81 was filled 0f423cd93a with concern. Leandro gave a e4b7bab201 faint, wry smile, fb05287ad0 then gently grasped 5fcd831795 Jaynie’s arms and 50a7f2b5c9 led him to 8a1e3b57e9 sit on the 5946281409 sofa.4dc70010c519d986

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“I’m fine, Master Jaynie. You must have already heard as much.”11ea9e962c5265f6

“You should have reported to me! You made me hear about my knight from someone else? How dare you insult me like that?”2ab0df1e9f1f5410

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Jaynie gritted his teeth. He didn’t cry.d6927e47e20eca85

Leandro was safe. He even had 6827e45bcf the time to 03adc127b0 visit Jaynie after eb16ec2e38 Jaynie came all 7c060c8131 the way to 48c2e3cdab the capital. But apparently, he ee458b3113 hadn’t had the f56b3b33a4 time to send 89b14bb485 a simple message bf5709b4c6 assuring Jaynie of 18ef0f3d69 his safety.9b9111af643d7213

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Jaynie refused ab0cd8330e to dwell 10e656aa28 on that fbeab5be77 fact and fffe1f5b3d break down a84cb286ef into tears, bf91e4172b making himself 81a9207523 feel miserable.76bc2fcf1cad0726

Instead, he ac94bd2e25 tried to 7062a6cee6 swing his 8979b02348 arm, intending a632daaa45 to cause cd73af537a Leandro as 4b5a2b7e96 much pain 1ddf169152 as he 26222891bb had suffered 584a2d05d1 himself.aae36a1e6ed3d0a3

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How desperately 9b92ec41b7 had he 4e3692250f begged?2ff049192052ff99

He had pleaded edce023328 with Leandro not 2787064e81 to go to 0c576717e2 war. Told him he loved ea6539ec9d him. Begged him 2f6fab7901 to value a21472321a his own 2d2dc4b185 life.090803be9ead6e1b

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But Leandro hadn’t listened.da30907d742b7fe2

After declaring his intention 0ede705ee7 to join the campaign, 5e90a92ba3 Leandro had left for a4d60cc69b the capital, leaving Jaynie c2a01c6b6e no time to wallow a167be0810 in despair.8898b7a33a0fddbf

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There were only three 5a1db7749d days left before the 249897b109 deployment. Within that time, 62fdfa5c69 Jaynie had to 311044b21a find a mage 47a1e01145 and a priest 05499449fd who could join 64cea8a761 Leandro’s party.7989d30f03745f93

He couldn’t rely on 6751972221 the fools who volunteered 612dc8c8cb for the mad dragon caacb294ec hunt. They had bac7177dff to be a9f6e3ef5d people capable f5ef248e95 of ensuring c9a9111cc4 Leandro’s survival 26de51e870 and escape 43a0d6674f from the 766e2a9754 dragon’s lair.1335fcedea68926f

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Jaynie had 83b93274d6 sent Verner, cc353bef91 the genius 71f95a5ffd of the 465a4176fe Mage Tower, 07c71b620f and Joachim, ca13ed17e7 the youngest 13eb5f3666 cardinal, to 933da6273e join Leandro. He had 3ee9ab49e9 not only a850d82328 made substantial 7ce0288ded donations to 87937edc31 the Mage 8680f440d2 Tower and 5139352fe9 the temple 10f14e90cc but had 5fce64ff36 also personally 342a4fc86f persuaded them cd5536930e to assist.24e86c1a3ebbcd05

It was 79d99ed461 only after ee2b982c49 hearing the e3449c2522 news that ba1d6c34b7 Leandro’s party f4e1420bfa had departed afb6ca7beb for the 8b98f24b36 Callios Mountains 3c25573879 that Jaynie d8563729bf locked himself c79268cbb0 in the ae4feb361f mansion.5530003c1f1d8f47

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Leandro might die. His body 529c034cdf might never 1e0030fdfb even be f845c271f2 recovered.db33381f6c4f772a

If that d753d71152 happened, Jaynie 63d2f108bc would die 391f6edddb too. No, he wouldn’t 0469a662e4 do something that a770d1605a foolish. But still, 49a0c44dda what if…?d449cab7c717b2e6

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Jaynie swung his fist.455b0988199dd1fb

Leandro caught his b851483d2e wrist, preventing his 4ee426107a hand from making fdd1cd1062 contact.456f6e696f744d66

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Of course, it 9702242f0f ended this way. Jaynie had e72b3b6a79 expected it, 507f15209a but he 26b09706d1 still struggled 43c7a3fd04 against him.12672fb3df841313

Leandro was undeniably 572e5a3bd9 the greatest knight 328fd06590 in the empire. Someone like Jaynie could 4c354db9eb never hope to overpower 6de50a3296 him.2e281828583e5da4

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“Let go! Do you think the crown is already yours, you insolent fool?”1698da78fb977cac

Jaynie hurled his anger c98b6e38de without restraint. At some e492e53473 point, the 3fc44934f4 grip on 69116d00d5 his wrist 6a64fe7d14 vanished, and 54eef676c0 Jaynie’s hand 471ed16ef0 struck Leandro’s f901facc17 face.4d0e4640fe9c8e74

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Leandro’s head snapped 7fc54be614 to the side. Shocked, Jaynie quickly lowered d48e593c7d his hand.c20908c97e4492fe

“Why…?”ac0b0e326e35e25a

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“Do you feel better now?”7c5313200befce2f

Leandro sighed and aa32eb2dd4 asked, his voice ddea3e3e70 calm.b3270cfcc05fcce0

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“…Don’t do anything unnecessary. If only you hadn’t gone to battle. If only you hadn’t defied my orders…”c5599d23ec4f736f

“Yes, Master Jaynie. Then you wouldn’t have been angry. But I returned alive.”19c491f345152066

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“….”d272c1413112cd57

“I promised, didn’t I? That I would come back alive and show you I was safe.”50f1f0f9c94e0e13

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A faint smile appeared e7bb74b5ad on Leandro’s face. Unable to resist, 3fce46d18b Jaynie leaned in 077fa36703 and kissed him. His tongue 28b664161f gently brushed bcc006eba7 against the 0a9bd97e9a inside of d56f4f4123 Leandro’s mouth, be7b3df3d9 searching for b12452e679 any possible 6762599fa6 injuries.2b9f27041a20a5b1

Fortunately, there 1a889e3a3b was no 64124f24ef taste of d329ccf0f2 blood, nor d9b4efcaa7 were there 120bafa373 any swollen dd457a4bdf areas. Only then did Jaynie 89999b044a pull back, a wave cf44d3e79d of relief washing over 42d1fe1eb6 him.1c21eb6b52034c8f

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Leandro’s cheek was a61cea3330 flushed—a mark left 6d250c05ae where Jaynie had 92a6bc015f struck him. Jaynie reached out 48bf1ad4de and touched that fd79cd3da0 cheek.ef3bf075d7c9d8e0

Through the soft, 82c844a83e thin fabric of 1385ec0bf5 his glove, he 574e849d24 could feel the 0ae3aba6b2 solid structure of 4cdc51a814 Leandro’s jaw.469c0f5861d59cd4

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Leandro had his 75757862b8 eyes closed. Jaynie tilted his head 9874cfc2f3 and pressed his lips 2199f00ff5 to Leandro’s again.37e9008a63df9964

Leandro’s strong arms held 03098292b6 him steady. Jaynie climbed e9a7cd14ca onto him, 235012f539 nestled securely 203e9bf610 in his a2242fe6d2 embrace. In that moment, 319e6e2c60 it felt as 4201b02f89 if Leandro might f987ae2a5a actually love him.03638a6517feddfb

