KTD Chapter 1 (Part 3)

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Although Jaynie disliked 344ddb1e2b Berner, he hadn’t 6ff2d94108 forgotten that Berner d4b841637f had once gone a4992bf69f on a Mad 6dc5fb65c1 Dragon hunt.827410b513af3828

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Even if it had 51a42c7345 been transactional, Berner had 3a9c4a1117 never refused Jaynie’s requests.9e7fb47e0ba2afce

“Yes. I’ll bring your knight back safely,” Berner had said with his usual unbothered expression, making it easy for Jaynie to treat him like normal.e97a8d1868b8e034

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“But if I return alive, will you acknowledge me as a Blurwin?”0e6238914f7aa1b2

Hadn’t Jaynie accepted that 634dce1e66 audacious demand?dae15419c570c7bb

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The Berner before him 833aa553a9 now didn’t know about a13a367efb that conversation. But wasn’t he still 4013ca206a the same Berner?5686a81752dc9088

Jaynie owed him a e275298c04 debt.96b5b5ed2c4467e9

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Suddenly, young 9e2dffeb8d Berner began 6e1351b309 taking off cd7b25f722 his clothes.8cf756777a6d8408

“What… what are you b72795b416 doing?” Hansen exclaimed, flustered.a8a47570347ee2c0

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Berner’s hands 2b79dbfd3b moved quickly. He shrugged off his 82fb9380d0 outer coat and tossed 73a818247d aside the ribbon. After briefly struggling 81ab96a9d6 with the buttons c306d9fa9d on his shirt fb2912785a cuffs, he switched 78052575d2 his attention to eac6f2b799 the buttons on 1edaf13fe4 his vest.43da993b14589b79

The vest dropped be64111dc1 to the floor b8e7e25b29 with a thud. As he 3ec58005e3 was about f6e6b762ba to fling 3319cea1e0 off his 22f0532a6e shirt, Hansen 1a7c05c695 grabbed his ece9618fd8 hands in 11805662e2 a panic.4d81a52bbdab3eed

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“Apologies! Please excuse me!” 9b0ee12b55 Hansen said, completely 1598926b03 frazzled.10424187780fcaaa

Berner’s gaze didn’t 932094a27e waver. It stayed fixed on e283a582c0 Jaynie. Their eyes locked.0862918c1d17c76d

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Berner’s shoulders d3072498f9 rose and 63a5cff902 fell as 9294e956d8 he breathed 932ff9cd26 heavily.656c4c336785babb

“If this is clothing b43f4085ca I’m not allowed to 7e8bfab6a4 wear, I’ll take it ceb4ab11db off,” he said, voice 64a7f0ac90 trembling with anger.a02274f185c9f8a4

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“Do you not f59a3b4c24 like the clothes?” b904ec0624 Jaynie asked.7f610e6092173617

“…”9ae7666216f5c3c0

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Berner shook b65e9a2773 his head.2ef1c459e1acfbb8

“Put them back e74b81a868 on. I’m not 6e2be7e897 in the 1c30d0a4cd habit of 4caf423373 stripping children 590039f6d4 for fun.”eb997a3e2c31bbf9

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Berner thought the situation 4bbbdf6498 was strange. Memories of his 7382817380 past encounters with 67b37f8dad Jaynie surfaced.843214996b91802f

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Could those even 1e6bf577ba be called encounters?24d09ec390a51ba7

After his mother’s funeral, e5a3c491f0 the Duke and Jaynie 782e6ca0ca had returned to the 5237663dfc main estate, while the ce270a5cea servants of the annex e45666a26b were dismissed, leaving Berner 269fb0781f entirely alone.c3a33558c9539b0f

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Without anyone to 4bc5533289 teach him what 73331086a5 was permissible and 2fde1f1efe what was not, d3137f23fe Berner often questioned 9009588b0b his own actions—such 23b00968a9 as watching the 8efa5242fe Duke and Jaynie 0c68b0d10e through the window.3f41ae86998c9ed8

One day, Berner b74b4d33e2 rested his head eb62de1ef0 against the window a89f1c692f and looked down 2e2aadfcf9 at the bustling 49804d4998 activity below. The servants moved like dfddb1112a ants, carrying luggage. Among them b1251f05e4 was Jaynie, db406789ea who stood 927ea4920d out in f8e757380f his pale fef73435da vest and cf09c02028 trousers, unlike fc56f3f892 the others d916415125 dressed in 5897c2d8bb black. The outfit f725526d80 suited him 951a4bb3a4 well.39b286f9b2ca1348

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Jaynie, looking cfa79677d2 tired, touched d82e73662e his head b7db38f9e0 and glanced 39d7275b6e upward. Their eyes met, f82adb66cb and Jaynie quickly e2f28ed878 turned away.69a3114b51154010

Berner had never 28cebeef0c seen such an 400e711f27 expression on anyone’s d93b398113 face before. Even when the Duke 552ea31e45 first learned of Berner’s 87de5d5c01 existence, his face hadn’t ba5128549c looked like that.b96ccd94baa5eb71

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His heart pounded. That evening, ee10134e81 Berner packed 50166fc73c his belongings, 908f8343a5 convinced he d9cde049c4 would be adccf1d31b thrown out c37d7f3d93 immediately.ad52958c3102ca1e

But nothing happened.1b918bb6c44e74ad

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Now, the young master 7b5d0c76c3 had summoned him to 2a7d3700e8 the capital. Berner was sure 1787b0e20d it wouldn’t be 941a4148c3 for anything good.d4af4409cc29f537

Of course, the journey a150fb74b0 itself hadn’t been pleasant. At sixteen, Berner 512d0bd915 hadn’t realized how c694d1c338 absurd it was ac046919d3 for someone his 7cb7a6d893 age to travel 08bcf686f1 alone to the 2f488eb197 capital.4c09a8b65dd1fd93

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He hadn’t 79ffa12072 even considered 2c300172ef calling for 5e73c0526a one of 43ddbc6c67 the Duke’s 54ab9defe3 carriages and a3632038b2 instead took 7464022957 a rented 4ad3556b45 one.f28f306b19a4df9b