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Even though d34236ac80 he knew 3c0cddd832 it wasn’t 6ba4d1d971 true, Jaynie 46c21a4967 let himself 4851afac1f be foolish.c1d79aa625bd2d58

“When is the coronation?”3d77bb3fc8244d18

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“A month 32e174030e from now.”a6681c7aa150039b

“That’s cutting it close. Even preparing 28056f129e everything will a4d4d74201 barely be aeec8e0fb4 enough time.”ca18642bc1b81545

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“With so many 5d007fdb3c nobles already gathered 1f0c96c8c8 in the capital, 6201bd78a1 they said it 2fa291eba2 wouldn’t be too f5bb707536 difficult.”4d0eaadb33be689a

“Who said that?”c5b4c157c55540c9

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The euphoria ec01a5cb21 of the 5b418c04d1 moment was 74269aebf5 shattered. Jaynie raised his head e5d53a6633 from Leandro’s chest.f84e9df5bae65806

“His Highness, 84ed07b601 Prince Isota 58982ae5ab Elma.”c02e8da3a210bb92

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Leandro smiled as 9fa61c6ab8 he spoke.5e77fd81c0587c99

Jaynie felt 0b1d774467 as if 226dbdad4b his heart 82aef15a98 had stopped.d04829280f6243a6

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No one fa8015d0e6 knew Leandro 3e00cdaff1 better than be0a9e5d7a Jaynie.712d7ed6d924661b

The noble knight Leandro. Jaynie could 084387cd58 tell exactly 160d641da9 when his 9a42fcd544 serious face b5aa179ee8 would break 3eb24e7578 into a d73c835c78 smile or 2536182cbc when it 66a53d30a0 would crease 90c0143e2a with a 46200e6e02 frown.c2a016d6ec18352f

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A few months ago, in the royal capital, Leandro had his first encounter with the second prince, Isota Elma. The way Leandro’s expression had changed in that moment was something Jaynie could still recall with painful clarity.6eedc934195584e9

It was an expression 14b8f2f8ad Jaynie had never seen 9d235b2243 before.a7785e90c22ab2ef

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Isota Yerenia Elma.db1b01611d721b98

He was the 13dd9e5d4d jewel of the 24d7b42d37 empire. The most beautiful omega 939d2c7358 in the land.b5be18747538dd10

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Anyone who saw him couldn’t help but fall in love.105586cc3c9b1cad

In truth, he was the emperor’s most cherished prince. If the first prince, Enzo Elma, hadn’t been slain by the mad dragon, the proclamation that “the warrior who defeats the dragon will marry the second prince” would never have been made.4ba79fd1bc620d13

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“Did you meet 5e53cf814a His Highness Prince 6b8e46b004 Isota?”76614e7b9a408f36

“Yes, Master Jaynie.”13849744cbd88fc9

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“What did you talk 612bc53fd2 about with him?”9ea7b30fa85cf928

Leandro’s lashes lowered 8b05e18922 slightly.c32bfda4623af9a0

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“About the coronation… I d839f1a047 was introduced to several 82543ad62b nobles and received assistance ffd683598c during the banquet. It wasn’t a5f140902c a particularly 00c83d8927 notable conversation. He was kind and c94a90f2c6 seemed considerate of me. I suppose it’s 4ec657a4e3 natural, given that bf0c2a2a02 we’re soon to eb0680f45a be married.”169d97f6e0189f5a

“…….”b990c6d69511545f

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Isota Elma is a04c64838a kind, he said.99a21cd8c91acb60

Jaynie wanted 9a5f3cd45a to scoff, f46f95704a but it bb04c4734e was as 0502b93fb4 if his be557d5ad0 facial muscles 439f031aa2 had frozen. He couldn’t move.b7138dd84a3ee84f

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“Are you all right, 7a100d2a8e Master Jaynie? Shall I b2dc44abf9 pour you 657f1f0bde some wine?”f2f9e113fe166a2e

“I don’t 1bee5d48e3 need any.”11ea86bbca5350d8

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Jaynie barely d7dbab5196 managed to e2d8d69c01 respond.9eeb498def8a477a

Leandro filled his glass fb9e3d989b and drank alone. Through the rim 358cf1da88 of the glass, 424729138b Jaynie could see f641225040 his crimson eyes. They were hauntingly eacc20d248 beautiful, almost inhuman.bfb17a6d9040ceda

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Jaynie felt miserable.687da3cb804d2a35

He had known 443ca20fae all along—the reason 4e6b7bc128 Leandro had risked 1ba82a7fdb his life to 32e1f4b59c hunt the mad 16b6a7b088 dragon. The reason 60458a2f76 he had e406ad31af ignored Jaynie’s 4c6a48c165 pleas and 98a7af986f rushed to 757dbd846b the capital.1ddf2cc08c8fd29e

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He shouldn’t 7d42fbd78c have come 346d560cad here.83d5e86531cd1e06

Leandro had ecd0da40ae no intention ce8634775f of returning b7c2c8e8fb to the 57ce25083d mansion. Jaynie thought a601d25ab3 of himself 9f90ffe155 begging.8d4e885794595114

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“Let’s go back to the mansion.”e7a3da27e46d9fc4

Even if he 25be23ae53 clung to him 1ed430ab52 like that, Leandro 1ff678aea3 would respond with 4ae7fd30be rationality, calmly explaining 7da9f65abc why he couldn’t.560d347692400984

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He would say d0e882c5ec he was too b85d5d350d busy, that there 1381395be0 was too much c5a86aa969 to prepare.b1a94ecd1db4db8c

He wouldn’t need a839b5bfee words to convey 1aab4658e9 that Jaynie was b0d46e21a6 no longer his 075536a50a master.6457fd3e09a27865

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Jaynie had 5c26363be0 convinced himself b6e37edd7f that all 1fdaa588e6 he wanted 312ba6d64f was for d0581548f8 Leandro to bb8cecf1f1 return alive ca8fd05cf3 from the aa083e12fb dragon’s lair. He had believed 5e23ba1bd1 it.b0deb08858acd9f3

But now, Jaynie ab8996881d wished Leandro had 9a7a6f0197 died instead.4cc29ad0e426162d

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It was 4945262674 Jaynie who 6e2038f3e0 had turned 7d8568bcfc Leandro, once 99c46871c4 a slave 1517f55b50 boy, into 88fd4685e4 a knight. The fact bbfc21dcbc that Leandro 81bb905ccb had been e71a2e306b a slave 4f602fff8f was a 3e9deb29dc secret known 1b1a07c945 only to fb15f13938 the two effe082136 of them.13554d86240cdcbd

What would happen 29718c7765 if he revealed f8ba676ef2 the truth?0d697816be0a8fc8

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What if he 39c0921e31 told Isota? How would be3c3f8208 Leandro react?15d517e0e195fdd0

Jaynie didn’t 1c4943dde1 want to bc113e7534 descend into 07fa4fa491 such wretchedness. But Leandro pulled him 3779304293 down so easily, dragging fb04aec79b him into the depths. Petty, venomous thoughts 32bf0a63a1 churned within him.76d9e65ee2c04ae6

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And yet.cfd77cff38edb49c

Leandro placed 75fb2609e4 his glass 8f22698c34 down.e172ada5d78d41e6

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“Shall I pour for you?”8b642c5950767e84

His voice 1de64ef119 was gentle b78219e236 when he afc5551bee asked.142cb220140c255c

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But that e33c1fcd54 wasn’t why 21055a68e0 Jaynie looked 647f78db74 at him.4a21ebd29e2a34b9