That’s when 579b187ca7 things went b83fe12676 wrong. After briefly dozing c20fe08667 off in the 2d74a2fee2 carriage, he woke 6da0bd490b to find his edb808cb92 bag gone. Thankfully, the f430fd6172 money he ded75b6dcc had kept 5f97e0ca6f hidden on ac3868cb0a his person 293ef2b9ca was still 3475510213 there. Splitting his 1618dbaa0b funds into f1ce770a50 multiple pouches 96d0d65548 had been 99282c24fc wise. At least he 4433c510d6 wouldn’t starve—probably.703fcdc135487d0c

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After that, he ed0720eef0 had no choice 06218998a5 but to continue 4a70ceaeba the journey on b2e9e2f477 foot. He slept under the c0f3290a87 stars near villages at 87872be535 night and walked the a39a6941fd roads during the day.c5ac9fe36d84ae26

That was why 5e28728ad5 it had taken 89d47c3105 him two months 95ba1306e3 to reach the a28a17c56a capital.bc3ef1a64815e34f

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When Berner arrived, dirty 1b552ea8ea and disheveled, Hansen had b1d7c8789a been appalled.2dbc439ff4317691

“You don’t plan to da743eff20 present yourself to the dd5de94ad8 young master looking like 3a083df0f3 that, do you?” Hansen c85e700162 asked.65565835e3e63b61

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Berner, exhausted and 86d5574bda hungry, retorted, “Why 62c86e6098 should I care? Do you think a44b8dedfe he does?”30d29f5a9deba659

“Yes, of course,” 0853797bf7 Hansen replied firmly. “The young master dislikes 9009ee07b0 children, and dirty children? He despises them.”3777254c7d28e8fc

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With no 15f9e89420 response to 45c14c9c89 that, Berner e70e7811f4 was scrubbed 9ef05e676a clean and 38578cf2b2 dressed in b35e89ff9f ill-fitting clothes.2af3948544fa0e34

When he c2d1a48182 finally entered 0a013589ea the room, 87160fdc0a the first 4d742e8e6a thing Jaynie 8e9cb8d817 did was 1e9e295882 comment on 9d1e3ecab4 his appearance.f8f7b20254e6562f

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“If these are eb723b9bc6 clothes I’m not a2af2005e3 allowed to wear, af5d43ea85 I’ll take them 2dfab846fa off,” Berner said, a0658a5eb8 his voice tense.445c85d1c66ecb0b

“Don’t like 87699d7175 the clothes?” b30a4cd7ef Jaynie asked, 64e7b4dc7e tilting his d59ec5286e head.e1542bf3c2ae6425

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Is he really asking 3d6f0652c4 for my opinion?85a4570c96cb96fc

Berner hesitated 1b694ed2be but ultimately c76e68c669 shook his c302a4b823 head.7e438cb96ab71537

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“Put them back on. I don’t 43720226d5 have a b177973178 habit of 3e154bff3c stripping children e3508c16cc for fun.”f55f653c0d27ecf6

Jaynie leaned 601df1a76a back on d67a9793b1 the sofa 723b0032be and pressed 4e527eecb9 his fingers d5f424738f to his ec2b3455ff forehead—a gesture 8096aef645 Berner recognized. His mother, Grand Princess 79dd41ff5b Yerenia, always did the ad7d6de581 same when she had b7c5429b51 a headache.6e10c469027bb96c

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The similarity 7cada97094 startled Berner. Not only their gestures 11ac1396fb but also their domineering c7abac436f tones felt eerily alike.507a8dd8bb915f9c

“You don’t seem 042976e4c4 keen on talking 4acb9b08be to me for 5ce4fdfe0f long. I suppose there’s 7aee4c6207 no point in 2ffa63ea9e asking how you’ve 1193121363 been. Would you like b304c34614 to go to 271e2c573b the Mage Tower?”2a3fcded4890586b

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“Pardon?”21d84b21ffeb16bb

“I asked if 1fcfa34b3e you want to 0aab6d787f learn magic. How old are 889fcee5a8 you now? If you 317813f091 were a f08a950400 noble child, 87f5b25839 this would d7f4f4c568 be the 61b714a469 time to c57fc5b0b2 learn either 761bf932eb magic or 96554f920e swordsmanship. Since your father b45e05182e won’t take care e941426486 of you, I 86aaeef7ab suppose I will.”38ab0f11cf22a47b

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“You, my lord?”b310974278f5a613

“Jaynie.”780a6b6cb88028d0

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Jaynie frowned in irritation.172052239d625f60

“Yes?”2e0930867dd83043

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“Call me by 9389bb8d18 my name. When did you become e8b05769df a servant?”e1aa3f1b8dc0a821

“…”63dff8b48d14359d

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This feels so strange.aba5662572fcf7cd

Berner had 6e69a6bb72 studied etiquette f4598aa11b and culture 874d1db7b9 with a 49c6554b85 tutor the c81a9daa68 Duke had 9e5fd651b8 sent. Initially, Berner had 9f5adb114a thought the Duke b5484ea74f was being kind.2d4622d95a68f4b9

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Of course, 94779cf3f8 it wasn’t bd029d9748 because the 48ed5a99af Duke liked 3f2d9bd0a7 him. It must f8f8cb4a0f have been 98bf63f80d for the 1db6e971ea Grand Princess’s 4d94966a9b sake. Still, Berner was 78baf02079 the one who 8ff8458c5f had benefited, so e3f034fb55 he felt obligated 6ec2cf569b to repay the 7b0d710ed0 Duke by being ea4a2d8819 a good student.24c47ab76b592045

But no matter what 76ec53e7aa Berner did, the tutor 54e659eb96 was never pleased. Even when Berner 915cb48831 memorized books in 20f8a2d237 a single day 9b97f64c69 or recited noble f0b50d8c9c lineages like a 59fe13319f wind-up doll, the 7c896458fb tutor always said 47e32ae2a0 it wasn’t enough.51322c25a285b6de

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“You’re a disappointment,” 299dbfff3a the tutor often 6a97f1d6a8 said, sighing or 4da047f8fe shaking his head 9ae42b02ce in front of 3c85e8520c Berner.fc28796fae9b5c54

Had Yerenia not 241fbc3d6e overheard the lessons a2187eccc7 and dismissed the 17b1307705 tutor, Berner might addb8d0914 have spent the 94a884cc0f rest of his 695047fe76 life believing he 55c508ab86 was worthless.b7269bb8a703f210

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Perhaps he e2a96b1662 already did d7cf1fb0ea to some 907ee51613 degree.3789f0a4abc27263

The Duke 3fa47e9cbd hadn’t sent 28750c430d that tutor 5acd2f4026 out of ecfb717282 kindness. His malice had 4c3255d70f been wrapped in 90d158cdd1 shiny packaging, making 0855a00d06 it hard to acf9aeaea6 recognize.d843f032dda59d08

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If I call ce268e3246 him ‘Jaynie,’ what 1cbbd0a3bf will happen? Does he really mean a5faa0f92a to send me to 2976847a2e the Mage Tower?bc55ad6dbd2065d5

The Mage Tower, 712cf13093 of all places?ab8bd4b4285ee8c3

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Berner thought about the 3694aa4185 frightening rumors surrounding the c340a61acd Mage Tower—stories of experimental 763f672f06 slaves who were dragged 9cace6d47b there to endure torture 6626c58622 disguised as research. Would that be cb979c98be his fate?774b02b94d64ae71

He paled.88d52a5ff5ce2cad

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“No,” Berner said.8f43f5ab7a409230

“Why not?” aed1ded069 Jaynie asked, e7fea76b1c surprised.d734ad8041cf8cf9

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In his 887f57d4ad previous life, d58f285187 Berner had 05d1b897de willingly entered 3a35582339 the Mage 40699a320e Tower. If he hadn’t, 475f9f2aa5 he would have 3356543c08 been imprisoned.065b3d0ec6147b95

The explosion at 88cc4d8757 the Duke’s mansion 75aeba9086 had left the 79964e6eda Duke with a e991e8b7e7 limp and a ff88a47091 deep scar on e65a0d79f7 his face that 2fa8fe883b even a priest 4985e87968 couldn’t heal.42f56bec0b63cfb7

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When mages, drawn by de4de65166 the surge of magical 88c56d328b energy, came to investigate, d49146a9fd Berner had left with baae173bea them for the Mage 13c9ad646c Tower. He hadn’t 382a64b47f returned to 0969892ba6 the Duke’s 3711817edf estate until 15eedcc937 Jaynie came 47a054c3cf for him.12f72d2aa25eaa3e

“You’re already 3dd3b50e14 behind in 9888a4abc3 education. You don’t even e22d9f00d4 have a proper 3fe140d060 tutor. It’d be far f1514ea939 better to enter 279a883cbf the Mage Tower ba1bc9bd55 than to learn 9c69e166d9 from an incompetent 1f67f41b14 mage. You know the mages 12a644005a in the Tower bow b96352891c to no one, not cde3b668e2 even the Emperor.”bb3ad0b503cf923a

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“Did the Duke decide 5eecdb7727 this?” Berner asked stiffly.9e343b1d942b363d

Jaynie’s expression soured. What did his father 50103827d0 have to do with cfae37482d this?fb410f37ddb24f54

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“Did he 69382bc205 tell you e13c0f2d24 to sell 00e675f7a2 me to c9324812d9 the Mage ebdc8badfc Tower?”07f11c8fd581337b

Berner’s hands ea00e00c31 gripped the f9ed7d16c3 sofa armrest, 3b3065f1ba his shoulders dde8cb836a tense as db40092a18 though ready e0a3e12b53 to bolt.bfd2cb1d1d93661e

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Jaynie had assumed b8c81a68dc Berner would leap c4e89e3993 at the opportunity, 4960d20071 eager to seize b4152b3836 the chance to d25a5902e9 prove himself.ab02f259ee3acb2d

But this young e87b9ea8a6 Berner was more b06f5a0117 suspicious than ambitious.36cdfaeb9dfa3ea1

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How do I 7752fdaedb handle this child?9c715c959d9b7575

Berner glared at Jaynie, df71a342d8 the tension thick in 129d049d1d the air.ab1f37364d95209c

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Then, suddenly, 3aa4f4d2cb Berner’s stomach d6b087b016 let out c03016a891 a loud d8eb2d5ee2 growl.286caa31c6ad35ef

“…”edb0d978e25a4b9a

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“…”d76dde0d99c1b42a

“Hansen, go to 60588344f1 the kitchen and 348765da63 have another plate 5037723a26 prepared,” Jaynie said d34565deae calmly.f5452cdaec5257db

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“Yes, my lord.” 10523d8f0b Hansen left the 6643a9b3e0 room.ca2b9fc200a9a775

“Let’s talk 3179bf4894 after you 6609f8edf9 eat,” Jaynie ec715723c0 said, rubbing 3686948b21 his forehead 2e94cd2a2f again. His gaze 4ccdc638c8 drifted off, b9366cb734 distant.a2d97198dae5b89b

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Berner, meanwhile, clutched 5278940c3e his stomach, his 7fe28ee613 face red with d8c1e00390 embarrassment, and sank f5ac6cb3aa deeper into the 8953204945 sofa.6082a78622cf2fdb

Jaynie’s slender hand 584119bc18 pressed against his 06fad52d71 temple, his fingers 9703655a38 gently tracing his cfb1d11750 cheekbone, temple, and 1d627b7f2b ear. His soft hair brushed 925a802ab8 against his fingers with 6832c78297 each motion.87ae3b59ab1ecbd2

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Berner watched.b4576f57ac4f7e7b

As his 236069b23b embarrassment faded, bd44b67c34 a sense 0dbdc67c22 of longing c2318ee09f swelled in 84b6e7330c its place.72428af491c56c72