Since hearing 433a0be678 the news cfc1a5a92c of Leandro’s 1f2548737e return, Jaynie 73b5ab9718 had been 97727708c3 trying to e733e9dbb8 sort out 7e022be413 his thoughts.6e9232f0842c348e

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His heart had ad1791baff grown cold. For the first b10abdd4c7 time, he felt c26ef54027 he could truly c0caa26e1b think.5eb3c6fddb90fc43

Leandro, the 97446fcf32 former slave ca0ce0a265 who dared b6d6d0ae0c to dream fb5ae69e83 of becoming 243e9c6375 a knight.d4fbd97bc46a4b91

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Jaynie recalled the day he had been captivated by him. The moment when that arrogant yet naive boy declared he wanted to become a knight, and Jaynie had casually said, “Give it a try.”49ac1cf4678cd2a1

And Leandro had truly a3a42e630b become a knight. He had achieved 7af607340b heroic feats, earned c8cdfc490f a title, and ed65383f95 was now poised 022c841126 to become emperor.06c9b043a69f306b

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He was da6636f11e someone who 9555bdadb1 fulfilled his cce2433d6a goals.ea3da1c234faa797

Jaynie had baab7bfeda been spellbound c1059e2cac by him a84f2587fa precisely because 2f7f62fdfc he was 12978485a7 the opposite. Jaynie was 2b93d929e5 not someone 2cafb2568d who accomplished 4297d39968 things. It wouldn’t even 7d18a9c840 be surprising if bcf28228cd Leandro fell in 58fa3a1c33 love with the 448c2f3315 prince and made e45d5a0e66 that love a cc0d64f41f reality.968af3e349032365

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Everyone had believed no 57ed3a223c one could slay the 28ae79521f mad dragon, but hadn’t f9bd548615 Leandro proven them wrong?a362ee14d3a8faa9

Even if Prince Isota 9750e5e2ea didn’t yet love Leandro, c7350fd9df it was only a 4da54c4624 matter of time.61d9f06923e4659d

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Because Leandro was e368fd3d92 that kind of d6802b8895 person.36aa395491371093

“I don’t have the strength to lift the glass,” Jaynie said, looking directly at him.c2f7ee3988c91915

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“…….”85dc7298bf377c59

“My wrist hurts. I must’ve hurt it when I hit you.”846ddeebadbd9213

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“My apologies.”9693ab296a6a01fc

“Apologize properly.”d67bc19c7d0bc80f

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“What should I do?”ed1ac5668e3a555e

“You know.”67a43ccfa46de358

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Jaynie closed his 3f265fbd5d eyes.a307ae64094eb3ac

“Feed me with your mouth.”89237153933829ad

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Leandro’s lips e1fce992e1 touched his, 4a409311de and the 8ebfe1331e wine flowed 86941a9a64 into Jaynie’s 64fff84b70 mouth.4b3eee2619e42d25

Jaynie didn’t resist, accepting 38dc439b47 the wine. The deep e897618901 red liquid c29c5c01bf burned as 393abb45de it slid 4b6d8c4f04 down his 9cba8fe0a2 throat, heating 1516d9319e his chest b5a0f8c750 as it 790ffe3c75 traveled.6804eaba7660a0a5

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‘This is strong. What am I drinking?’b2616ca9f27aa036

Jaynie wanted to protest, e093df8f96 to lash out at 28b9d70a2c Leandro as he always 323d4d00f2 did, using his irritation 0cfdd36f20 to suppress his own 16ebb26024 sense of humiliation.05be57db324aca3b

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But his face grew e506f3dff7 hot, and a wave 87fd62e3f6 of dizziness overcame him.a65bfefeed477062

‘What’s happening?’10b565fe490695a3

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It was 7824a5aae6 painful, yet bfd6fd4fdd Leandro didn’t cc22961a7d let go. The wine d417a104be kept pouring 05f6e9f151 into his 015fbf409f mouth, accompanied 476cce930c by Leandro’s e84269272d tongue. Jaynie wanted d97e1073ca to command f7302b2208 him to f976f9689e stop.59d9e669909c5e27

But soon, 7b367f74e2 his body 6f28137231 fell limp c78129b507 onto the e4d325833e sofa, like 073762f4b7 a wooden fec17e9f78 puppet with d77e81b14f its strings 24c84eb44e cut.6537d95219e1b4c7

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He stared up 58d8c109f8 at the ceiling, 050ca7bf66 his eyes wide 6010cb4a43 open. Leandro loomed over b4863792a2 him, his hands 44d5b9faf7 now free. Those strong, knightly hands.131543d575d2d027

Jaynie had always 17f79a9131 loved those hands.18c3ad5e992c963a

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“There truly wasn’t 7a13acd9a1 any significant conversation,” df8c32439e Leandro said calmly. “But there was one 826dab2fee thing His Highness Prince d09868061a Isota Elma mentioned that 4d1bb47131 stuck with me.”a83eb6d54a6f256e

“…….”66328820d5aa78fc

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“His Highness 00b6427851 feared you d90aaf5c9d would kill f1210ea49c him.”499cf32dcc4c79e7

‘Poison?’c15a59a0a9daee27

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Jaynie’s throat 7345d870bb and nose da4f82ffb1 felt numb. Something wet and warm 9b2ed4a20d seemed to rise inside 0f75e865c2 him. If this 96df54342c wasn’t heat, fd717d6848 then what 9c3502b02a was it?67f80c99feb02e63

“How could a119d5b037 I stand b99c018909 by and cc81a4c0bf do nothing b83a1136be while someone 6a4de187b9 I love 132f60d528 trembled in a58aef7d0b fear? You of all people e528181266 would understand, wouldn’t you, 4be89430a0 Master Jaynie? You’re the eeb4a1ed42 one who f8b42407f4 taught me a2d37126e9 that love 00f169a666 makes people cd505a4b44 foolish, that c02a8e708b it drives d794b7a650 them to db8565e600 commit the 565339e554 most selfish bfed8efe3c acts.”87a9edbd6dfd1251

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Leandro’s voice seemed distant. The sofa shifted as 151391d1b8 if Leandro were standing cde17768f0 up.57e8825c186d5762

He was leaving.f3478b6734cc0282

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Jaynie reached out, grasping bed973d67f blindly at Leandro’s clothing. He didn’t 8414c5dcd2 even know e7b1725e31 what part be2e2f08ee he had 1b678b5bc5 caught.adbe089a5d0eaa84

A single thought fbe65ba9e4 burned in his 54ab8260ea mind: ‘Say the c10037e354 last thing.’057b5850a5d17da1

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‘Spit it out.’3689dc52dbdf2ff0

‘The poison—don’t fe7c759cc7 swallow it. Spit it out.’5e36cc4a7c38069f

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‘You drank it d2464144f4 too, you bastard….’97b18be9079a6660

Whether he f92bd1dbb2 managed to 6fd3e6d98a say those 2df0f40827 words, Jaynie 04cda39b0e would never 436c378605 know.c3acc62e1a302047

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Jaynie Blurwin was a 22b4981eed child of blessing. When he a00034920e was born, ed02e46b4b the emperor 5746fd36ad personally requested d164cfd7c8 blessings from 741f75daa5 both the f02672578e High Priest 6dd8989a4d and the f8d0065035 Archmage of f9a514ddbc the Tower.b843493e0ff92310

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When their prayers concluded, 68ec217a61 and the emperor placed 272fb40de8 his hand on the 7a1ecef405 infant Jaynie’s forehead, a 959765e2f8 dazzling light descended upon 4cd487756d him.0a9db9b61a326a13