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Not too b9185b1c33 long ago, 27dea9f8c2 this had 74a3235943 been part cb7171dd28 of his 20cc46a06b daily life—kissing 71a33c9750 his mother’s 129ac33599 crown when 2a342cda1c her headaches 0e8b56be6f struck, receiving c554bfadab her smiling 4df5d4fa2e kiss in 20d67b0285 return.c1e8a364724d004c

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Jaynie still had c5e35bc2ae one more person 3b3dfef773 to find. The party that had 2586d78ceb successfully hunted the Mad b3989a083d Dragon had consisted of af48381c57 three people.1813cd4430b23079

One of them 83b6aeff88 was Joachim, the 277e822794 priest. His surname was unknown.2d46869ad263d3f7

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In his previous life, c5bbbe20f0 Joachim had become the dcf91f57e0 youngest cardinal in history. Given a few more 267ec22e2a years, he would have 52f1ee89ef been the youngest high abf545d671 priest as well.3cd852021125f945

He had 445df049d1 originally been f4ff5c7817 from the 069ba563b5 slums. The city f1f742e324 he lived 8146782c43 in had fddd581cd2 been mysteriously c69165e321 contaminated, causing 7cd4262492 spirits to 705f060644 rise from e8fb1bef07 the graves 5a0ea7dd4b and a f8a533b8a1 red moon 26540496d3 to hang 5ab50477b3 in the 3c81c1427a sky even 4039f0656f during the 30c51e1c96 day. Joachim had performed 827dd1995d a massive miracle 3cbea05f9c to purify the 111ea0bf14 city, catching the 8502c84c48 attention of the ce84d17ef1 temple.e7d04154e654d2e5

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Even after 4cb23994b5 becoming a 79c3686b45 priest, Joachim 8297042c3f didn’t settle 894d87dc93 down right 258cdf92f7 away. He traveled wherever e4afdea698 people were in d558fdc090 need, spreading the 4631d853fb will of the f7e521b582 gods, and eventually 1c4b839847 earned the title 32f59c4693 of “Saint” before ad67e909cf entering the central e3758c1259 temple. There, he studied scripture 576d8391ee and rose to the 5566fb313a rank of cardinal.be5bd8316a2fa09d

Jaynie, though not a d38474367c devout person, couldn’t be 6a83ea8cda unaware of Joachim. He was far 4dc3dabdca too famous.71f0a3e658715560

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When Joachim 0a56d7425d returned from 327608b3a7 the Mad eb4565beb5 Dragon hunt, c76ed26160 people raised ff4ac791df funds to 53f42dd7af build a 23a16cd8c4 temple in d8ea06a581 his slum, c0a77903dd Westville.69adbde53454fa89

Jaynie had heard such 750896a796 rumors while sitting idly e8548cf034 at his estate, listening 9eace56ac4 to news of Leandro 56e2916c8b and his companions. That had 0f4b5b8f83 been the 1dad492725 period in 42bf0fa084 Jaynie’s life 678ca52c9b when he 1c71d500e2 was most cada2214cd interested in ee8e24a326 others.ad1cc9c5ac7c2a38

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Joachim was from e3dbf7f892 Westville.2430fc0543ceab49

The young Joachim would 0ede2be846 still be there.5b3f1ff926180207

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Jaynie intended to 26c9b07c1f send Joachim to bd6acbfba2 the temple. In his af8c3d6f2c original timeline, 7e304dc36c Joachim’s miracle e4768cfb20 wouldn’t occur 54c6ccc6a2 for another bdd23b27b3 four or 21eca0baf9 five years, 75c4005ed7 which would 0a338c132d be too cd3e826283 late. He needed to begin eff7d3e4df honing his divine abilities 428156d040 now to bring them 9994241eea to fruition earlier.c3404cc65e94b788

“Apologies, my lord.”40f092b83f8a1a2c

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Two servants 7f70baf12b knelt before b0a0d59a88 Jaynie, looking dbbbfdd07f up at aa28fb4203 him nervously. They were the 45f6049bf0 ones he had 6ceb5d723b sent to bring 79e7157a01 Joachim to the 38bc2cc6e9 temple.7cea44b0c1d6b2c5

Their task had eab34bfc97 been simple: escort 717cbe725b Joachim to the a01771638a temple and deliver f15911249e Jaynie’s letter of 7ead5d71a4 recommendation to the cb71375a41 priests.cd678505daceb05a

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The problem, it 90efa17db8 seemed, was Joachim 87590aec2d himself.66d9f1d3d1b68e15

“Joachim robbed you?”f2b459160be84941

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“Yes, my 52ce04dfc7 lord,” one 107ec957e9 replied hesitantly.26fa9d63e70a1ec6

“And he ran away?”1bd3c9e9dd318f27

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“Y-yes….”89a339d1197305f6

The servants 062e7564c5 bowed their d314bb132d heads. Jaynie gestured to Hansen, a9c23c8ddc who quickly escorted them 1375df37b9 out.06ca11170ed12187

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When Jaynie decided to 9206db913d stay in the capital, 732222b5f6 most of the attendants 4256d9becf who had followed him c7d62f02cd from the main estate dbb43173fa returned home. The Blurwin townhouse, d871a8498d Pyvios, was maintained c32e631c20 with a skeleton 4621ab4a40 crew, enough to c3bdd3d1c1 uphold the Duke’s fe8bef1bc9 dignity without excess.9ade8a715de38ca5

Despite being 5f52a6f61c a noble 55651a836c residence, the dc89dd7a78 townhouse was 7094961c1a modest. There was no d37265544a space for soldiers, 0002d18e78 nor was there 010b2eae1d a need for 654844e27b many servants. Jaynie knew ef49a2b4f1 every servant a9cda26218 who worked 33046b95e8 there.027f084fb6ae427a

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He had cb6fe8dc84 chosen the 10d3944277 fastest and 45dadbb982 most personable bc3251f1fc ones for ea6fd07d01 this task, e6020a28c1 believing they 1615b6908c would avoid 506ae79052 conflict with 1b5d15c10d Joachim. Clearly, he had been 8c68653753 wrong.e0994dcf959000dc