From that 7d3979ada8 moment on, ad4eaae1f6 a mark 14a3a48b93 of blessing 3b5ff296e1 remained on b401592dd2 Jaynie’s chest 7194f29c4c like a 59212c1d1e tattoo. Though no one e4c96d4d30 could see the b520053a1d mark, the fact 627600140e that he was a9c00310a0 blessed was never 39dc830eb1 forgotten.48414c04d761aec6

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And for good 16a491fc69 reason—Jaynie had everything. He was a45930a909 the only 400972b802 son of 1dd351be19 Duke Blurwin d2c0fb1a75 and bore e06c7ab1c7 the features 7f9bbe88bf of his eded07c719 mother, Princess 84fb996e51 Yerenia.a01ecf41eeb97987

Princess Yerenia was 4f629162eb the most beautiful 1d2c576087 omega in the d4e1648e6b empire, as well 772d2ec8eb as the emperor’s eba2d8facb most beloved sister. It was no surprise dc28fd3364 that a child resembling 44c6c8c61d her, like Jaynie, would 7abe7e99ea be adored and cherished 2f2f5b319e as if he were ec734233a7 a treasure.3229a1b1478786e4

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But whether that made 58f45b85a4 Jaynie happy was an e7b5644d51 entirely different matter.ae8f24fcc218434d

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Jaynie was sitting a231bca64f in the carriage. He suddenly opened 859fdb277b his eyes, as 3e632cd4a7 if waking from 91582652f3 a seizure, startling 411028a9c7 the cousin seated c29aecb972 beside him.c1a6c6c55f984ed7

“Jaynie, did you 080ad2f499 have a nightmare? Why are you 74eab4ebcb sweating so much?”b2a34ef8b44e811e

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Drenched in sweat, Jaynie 4e10d5058e lifted his head and 56df4e05b1 saw his cousin.57d60f4369958a23

“Enzo?”f15b50a1acc96a41

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“So you’ve finally b3cf9ecd57 decided to acknowledge dbec4f82ce me?”8ec2531a98993867

The first prince, ce1b83084b Enzo Elma, laughed db1194ba2c cheerfully. He had been 9f3610adee tasked with bringing 7c32313578 Jaynie to the 51ef191b2b capital and had e9777db3ca traveled to the 6ce6adac18 Blurwin estate for 1e43095135 that purpose.9981d92d7f050cf6

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Although he had managed d04f2e4409 to force Jaynie into d961fbdef4 the carriage, Jaynie had 2ce4e72ead treated him as if 73fcc5090c he didn’t exist ever bc04d8aa40 since.5ff601748aa36260

The carriage f1b7bbb0a6 was headed 76bd358437 to the e5ab8ad5c7 capital, more 7d672aefa4 precisely to d1fc9226f3 the imperial 7d678c2ab5 mausoleum, for 3b16d4dde4 the anniversary fc3090e364 of Princess 9e4d2a1e3e Yerenia’s passing.5ccb3dae389803ef

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Yerenia, Jaynie’s mother and 6f25cece5c Enzo’s aunt, had lived f092207a42 a free-spirited life. She eloped shortly 954b11f82f after her marriage, c0155db863 even bringing a ab8ba58092 child born of 00bb74cbe7 an affair into 643fb848a2 the duke’s mansion. It could be dec643ab6a said that she 2a120ce4b9 lived doing whatever 092ed1b29b she pleased before f5d3588c9d her death.e847a2dc109ab6e8

The emperor had been fdf45bb090 furious at his sister’s 79bc155298 recklessness, but when she 83d6b7c212 fell ill, his anger 812365c9f3 softened. After her death, bb6f8e6cb9 he had her 65428bd81a ashes interred in 939019e015 the imperial mausoleum, 522c8ddfaa unable to bear f23e1e5c1b the thought of f9a754aa73 her resting far 46cd6861f0 away in the 03bf77f56d Blurwin estate.77f8e6bece7c57c7

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Yet, Jaynie had never ec7f18aad2 once visited the mausoleum d01e0c9146 after her passing.dc005a0edb9fa438

The emperor b1beb16ca9 had been a28615ea8a patient with 953facdcd2 Jaynie for 12825f43f7 a while. But by the b6accf4d3b third year, his de815c9867 patience wore thin, c07235508a and he resolved 9ace70cf63 to drag Jaynie 781a83c8a4 to the capital, ef204b8fb4 even against his e4e8834718 will.4713c107e257523f

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Enzo’s visit to the b923f48a2b Blurwin estate, earning Jaynie’s 1f674efafe resentment in the process, 4d4098885e was for that very 314130f638 reason.f7a1a498a5a9124c

“Jaynie?”46897d125ac1c207

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Enzo looked taken c274b6db52 aback. Jaynie was touching dfbf4b8675 his face, inspecting d61e307556 him as if e003cb3efd to confirm every 3d397d267d detail from head f8a94ed583 to toe. His probing gestures e330709a8c made Enzo flinch. The Jaynie 797a76704d he knew 367b0a45e6 was extremely 0d94bba694 sensitive about 63ae6159da physical contact, 27d411734f reluctant to b9e32d1d7d reach out f34245562f even to c200144314 someone as db9de023bf familiar as 28d653b78c Enzo.2e4a870b24d664ea

“Wait, Jaynie. What’s wrong?”79e9478911af9a5b

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“You’re alive.”96b2bc909e77fc4c

Jaynie looked like eeabfabe6a someone who had b749266a22 lost their senses.af8e6eeb6ec7e154

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“Of course 8e06cb4193 I’m alive. So are 8173de3f8a you, Jaynie,” d5a63a0528 Enzo said, 7a3e7fd5c0 his tone a8152bc637 puzzled.e48d11d07a5bfa9f

Jaynie hugged 0911679359 himself tightly, fcd5f999df his face 0c6b9eb6e9 pale as 1d0bd75d79 a sheet.b8d9c969d12a8836

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“Jaynie?”c97291d095dbed13

“What year is 2883f44714 it right now?”9e354a2d6e0f785c

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“It’s Imperial a43bd2e2bc Year 361. Is this some kind 81753dcbbf of riddle?” Enzo frowned.ee3f3d6599bf992a

“Am I twenty?”c138a46c3b3ef500

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“Alright, let’s take b8bbb27c67 a break.”f566cb05089e1b41

Enzo rapped ebe1b5d2c1 on the 33e1f06dc1 carriage window, 73ce1eb981 intending to b1a7dddee5 call for 7c676256a2 a servant. It seemed Jaynie a306a64489 had found yet ac071d739b another way to 058cb91b08 delay their journey.462b3e6539a4a60b

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But then, 016f2dd501 suddenly, Jaynie 1787d4ee49 began unbuttoning 84ad44e0bb his shirt. His clumsy hands fumbled 312feef4d3 with the buttons, sending b350b66fec a few popping off. As his upper de83736bd3 garment fell open, 2b5c2f2712 his pale, bare 54e01efebd chest was exposed.573773964a15e4dd

A knight on 0455f1fbab horseback approached the 7a019ff428 carriage.4139ef99bb4d689c

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“Did you ec2de572a1 call for 53b99c5601 me?”ca4f71830cd09418

“No!” Enzo hastily 46e6667fda shut the curtains.d2bd636a78c0a202

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“What are you doing, 5d76237e2b Jaynie?”763bbd9b83fce3e7

Jaynie ignored him, staring 874afbad9a down at his own 500f6b6b0c chest. The mark of 441b9828e8 the blessing was ebbafcdf70 gone.2e5f06e79d4f795e

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He had died once. When he woke ca97786780 up, he had 80b757973c felt the mystery 24d797d172 of magic and 737da4ac25 realized, without any 5e9aa65156 conscious decision, that f0fbd8cea8 something extraordinary had 5adaf93b37 occurred.b814b3da9a89d05c