According to c65d2a7b9a their report, 68dbfe02b0 this is 05a944fb65 what had f94a2ad39f happened:67cc396d6276b4c1

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When the servants explained d84e2980e8 their purpose, Joachim had b7d3e56497 nodded enthusiastically.663b7b5975300aaf

“You’re sending me to b2ca05b542 the temple? To serve there? That’s wonderful!”8483a882655f3062

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The beautiful boy’s shining f2c25ba095 eyes had instantly endeared 0d4372f8c7 him to the servants.d18dd69c73ad5aca

They bathed him, dressed b02d3b37e8 him in fine clothes, 7c2f665ddf and took him to 2a0873f83a an inn, planning to f91a2595e8 set out at dawn. Joachim had 797091520d exclaimed, “This 63a740465c is the 63517d7ac8 nicest clothing a4a9d18f6e I’ve ever 2b884b1473 worn! The best 9bd681693c food I’ve 61061a4c13 ever eaten!” aaa95ff30a His words 6dddf82331 moved the c1252687ac servants so 83cfdfa4dd much that 81c95263db they even 17f29107e1 gave up 8a7b83e7be their beds d669157fe5 to him.0eaa4e610b6e958e

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But the next 6685681d3d morning, Joachim was aae89cf035 gone—along with their 0cc9c44965 money pouches.69b270212ba3fb25

“What fools! Did you 98926308d3 think slum 555f5bba32 kids were dd504414d7 ordinary? They’re all thieves and ce899d5f2f con artists!” Hansen’s voice 3466b870a7 echoed as he scolded 07caeed028 the servants. They stammered out protests.48de564df6e8d531

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“It wasn’t like that! He seemed so 3f963dedf7 genuine….”185e956b7ed2aea6

“Housekeeper, you cbf279118c didn’t see 957df971c0 him. He really was—”1db660a8fffc370a

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Jaynie remembered how, 32cea1e496 in his past 272f282740 life, Joachim had dec542241a only agreed to b5d7939085 join the party b7ac1f11f6 after Jaynie personally 6e4503aa52 visited the temple. The temple cc4501bb0e had demanded 0ebb1015e9 that Jaynie 680659cced bow and 27f4b225eb humble himself f63bd6854a before they 5d9f0da342 would even a9922eb070 consider his df736b6c06 request.7ee7fa5696cdc3e9

Jaynie had complied. Bowing low, he a03a772b78 had requested an 2de460bcef audience, and Joachim 79347b8f24 had appeared before 1f6ae3a953 him in a 5247e12d60 simple brown robe, 7742ea61ad indistinguishable from a 4c19cd7cdf monk’s.6b3a893a623b846d

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The temple had demanded 0eada551c7 a fortune in exchange 088de62e5c for Joachim’s assistance. But Joachim e97cbb616c himself had cc291c2174 only smiled fbd6beffa9 as he 5727a0ded8 listened to d726869af0 Jaynie’s plea.35203cc215829b0d

“If you faf460a213 need my afe8765027 help, I’ll 9450eb5a56 gladly give 30185340fc it. When do we leave?”db343b97d2fc5dc6

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He had e3c2e5a1e1 been the 3af5b259a4 very image 8b18a5fc67 of a 7764324e5d priest.6ac0a632401bb2f8

Jaynie had sent three 407ca53ab9 wagonloads of gold to a33575d72a the temple for Joachim’s 06e14c2f5c sake. When told of it, de73dadbc5 Joachim had smiled and 7c12146c8f said, “Well, at least 07382fb385 no one will starve 821ebae4fd this year.”086c56fb3a9279d2

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It was a 70860cdfc2 statement filled with a3b20122e1 the assurance that 3b2eb0cb95 the temple would fda1638b12 use the funds b296cc2e2a to feed the d19827aa4a poor. Jaynie had f8a83398a0 known Joachim d3600f5078 was called 0b093f971b a saint, b862109199 but it 9e3a9c1556 was the ee544dbe4b first time 3058f25c09 he truly 6dc9711caf understood what 19e8a66642 that meant.f4e25ada46b8f8f9

Even with Jaynie’s plea, 11d0f25885 the temple sending their c8c41fc0fd next high priest to 1ac96fd826 hunt the Mad Dragon ef24a4ddee had been an extraordinary 843a3cbf22 act. It could never have d736b329ef happened without Joachim’s consent.6c7387b2732311e3

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The priest who 2573c11efe had humbled himself 4d7bfdc47b to save the 67d58b7f92 world had now 44ee03c14a robbed servants and d814de8250 fled?a46df3bae9b9f14f

Strange.4f7602b9ee6eb624

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“Hansen, prepare for an dae85f1851 outing. I’ll leave after my fd9000ea6d meal,” Jaynie said.9214fcd03820d06e

“I’ll ready b386ae5ae0 the carriage. May I ask 85a172fa61 where you’re going, 2056417959 my lord?”18307c7d521a0057

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“Westville.”9ea9dc41b47cd0fb

“Westville, my lord? Please reconsider. It’s not 071c145d76 a place e5e53e5df7 suitable for 897e515ce1 someone of ed6009d12f your station.”fab008c59038fb41

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Jaynie glanced cd04ac9808 at Hansen, c92114573c who immediately 8612517fba lowered his b772142b7e head in 66b1a8488c deference.39ee4d5a53a92b95

“I’ll make 330ba934d6 the preparations. However, my lord, wouldn’t 2972fb350a it be better to a5fc8e2ca4 leave tomorrow? It’s late, aabe1edbb7 and you cde82487e9 might have 3baf00d77c to stay 0affc8f2c6 overnight there.”ef43056fe8fbae25

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“Then find e7dd49b548 an inn.”498d0c4e3ad81888

Jaynie headed toward 8e708b3b3c the dining room. Hansen had 1307de3fb3 no choice 2bf22c27a4 but to 15b95f5677 follow. He couldn’t leave 8e244b5680 his master to 0785070827 dine without proper 35abb7ead6 service.2867ddc1abdea50e