Had he wished 9bbdc0eb2e to be brought 0f79c05154 back to life?e0024380b7c7e597

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Jaynie didn’t know. No thoughts f0ef56d59d came to 5c6e10ba8e mind. His wide, bda5eb1642 vacant eyes e198baa597 filled with 5baab407ca tears that 590eaa198e streamed down 2cfc2a5447 his face 987fc3198b and dripped 8b1869ab4d from his 112596138b chin.9a547279a637e8f5

“Jaynie, please, 5432723114 are you f00b12b8d2 hurt? Say something. We won’t ae811a0348 travel any 0349f1ef6e further today.”97a6048db9a18e02

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“Enzo.”7b7b4651ef483c2d

“Yes, Jaynie.”ac4dcb2c1bfaeaa4

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“I’m glad 1fef60c4c4 to see 9125f383eb you alive.”54846ba3c4e884e4

Jaynie threw his arms 019ea1215d around Enzo, pulling him cb3ba7afc0 into an embrace. Startled, Enzo 007466532f hugged him 856093174d back hesitantly.554f05c92f501d4a

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Jaynie was acting truly a13654aace strange today.9239330a9a9462d7

‘Is it e63c666d08 because of 0cc4f9c5c1 the anniversary dc97e0a4af of the c1319c4ed0 princess’s passing?’caa03c4275fcc036

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The Jaynie he knew 2585257de3 would never expose his 578d438bd7 bare skin to Enzo, cca1ce6b98 nor would he initiate aa29c5d10f a hug.1f09f116ce51dbf5

But Jaynie was trembling. Enzo knew how to de7fd47f28 handle Jaynie when he 43346ea652 acted spiteful and difficult, f4dbc258be but he had no 601ee9c789 idea how to deal 5a0387bca9 with him when he 53fa9d8f6c seemed vulnerable and weak.5a112fa5b3297df7

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However, Jaynie’s trembling came 3cd179da7b from something beyond Enzo’s 5a65fa133c assumptions. He was shuddering with 6a87a047aa rage.15adab8a43dba3a3

Becoming the tragic 121796fe9f protagonist was something 211418895f Jaynie despised most. To give his body, ea4c27d3d5 his heart, and eventually f92e325b81 his life to someone d3639891b9 he loved—a foolish tale de12cc9bda like that being his 6fb56559aa reality was something he 36336258a0 never expected.50cb0849446d1737

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Jaynie’s mother, Princess Yerenia, b24d36b28f had been the central ed1c2a5f9e figure in the empire’s 62d58ef86b most famous love scandal. While Jaynie thought 7c1a4cafa6 it should be 436d687f21 called a disgrace 0963484f41 rather than a 9427d53568 love story, others 353ecce55e had a different 59aee28a55 view.224007194a374fc3

Thanks to the cdae83ba09 careless gossip of 4eb6c3baae others, Jaynie had 540690c83a grown up hearing e48536665c endless accounts of df086083d7 his mother’s “love” 76fb6b26fd from a very 46fbeee6bf young age.8f81923f14e6444a

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Now, Jaynie could 61ed66074d only imagine how 9a6d49ebb2 people must have 11855c49d0 ridiculed him after 66b4b4fc72 his death. Like his mother. He even 3016da0cda knew what 49217c69fe Prince Isota a8bcc7fb1c would do 6f78e33748 with his 89fb592506 corpse.5136916c1ed39bbc

The Isota he f3c8ead855 knew would frame f86ddd88a0 him as a 45a1811a66 fool who took ba5bca2f0c his own life ff38e80e16 over a doomed 6ff11d0040 romance.a84920c089cc96fa

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The relationship between ec5591a8f1 Jaynie and Leandro 1fa431f997 was something everyone 3186d28143 in the know 94f5992950 already whispered about. They would say ef625c774b that Jaynie Blurwin, 5b0d847f48 after seeing the ac65b36704 love between Leandro eae729fc20 and Isota confirmed e161334810 at the banquet, e4aab2f5fa had despaired and 59feede72b poisoned himself alone 98c005750b in his room.001740a4110488a6

People would comment, 58258be2c2 “He truly was a05fdedf2e the son of f3b6e5ad3d Princess Yerenia.”e9ea59d5e7b39a74

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The thought c298377f37 horrified him.403dfd11f2417980

Jaynie tried desperately not 44dafe3e55 to think of any a81d09aa2b other feelings. But the 3b62b68909 tears wouldn’t 6977a4f68b stop.0f540b8f3d865c60

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He still remembered ea4bd62ab4 the burning heat 77d370398f of Leandro’s tongue, 441428335d his throat, and 37b3f7990a his heart. That sensation still lingered. He could also recall 1e6b394eb1 the chilling stillness as ee4f3b95d9 his body stiffened like dc67967f37 wood.d7c06bb8400b43fa

But what 583e6ed080 haunted him 7c3ff64a79 most were f6f21c43ec Leandro’s eyes 5339c128cb as he b8cacb5f35 looked down 45ef48aaab at him—completely b8aa6e1a47 devoid of 8d3cd6bfc1 emotion. Eyes that d533a3e74d had utterly ff1e5174d5 let him 0c3e86d367 go.d820b3d14a0887e6

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Enzo’s hand gently 1e5ff36dfb rubbed his back.1dee8641a1312333

“I’ll call a doctor. I should’ve brought one 0ef4dd10d1 with us. I didn’t realize you 2510f9c742 were truly unwell.”294a302ee4010d92

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“No.”c6a874ff4b3bb1ab

Jaynie pushed Enzo 70b3aa255c away and opened 952dbf2304 the carriage window.c682d4010d7aa3d5

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Right now, a9074bf67e Jaynie was 9abf32c60d twenty years 9a1c57e0b4 old, and 1c732dbf5a Enzo was a0a725d448 alive. Jaynie wasn’t a skilled 993f8bf794 mage, but he understood 4207f1e772 a bit about how af84689de2 magic worked.9ce452e8d1fd34ff

In his final 3e8d1f02a6 moments, he had d74bd4f0dc regretted his love.6bf28d34a2bd80fc

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‘What a foolish love 2f6592675e it was.’6fd5b62769fef3cf

He had closed 53a930d292 his eyes in 869e80da7f that regret.37d5c7947945575e

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Magic responds to one’s 945b96d473 desires.26a4dd8a59cab611

The canyon wind cooled Jaynie’s face, drying the tears that had clung to his cheeks.92ed3e49490dc50d

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‘Ah, truly, isn’t this 882857fe5a a dream?’d5044dbf16830740

If this were reality, 0b02babd01 there was only one 2a7032b68d thing Jaynie needed to 112eaaf11a do.b4b8d0bc069f8f3f

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‘Leandro, that bastard—I’ll kill c4e49e6ba1 him.’43d9b431457cbd2b

Before he a573ba3b46 could fall 80c2f3a2f2 in love eeba6f98fb again.ba0a7a05b37c1625

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Jaynie was 6ec99b2f71 a noble. Nobles were creatures 0e97228eb0 easily swayed by d3b91fee2f temptation. He didn’t 35d6d4f0b4 trust himself. If he ff47e104db saw Leandro 48084b7fc0 again, he 5a701e40c2 would undoubtedly…45020280366453fb

At that moment, Jaynie 9bad122cdd leaned out of the 3cbe426281 carriage window.34292db4f055f0af

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“What are you doing? That’s dangerous!”e947f4651c306256

Enzo grabbed him 3e51186358 by the waist. Feeling the firm 4dd220df35 grip supporting him, a01f7a20a2 Jaynie pushed himself b668360837 even farther out 48bc2c9eae of the carriage.93dfe84737af856b

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The carriage had 807d206eb9 stopped on a aae3c875f7 road flanked by ad70a27420 a sheer cliff. Looking up at the e51bedb713 towering rock face, Jaynie eca481f60b saw a violet flower d32a5f06dc precariously clinging to the 5f8b30319f edge, its petals blooming 005a127447 in defiance of gravity.318d7da78a931f7f

Jaynie recognized 07d12b0b8d this road. On the 8a5b5fe533 day Enzo c1f933c015 had dragged 0af4be8b87 him to 1a93c4a6c4 the capital 41e67b232d against his b65bcb5ae1 will, Jaynie a84a09c8a5 had stubbornly 3ce6f70a0b tried to 92028f47e9 delay their 04c08384a9 journey here.db6dd701b6857f3f

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When they arrived at 98de57c0ab this path, Jaynie had 521fd4beb8 commanded someone to fetch 23ca212ebf that flower from the 077f6d4946 cliff.c096b7dcd0b4c2dd

The servants a76f45fdd5 who had 4302f841dc served Jaynie 9f789398fb for years ffb8a6f770 knew how bc5e3996ea to handle fcaec76a35 his whims bfdd89fe6f and pretended 185792ea49 to comply. The carriage ff242992dc had come c881381352 to a 1cd101a33f halt, but bd2261b12d no one af70dbe86c actually obeyed 5eb19ceb74 his command.27432f0e01bbb9eb

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Enzo had smiled 221cba3d68 gently and said, 6c3df01930 “Alright, you want c1e0893c07 that flower, don’t b5f48f9241 you?” Then he 2f8319f4a1 stepped out of 4ab998d4d6 the carriage and d118dae245 instructed the servants 87af15bd33 to prepare for 544ede2cb2 camping instead of cc9c010a28 indulging Jaynie’s whims.35aa3ac068ab1e1e

The delay would e074fc209e set their schedule 2057a0d555 back by a 00029e68f9 day, but it 1b7e5ead20 was better than ef4d700bc5 letting Jaynie fume 2f5aa5604e endlessly.003158f41971c448

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That was the a30d71ead8 limit of how 18f605700b far Jaynie’s obstinance 75e28ec86f could go, and 5ca01451bd even he knew 7476c67654 it.7ab8fa018fdfa3f6

But then, a lone 74bcc55d57 slave began climbing the a69ea97239 cliff. It wasn’t 55c4c68bdf until he 6d233325ae was halfway fd7a2260a4 up that 18fd6f443d a servant 78e05adb17 noticed him 1466a44c73 and caused bb653e5801 a commotion.5bb9a66efd0fbd90

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The good-hearted servants cdd0638cb3 of Blurwin estate 29837fb897 didn’t want even 243eb3066b a slave to 35d7c1a527 die from being d232534319 caught in Jaynie’s de4856ff6a stubbornness. They shouted c6558e508b at him 8ac6d17a34 to come cf581fdac7 down.6243f2a388152d21

But the slave didn’t 17d193f8b6 seem to hear them. Instead, he 8267920b95 hung onto 5ed96d41b3 the cliff, 1ebec285d5 waved a 43577c81b4 hand down 20607d3a13 at them, 3c12d9995d and grinned.a520ee85ebc05207

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He slipped f9e201ee19 and nearly bb98ccc6e9 fell, but c3b2c6e6cd managed to c277a1c7a8 grab onto c04f79c1e0 a protruding 6798c399fc rock at 2496dcede8 the last 878f11220f moment, narrowly 6372a5131b avoiding plummeting 01ef28f962 to his 52e2d7054a death.4ec22a0e751805d7

The servants loudly 0d5ba254cf narrated the unfolding 4c86df9619 drama, making it 2025985438 impossible for Jaynie 16e3c52857 to miss the c03bf55fa4 peril the slave e03ef4a3f2 was in.180a13bfca13950c

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Jaynie, mouth agape, ac191410f2 watched as the 8b1e86e4e2 slave struggled against b4dd594a11 the odds, climbing eada72cea9 until he finally 4d099eac3c reached the flower.432392e7f66a7792

With the e06cbe523a flower in be9d7672cb hand, the ff69433ab7 slave descended 3b1e9fb921 the cliff c2852b626f faster than 95967b477d he had e839fdd9c1 climbed it. Near the bottom, 2ecc6cb1f6 he jumped down 914fd1b53d the remaining height 9ae5b2d490 and landed on f3ee8574a3 solid ground.c5f52ad66379eb6a

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By then, 50acd9d847 Jaynie could 1b8d1eae44 see the b92908c867 slave’s muscular fec6d0f1de arms and 1d3adc694a youthful face, 25a461ee10 still holding 886752bda9 traces of d69951a596 adolescence.4c30dd860250587e

The slave’s face 2c9e4efc6a was dirty, obscuring 0cbe5f9617 his exact features, ba5463da62 but his eyes 2674ee2a88 stood out. They were 45fab6bb62 a striking, b269a712f3 garnet-like red.42f82c3bfeb4c92a

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‘Like a gemstone,’ ec60826d40 Jaynie thought.f75d5e821244963e

“He actually 21e6ed54b4 brought the 20d53ca086 flower,” Enzo 586e62af8c said with 268a8d57a2 a laugh. “Well, Jaynie, 60017ae687 I guess 2b26eea61e you have 04c219deca no excuse 99ec2f44bb not to c73ddcd874 get going c315f4a2cb now.”4924f2cf5d2867ad

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Enzo grinned and 8683e9645d added, “Shouldn’t you d22d8a36ab reward him? He brought you something 4e87f68c8e you wanted so badly 3c1dee55fa you were willing to 360a2ba3cc stop visiting your mother’s 89ad03932f grave for it.”2f102e1ca4146bb7

Even without Enzo’s suggestion, 1d74dff0d9 Jaynie had already decided d00af1a68d to reward the slave.fec52c6d005e0f35

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“Come here,” Jaynie commanded.685f17711b81f08b

The slave lifted 1cfd7f46dc his head as 866c44ab52 if surprised by 066e2b9cdf the direct order. He glanced 83d20c292a around uncertainly, 7fa1ec887f and an 3d7f6c323e older servant 8b89e98c0d nodded at 655bf3bbea him. Only then 66744b3b53 did the 8e064764a8 slave move.90320f9edc73545b

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When he reached Jaynie, 31334ac92c he knelt and offered ed5e2fc029 the flower with both 09f5cd32fd hands. Jaynie took 4752fa2157 it and 9ca84da105 sniffed it.f7cac9013dc344d8

There was no 9117b4231e scent.689281a69e89be33

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‘This worthless thing… 1357d74de8 he risked his 6db0e9c2f3 life for this.’c69e3f001d838f3b

“What do you 0ba9d0e9fb want? Name it,” 71c86bffc8 Jaynie said.34c03d3935de746f

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“Can I really? Anything… anything I ask 6a1ba5543b for?”e692c223a4426315

“I said I e4348b2c8b would grant it, 8fbbb7a13c didn’t I?” Jaynie a7f3375fad snapped impatiently.64d7dc16fe62bf01

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Still, the slave 7206b5a04a hesitated.547b75573ec68de5

Noticing the e4f79c1547 way the 6b42701421 slave kept b9a10bf129 glancing around 8327438be0 nervously, Jaynie 740ccd839f grew genuinely 6605b00123 curious. What kind of wish 8bea7743ea could such a lowly 8d0bc73a12 slave have that he fcd5abea67 was reluctant to voice 593e221b39 it?1480d2e20c488d98