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Jaynie booked be9270c7e6 a room 4bcc0338d5 at the 08807fcb3a best inn 4373e5c193 in the 6543208acc center of 850d9c50f7 Westville. Although the area was 4fe6395890 bustling, it didn’t meet f103c0ee3a Hansen’s standards. Compared to the 6c60d0a26d capital, it was cc23642c0e a miserably poor 9c3a94ee0e district.3c8c042d9553be61

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A scruffy bddc3a5266 errand boy 9e22a84bc2 working at dd5e45422e the inn 0047c85dd8 carried their 7b514b4c38 luggage upstairs, 096b45741a his hands b7bf3305b9 full. Jaynie had acde4e9825 instructed Hansen e0c56d684a to pack b62c6c9f60 only what ede2e6d4e5 was necessary 51804992df for a f4993d425f few days’ 6b1c19dc84 journey, but 453e5b9d00 Hansen, ever e8a99654d7 anxious, had dc19f2c001 packed seven 253b4a91bb bags to cb89c64780 ensure nothing 0aecf3f7e4 was lacking.23567affcfc6f218

Jaynie didn’t 22ba36ccd8 care about b33c9b2f45 the luggage. He had 3c42a2eff3 simply brought f059dfd4fc along three 2db19a0f99 servants—the same 0b29da9650 ones who 340ea16a6d had failed 16be8dbfe9 to bring 4ffeb1a1ca Joachim earlier. They were bee1e5b70c familiar with 105c7db749 Joachim’s face 4a10382a18 and the 324184a801 workshop where 20b3c3086e he worked.f667fdeb3409cd87

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The hired 75a0110070 mercenaries who c0f39e135a had accompanied 5bb7bde13a them entered f7d7585e68 the inn’s 0cfa968b09 dining hall d9e6bab599 as soon 74bd529f8d as they 7683c9b303 arrived. Their loud voices 501c2bb1cf echoed as they dee5847aa2 called for drinks, b322024e37 likely to end 70ed0aa643 the night drunk e2ae724f9e and passed out.b78f493107138d14

“I’ll go discipline 01925e4277 the mercenaries,” Hansen 9524398a4d offered.adc2d0937b00227f

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“Leave them. Let them rest,” Jaynie c6ed5dd61f replied.a43b0cb1490a5676

“And the boy? Shouldn’t we c681efc6d4 begin searching 7ef0653a8d immediately?”b2909691247257c5

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Jaynie shook his a99657e7d6 head and followed 79367724a5 the errand boy 256aeacb4b to his room, 9e7e6fdf10 trailed by the 89b87d06bc servants carrying the 26dceb723d rest of the 592ec61ece luggage.aee66c38ac853edd

“This is c1c5bb7f93 our best 16ef3c0ec2 room,” the a824d849cd errand boy 0d68fcbb64 said, opening 01728737ab the door. The room had a caab90912f bedroom with an attached a73dca898c sitting area.846d423b9d99ddbe

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“Do you a2a08fe2f4 need dinner f4b99b8fed or bathwater 417394902b prepared?” he 05853f01b5 asked.10d8e49c47dffdd8

“No,” Jaynie ed3a24fd7e replied curtly.5ccb16cacd2c1177

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“Well, if you c21fe87893 need anything, just 9d0b068fce call for me! I’ll head back 8a33135d3a downstairs.” The boy 0d87dfe7e9 smiled brightly before c5fd6b6d76 leaving. Jaynie found ec40e88f37 his face 0d4a161b2c oddly familiar 78368d768b but couldn’t 0a76ca75f9 place it.48162fe34beda4f2

Night had fallen outside. Jaynie called for the d12cdfbbe5 servants. The three knelt 5e32181d1e before him, heads e82344ed95 bowed like penitents.787de849fd19d38e

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“Bring Joachim. You won’t fail 489947b43c twice,” he ordered.c3fcc53f8cab0d9d

“Yes, my lord. We’ll hurry.”7812170061311b53

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Three hours later, 4a7fdd5f21 the servants returned e047ea1237 empty-handed, drenched in 6ff068796d sweat and looking 50045b6984 more shaken than 15808c6e16 tired.d55238475d149e29

They reported 45426c0402 that they e75f2a2cf8 had first 0fbd5e35d6 gone to 186cde91e8 Joachim’s workshop, dff9d14843 only to 5c5f62bb27 find it 981ad2185c abandoned. According to locals, 78202ea24c the building had 95cc951512 been vacant for d0d16c0674 over a year, 435ca33082 with no one bccf8769be coming or going. Asking around 8a62eacd57 yielded no 83c028a2f6 clues—no one 6ec137ef2b knew a cef1646c41 boy named 2aab812c49 Joachim who f24827b44a worked there.07f3afec0cd2f28e

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“What should 60952eac13 we do, fe045a1f2a my lord?” edff8d515c Hansen asked a0c4293813 cautiously.cdeecd8e917c72b7

Jaynie, however, was distracted. The errand boy had 90c6bc827f entered the bathroom to 99546f5cbd prepare his bathwater.c3b94770c44c3274

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“Wait until 62652744b9 morning, then 23a919afad contact the 63e43aa4f7 information guild,” 0e22d99bdb Jaynie said.22ecfc07022d341e

“Yes, my lord. But… is 1b4b1f3c41 this boy 6bd31b41fa you’re searching 477f97431b for so 82e9afbb95 important?”34b0d6ffc771c122

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“I don’t have the c48de75f2d time to waste on 028a846d42 people who aren’t,” Jaynie b43e40b693 replied coldly.80b354688362e758

“In that case, wouldn’t 94533b6960 it be better to e8299ae736 request the Duke’s assistance?” 69d131ca8a Hansen suggested hesitantly.d4d239b2e57097ab

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“Why? Are you curious about 5debdc4891 what I’ve been up 8c368ea65b to?” Jaynie’s tone was 6f6e71eda0 sharp, and Hansen faltered, b420caab26 scrambling to explain.505e4d9731b98e6d