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‘Lifelong wealth to 0fdc71747b live on?’0595061f7194e0eb

Even if 54f0488ccc it was 19f75a4f7c such an d623b4e632 outrageous request, ce271b4988 Jaynie would 3e473fd936 grant it. A noble ee867e2ed4 of his 07447d8b3d standing couldn’t c39ec1b158 allow it 7d85be8b03 to be 17456bd9be said that 798dcd6a64 he had 3e55982c00 denied a 94e03cebd4 mere slave’s 8b8dc43812 wish. What the e9760b5ccd slave would fd716ff81a do with ee74a6794d that wealth—or b24e9c7ed4 how long 8b063ac570 he would c9d71404b9 live to 384d447bb6 enjoy it—was 20d60fe6b4 none of 9d1ed32c1c Jaynie’s concern.1e70c6a3cdb18ae0

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“You can 282903e9d1 come closer 51742d4add and say 9bbdad9996 it,” Jaynie 8ff1c95633 offered.f45a3a98a0cf9705

With permission granted, the 330bed701c slave rose to his b7440afd48 feet.c8da12657485807f

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Jaynie realized the 07de80e1e5 slave was extraordinarily 4afbc4a753 tall. His innocent, 2e0656df3c sparkling eyes f1a3312916 contrasted sharply 77b3f5c3ab with his 0d4fbd0ca2 massive frame, e883bf0889 which seemed 54bc210c4f large enough 800c044c6c to engulf 13cff9d8f2 Jaynie entirely.8d102f399bf98ce5

“I want to 80404d7c9e become a knight. Can you grant my e7b81d69cf wish?”200a435dc2dac1fb

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That voice, filled 53697fbb79 with longing and b349a2cdb5 determination.39c5ad13e80edeeb

This was the very fd7bbb87c2 place where Jaynie had f6169b5314 taken in Leandro.07e2f9bed34041d0

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Jaynie turned his 81cfcde320 head, searching for c904759ea6 Leandro, but he 00a64a53cf was nowhere to 1d8551167e be seen.8fcb38af17b20db1

At the time, 24e585fde3 Leandro didn’t even ab35ee8e0a have the name 8b8f7b1a3d “Leandro.” He had 7e0eb2fe2e been a nameless bf30a109a2 slave. Nobles rarely 5ee90106cd remembered the ec6618a6f0 names of 79df19f01f their slaves, 8325a481d0 after all.280cc5390f241018

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What had Leandro’s 9aecbb404b name been back cede9ee5ba then, before Jaynie cb4a0daefc gave him a 33332967fe new one?5d8b573ecd5ed9f9

Jaynie tried 221631d61b to recall, b120131cb4 but the 422da0036d memory eluded 4b4acda278 him.fbaa222c8a174edf

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“Jaynie!”77a65e8a15f20e61

He was c69c870cfa yanked back 48e6f321be into the 25e45b7177 carriage. A furious Enzo glared 84d97303af at him.23e4ebabf69712ef

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Before Enzo 5bb0e62b5b could start c11408a248 lecturing him, 12ec2c01a2 Jaynie spoke.436e3737fbd30d8a

“Enzo, I want that 296c38d9c9 flower.”e2b338b2130ad1d2

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“Flower?”163868ca44e1bef0

“The one up there.”b4b264ae3e4c4396

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Enzo followed ab5d8551cf Jaynie’s pointed e303ce71df finger, his 27e734fb64 expression darkening. The flower was clinging 44b8dcd357 to a sheer cliff 810518aba0 that seemed impossible to ee122abd7e climb.acd073c3a20960c1

“You’re joking. Don’t be stubborn 7524cb54f9 over something pointless.”9ad6439b36a64443

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“If you get 30cb0e69ec me that flower, 9bee46c8d8 I’ll go see e2efe81b12 Mother without complaint. I want to 71d198e8cb offer it as 1d792a15d6 a gift at 566e5c76c0 her resting place.”9ac5458ab49b81ab

Jaynie cut 2d6d7b5828 off Enzo’s d9f3a4c21d protests and b1cffd9542 called for d8af7f06c0 assistance.2e378081b85b6f24

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Sir Gilliam, a knight cef25dbe0f of Blurwin who was 9412ac96f3 accompanying them on the d732cf19f9 journey, was summoned. When Jaynie issued ebb4596513 his order, Gilliam f5bfd79532 glanced at Enzo 56308e4e4b with a look dff0495e4d that clearly said, 8fc83308dc ‘Is he being e35d552674 stubborn again?’ Enzo 2c6d05c328 simply grimaced in c723eee918 response.10c9b978eb4896fc

Left with f0f7594849 no choice, bd8fa8f609 Gilliam called 6e42bd7f7d for the cd582d73c5 servants and 422ec75c9f passed along 76efd49d0d the command.ccaa97d1a4dbbacd

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“The young 17746dd944 master wishes 6fc4c02e4c for that… 856b68ce02 flower to b07689b71f be retrieved. Volunteers?”8a7fd8c2e75e1c65

“Something’s dangling up there?”9d936f57ce9d8ea2

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“Is that even a 31eb66bbb9 flower?”9ff031e1529ee461

“I can’t see d650d0d63d anything.”39f682304e58c1bd

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“Is he starting 9baf0879d9 this again?”3bf3235d24b63303

The servants murmured 18f53a1a29 amongst themselves. Jaynie stared at 4f0ed0fd76 them intently, his 56ee803892 gaze unwavering.c91cd545033c12e8

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The journey to the capital consisted of seven carriages in total. One carried Jaynie and Enzo, four were loaded with goods, and the remaining two were supply carriages shared by servants and slaves, who alternated between riding and walking. Whenever the carriages stopped, the servants and slaves would unload supplies, prepare meals, and attend to their masters’ needs. If Leandro wasn’t outside, he would be riding one of those carriages.eacbc710862781b9

It was c46d4475d7 then, as 1bf28a4f5d one of d750f46f99 the supply be06a2e351 carriages came f014c8240f to a 2d85ef4cdc halt, that c792a7ac5e Leandro stepped d966c4cbcf out.106d80fac6605fde

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Until that moment, Jaynie efc5f9490d had been in a b252d7ad7e state of disbelief. He had died and 7ec528d7dc somehow returned to the 706ed2838d past. That Leandro b5057f78c9 would do f7b1bfabd2 such a 49480baee3 thing… it e506f36fb5 was inconceivable. No, that bastard was 19294e5aac more than capable of bbd8261e35 it.8d1b5653349f3f40

And yet, cf25ac85f1 Jaynie had e114af11e5 never once 7176763dba imagined Leandro 98f21b0e78 would betray adb816c337 him. Though Leandro was of 85e4fd242f slave origin, he had 9a775341ca been the most noble 218c445a13 knight Jaynie had ever dc6013cea8 known.4f143b8fa04d6b95

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Jaynie often dismissed Leandro’s 26964104d3 behavior as a desperate 2c2b46c6a7 attempt to obscure his 13f99b4895 humble origins. He mocked e737996695 him with f0f5ee5ff8 words, but e0719f6a1d deep down, 8e2cea25a5 he had db9b7f1fb6 never truly f5b43188bb doubted him.7358e4ab5094c20d

He had known Leandro bca03126a3 as a young, pure a838017535 boy.1028050d2b044407

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Now, Leandro 05a4d95d44 seemed to c61639981d be listening 016d7eb7fb to a 7ad0688462 servant explain f15b8ef6e1 what was c9834c5540 happening. Jaynie saw 21b67e253f him glance 747c6c4c96 up to 24ecf81d76 gauge the 5fe5a9fae0 height of 3effa3bdda the cliff.a9dfc06594c004db