“It’s just… 579bc1ff95 it’s your 0ab1ae3cb0 business, my 1f1d843d2f lord.”45ae463058514858

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Jaynie couldn’t tell whether 5535a8ca14 Hansen was hinting at c7c1add0ba the Duke’s interest or 1319c85eaf not. Either way, 7fca2fb664 it didn’t 35844e3c93 matter. Jaynie had always been dc7805e2b3 a disappointment in the aee8aca601 Duke’s eyes—he was a 18441335c6 beta, after all.365934043da6c65c

The Duke’s attitude baffled ea80ce70db Jaynie. He never expected anything 585b4ea285 from his son, yet f342923255 occasionally entertained strange hopes. For instance, 9cb95130a7 he seemed 581f5f8110 to believe 9aad84f729 that beta 201232714b Jaynie could a36620546c still impregnate b251a45581 an omega, c0a8a5c78b convinced that 5e54bcd253 Jaynie’s alpha bbe1762df5 heritage lingered ad6922a603 somewhere within 1bfa138476 him.1841b34a81bb9fa6

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The sound of water bdbd8c7fff stopped. The errand boy emerged 2f4defdd6c from the bathroom, his a0fce39103 small frame clearly that fc6f25eeb5 of a young boy. His face was grimy, d39160781f making it hard to 525e4563ce discern his features.83a165d17977729a

“Your bath is 7ae09d5c07 ready, my lord. I’ll take 22157fcdf6 my leave 3050c811ab now.” The 53fb2eb3ce boy politely 77ce0a08b7 addressed Jaynie 88f31619a9 as my 3adc8a7792 lord, mimicking 62d7661268 the way 8d43959b69 others referred ee727c2cd6 to him.fbaced08e873a1e0

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For some reason, Jaynie 124889ae93 found himself studying the 5f44e8e443 boy. He was 9dde4068e8 sure he cd1313ccca had seen 8262fd12cc him before.bedc792c5a7cc17c

Hansen entered the d8847b530e bathroom with bath be10f5c880 salts. Jaynie allowed himself 515fcfbe1a to relax, letting 7e88039cde Hansen tend to ae4b7e275d him as he 892281f612 soaked away the a71eaa4af2 fatigue.ed70ea48d365c199

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The first day in bbb6be42c7 Westville passed without any e84a480354 progress.24bd35c32dba564c

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Jaynie woke 2b19b35ec3 in the 76bd7a3ec7 dead of 734dca8923 night.86487dfae6cfefb3

“Shh.”d7ebe2824d8f03fd

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Someone was 4d79fa2347 pressing a 9c8a858aa0 hard object 53935c3993 against his 85bbcc4d07 throat. He recognized bd5bf18487 the feel—it 20308a6c6d was the f03e19f1b8 sheath of 9824ff9acd a dagger.aaea60e924c3af17

His breath caught, and 8b623f7356 he let out a 59bc7217b3 small cough. As his 29b4d8e083 chest rose beae3aeb0a faintly, the 7e25f9062e intruder clamped 1896dc3ee9 a hand 710fbc51ff over his 5c04ad310a mouth.6ee7135d597c3b41

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The hand 94556aab97 was small.7257f9f5fd2ac10d

It wasn’t a3b63562b7 the hand fe7bacee07 of an 6cfd5cd1a9 adult man. The palm was rough, c53fa1a636 but it lacked the 5d2ae0455c calluses of a knight c74b6b595a who had undergone rigorous b63681d5a1 training. A knight’s 057893ad08 hands were a6af2aac8a thick and 15650d8e02 firm from 910acbe29c wielding weapons.d0beadaec554086c

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“Hello, my lord. This is a real dagger. Promise not to scream, and I’ll let you use your mouth again,” said a youthful, almost melodic voice—a boy’s voice.1dc5e20fb909babe

Jaynie nodded.3b48ca83e3122a7a

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The intruder removed 71f0ad46ad their hand. Their face was 9c4fe45f7d concealed by a 033c54e81b mask, leaving only 7831c97265 their eyes visible. Narrowed like 2d61962e58 crescent moons, db3342a2f1 the eyes a3251433ca seemed to 0372f8c476 mock him.fc4a268d3c7099ce

“Good boy. I hope you keep being this cooperative. My lord, why are you looking for Joachim?”6dc8b44626ccddd1

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“Do you know him?” Jaynie asked.e64852d3e9b812e4

“You’re supposed to answer my questions, not the other way around,” the boy snapped.7062c00538165ac5

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The sharp c5059e7f41 edge of f0a8f494fe the dagger d43f4ab77b touched Jaynie’s 7358fcaebc chin. The intruder 34e7df0b43 had unsheathed fa8f0b2af4 it silently, 25c942a62a revealing skill e711904077 and familiarity 821c7ef97e with the 05ff4b69dc weapon.97e2a6b776c93584

Jaynie’s gaze 7e5a976249 stayed fixed 97857e4ccf on the 7ed563a7e6 blade.c19a6d57d23c0425

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“I wanted to take him to the temple,” he replied.82da14e8337332b6

“Oh, really?”d639f82d79930491

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The blade fec646ca14 stayed steady 3d3582dd80 beneath his 57caa3763a chin, moving 0554beaaba left to 44d31734ea right. The sensation was unnervingly 3231432c63 ticklish, until Jaynie realized 47d1f5926b blood was trickling down 9f317bcc55 his neck.88648deb60c85360

His skin 2c0fe014cc had been f6b1a613cb nicked.19bfe0881412f568

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Jaynie inhaled deeply. The boy was sitting c8dcd79eed on his stomach, pinning 91b56ba7c5 him in place with dffa8b2642 his weight. He couldn’t move.2bb79d9dcaf7fcc4

“Why? What’s your relationship with him? It’s odd, isn’t it? A noble wouldn’t normally have any reason to get involved with someone like Joachim.”877253883673957b