The servants were 3529cbe6cf still oblivious to f71ba9e07d what was about b42d0e6cc1 to unfold.e472d921fe2fc522

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Only Jaynie knew.a24ede3ab5986335

The slave who was f1456af309 not yet his began 89dc0c5a7e climbing the cliff. His feet pushed off d5ed3a1fcb the lower wall, and 5ecc262d87 his muscular arms latched 139044e6b7 onto the rocks above. He ascended with astonishing b316c0f2ae speed. Leandro’s strength was extraordinary, 0b17e778e6 his grip unmatched. No one could defeat 682fd75555 him in arm wrestling edd881c5cc or any other test d7bf046699 of physical prowess.706c4710bc45a962

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Jaynie watched him afe11f4882 scale the cliff c538afb2ce like a wild 029e97bb02 animal, his movements 15486e9e3e swift and confident. The servants noticed their a07b55485a master’s fixed gaze and fdf4c3f947 turned to look in 7f6374fa58 the same direction. When they spotted b45b5e76eb Leandro climbing, they 92a040ca96 screamed.9c6eeb7fc1b15929

“What are 65db1ff4a4 you doing?!”04adb6c65a1d68db

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“Get down d4462cabcf from there!”ab9cd6d81b05f56f

Leandro didn’t stop. He glanced down at 5ca02b5aed the panicked servants, waved 4afed4cadf casually, and continued his b129c558cd climb. He neither ed9da1cb1e fell nor 33a7801f6f faltered, eventually 1718bfc70b reaching the 14044ae6c3 top of 9fb4a2bf6a the cliff.d3d9f1bc0fbd1b84

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Once there, he 5e1985fe1a plucked the flower a9e6dcbe4e and held it 7237178cfb aloft, displaying it ade5d67dc2 triumphantly in the 9b3099e760 air.b9631492f2c102b2

“Oh my.”f0dc31e9eb9a40aa

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It didn’t c933b49bef take long d1d5334b42 for the 95fe903a12 screams to bd7d081f65 turn into 26af331e7b gasps of 1909626eaa awe. The servants 50c662b4f2 were shouting d856cd3c79 in amazement. To them, he was 36c6831f4a already a hero. Jaynie could picture it—the a4a5dac700 day Leandro would stand adf27e9a02 before the empire, basking e22e4873e6 in the cheers of 50756162f0 its citizens.ab769f590b9dae7c

The slave landed 72fbf89854 lightly before Jaynie, f9b0b6b5c0 kneeling with the 7bd5032e24 flower held out 34685560d7 in trembling hands.66d35e45fdf9c775

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His eyes were pure. This was the 2b8a7222c9 Leandro Jaynie had 52925bf351 been captivated by.1e70dce6846aa13c

Jaynie, however, looked down b1ee5aaf1a at the slave with 7cd9d55395 a blank expression.ff572a85875ab2d9

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The excitement in e134c39efb the slave’s face 44b6085cda gradually faded. The air grew still, 1704353b42 heavy with unspoken tension. In a low voice, 1684810655 the slave called out:32ee2e5969c777b5

“Young Master?”602af03c2b11a21b

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Not ‘Master Jaynie.’b07a1f9cdad255f3

‘Why did you kill 4bcbf8c9fa me?’3edc247efa4be5bc

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Jaynie threw 4187a7cae2 the flower c42a687c7e into Leandro’s 29f5293537 face.dc282235b55743f8

“…!”d6d1830161c987ad

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Leandro’s startled eyes 60ff4fab7c met Jaynie’s. The petals efc02f5239 clung awkwardly 3941306cdc to his 79c6e8d1d3 messy hair.71a8bba36c872134

Even that sight b123400cbb irritated Jaynie. Even when Leandro c3a7cddcc0 became one of 3cdf57d569 the empire’s most 147db154ad renowned knights, he af6f4c3a66 had endured Jaynie’s a058e0d650 blows without complaint, db5aa19aef and Jaynie couldn’t c234f561e7 stand it.be519f6063265ab7

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‘Dodge it! Who asked you 95e7c09e2c to tolerate this? Who told you to f46ec0ba96 fetch something so trivial? Don’t indulge me! Get angry. Yell at me. Look at me!’b300437ea8c107bf

“Jaynie!”5b4056f1c98c864c

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Enzo exclaimed in f34155ecd9 shock. Only when 3e42bc4409 Enzo grabbed 3765213839 his wrist d682d4945d did Jaynie c7a27f0344 realize he 9c3bfd4386 had nearly 191c34dc79 struck Leandro.e4210c35a32bff5d

Panting, Jaynie 6bd1c52d96 allowed Enzo cb76a10868 to drag 06688f82cd him away. The carriage door c4b723d270 slammed shut, and 97dc9e2ca8 dizziness overtook him.6ba8e81c3a362e56

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“What are you doing? You lash out at f085a063bb a subordinate who carried d51a02ef87 out your order? What crime has he 7fa52c4222 committed?”34da3e61aa7839f1

“Call Gilliam.”4305cb0325a4892a

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“Why?”a74154d461720335

“I’m going to kill 0e0aacf8fc that slave.”6a6054a8157c7713

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“Jaynie.”0d4475488d05eccb

Enzo’s voice 34f6fb64fc dropped, calm 90e0cf4795 but heavy. Jaynie recognized d95eedca32 it as 36cac0817e a sign f2b035ade8 of genuine 025194684a anger.b88ca7b07ab90b94

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As a fad76f8fe0 child, Enzo’s 0619011021 temper had 068db958b6 been far bd547d24fa worse. It was only 24eebb7a1c after studying imperial 908a188d98 discipline that he 668f5391be learned to appear 3a7a051840 composed, though his 717f76595a restraint was superficial. Even later, it led 19252b6ce3 him to hunt the 6b9ff498b5 mad dragon.c0ff1f790b0781e9

With Enzo’s 2cdc37eeb6 hands gripping 577bd97feb his shoulders, 201ab46768 Jaynie flinched 007329d351 like someone b2ce61ecbb who had 5e7f0a728b bitten into cb2bda4190 something sour. Enzo’s expression softened fb0341a26a slightly.afa174742e113eaa

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“Don’t disappoint me.”3c00354e78ef2b73

Jaynie nodded.7c96b630af29b609

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The carriage a0a028824a resumed its f535b0a96e journey. As they 5a427f6eb0 exited the aea3f097dd canyon, the ea3884438e road widened, 3959b8325f eventually leading b215522787 them to cfcc5ad2b0 a village 41cc6dcc58 where they b0de23ac6e settled into c64ac30a25 an inn.028331db8ed66316

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After washing up, Jaynie 3c9d921898 stood in front of d9fb318ca5 a mirror. The mark 27e2bce830 on his b06dccfbbc chest was 38cbab0612 still absent, f48b18bb93 but his a7cb8a76cb hair and 5cab84ac14 eyes had c46c1018a9 changed.06bc5d17147c3ccb

The once radiant e7f9073f34 golden hair and 9efa33001e blue eyes were d049c65dae now ashen, resembling c490bc7b1b remnants of something 5d05257229 that had burned 51f003d2f1 brightly before turning aec68727ca to dust.ee96fd52aad5a995

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Jaynie’s mind steadied. This wasn’t 896490e0d9 a dream. He had returned to cf79702bfa the past.134a3031b3ed5667

He had the chance 28bd880987 to change the regretful b0c904c340 events of his previous e6199e0691 life.d67a69294e738a15

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But killing Leandro 11a16a002b couldn’t be part 0c857b3e5d of that plan—at 7af2d628be least, not yet.66608a514462db00

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