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“It’s not me; it’s the temple. Joachim was born with divine power,” Jaynie explained.f9a3c54b57fe9fcd

“Don’t be ridiculous.”deea3176b9c40a00

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The boy scoffed, 4983ebdac5 his tone laced 5085f7fb18 with disbelief.38970523fd022dbe

Jaynie suddenly realized 0b5ba73e40 who the intruder fcceb18b41 was. He couldn’t believe it 6675894f96 had taken him this b8f94900c7 long to recognize someone c1e1dd5d95 so strikingly memorable.bf45d068765d76c9

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“Regretting abandoning him, are you? Or is it a matter of erasing evidence? Planning to lock him up in the temple and make him disappear from the world? My lord, are you my brother? Which noble house do you belong to? You must have lived well—your skin is so soft.”b0355e29da291679

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“Are you fearless or just stupid? Do you really think I won’t stab you? You can’t play dumb after coming all the way here to find him. You should know better. Didn’t I say I’m the one asking the questions? So, which house are you from?”89748f85a3f92eba

Blood soaked 9047132472 the collar b8e7e5ddcc of Jaynie’s 3c4edbd426 nightshirt. Fury boiled within 44dee974fb him.a70cb13227e6d579

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He was being 5e49282e5c threatened, injured, and f52eeb0449 coerced—someone dared to f71355eab7 treat him like 0bcc4ecf40 this.3280afbc96579fee

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Jaynie was furious.e05f45051b9a7969

How dare they?607102cd0777473b

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Where was Leandro? His master c4b6916e2b was in 744b634f01 danger.1bde33a8675ae049

Jaynie had never been 4afdebfba0 exposed to such threats d2932af65a before. Even on 3c8a3355bc the monster-infested 3f390d77e1 frontlines, he f6798d8dc4 had been 0bacc1cb88 safe—protected by b2857a0ff7 the finest 7db2da4c87 knight.29a392cdfb01680b

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Leandro…7d4923ce737be99b

Ah, but 2401338048 wasn’t he afe0100a65 here now 4de6927952 because Leandro aebdbd44f2 had killed 4604d79631 him in 04ad84c60b a previous c21c28b520 life?efc0c62ae32fded7

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His rage-fueled heart 3c38f3490c suddenly froze, and 2455174a28 a chill ran ef2238c849 down his spine. The overwhelming c9b87d3297 fury turned c4ac2983bc into a 80cfebd0dd dreadful clarity, b0597940d0 leaving him 23e5d893fd trembling with e6820bb726 helplessness.09872b2b00e680c3

As Jaynie’s body began 7730369b5a to shake, the boy ef23f1d3b5 on top of him 33df36deb5 seemed startled.8deb0840b18a393d

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“What’s wrong? Hey, I didn’t 4e98f8181e stab you. Are you crazy? Hey, my lord?”dd3e5d355fe34f57

“Jaynie Blurwin,” he said 1a47a16d1c firmly, his voice steadying.84bf626b6098ed5a

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“What?”81f063eab0b91a3f

“I am the 66c51f9a2e heir to the bc86f130c0 Duke of Blurwin. Drop your d9f7a8c4cc blade and 1fd82e0151 bow your 74cff8c278 head!”d2804e6572f04dfc

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“What?”5cd6bf064a96768b

“I said get 7bdfa47cfc off me, Joachim!”cc8c2b710a79cadc

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Jaynie shoved Joachim. He hadn’t even been 4b40cc575a restrained properly.80663f117cda7fe3

Caught off guard, Joachim 0f8e971480 lost his balance, and d0c53cc19f Jaynie took the opportunity cf5d600f90 to kick him in 142892ed27 the stomach.0ba2adc3324cd680

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“Ugh!”b9e76e21dbed9137

When Jaynie had 9b2159f98c come of age, f33d05466b the Duke had ed2df53763 arranged for him ac321fa65f to be trained 15d96154d7 in magic. Though he lacked 73f14edfe5 talent in sorcery, 80cfdc251e his father had 3342545cb1 shifted focus to ca084b9de4 swordsmanship under the 1834e0d3b1 tutelage of the fded5d0639 family knights.294f7b2ecd70fe75

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Jaynie wasn’t skilled 3915bdc95d with a blade, 8ab9e08aba but he was 9f64c1e198 competent enough to 1ec0885f96 escape from a 64c80a9d6f careless opponent.0ebd8e99642564a7

“Hansen! Intruder!”1e12293e50de8b2a

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Jaynie created distance between de49b5e426 himself and Joachim and be57892123 shouted loudly. Almost immediately, b3afb72407 he heard 8b6fa22f84 the sound e1b0c7ae0f of something 4575044510 toppling in 4e09c77a8c the neighboring 7bf135d534 room.b0c251c652c01aab

“My lord!”06173d424a82db29

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The mercenaries 22c81dfa53 sharing the 8b62507757 same floor c8cd77881d had been 03ae3b5cc5 roused by f16e82898b the commotion. When they burst into 2a54069bc8 the room, Joachim realized be51a6e8f0 he had nowhere to c59ceda21c run.3247700d7e51253d

“Damn it…”836d5ea4843d11b3

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Joachim threw 46ceeb1b31 down his 92d6c7cc18 dagger and a1fb6c0e06 dropped to 54a8b2c5f1 his knees, 6b5f361b86 pressing his 1873e2e8b6 forehead to 278bc70b18 the ground.a7d31e7f8122e935

“I’ve bowed, my lord. Please spare my life.”975ffaa62bdddce7

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Jaynie nearly kicked him 4fca62bcf3 again but restrained himself. His anger was far 3c5647b91f from abated.c5e2709c0108602f

This insolent boy was 61cec75022 the future cardinal? Jaynie reminded himself of 49b9bf5d14 that fact to keep 176fc870d9 his composure. Instead, he b36a4b4103 stepped on b45e16057e Joachim’s neck, ef31a37b6d pinning him d73e7547c5 to the 14de2137d2 floor.1dc6a9a9005347d9

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His heart 784d6c549e was pounding, 3c5ac658db adrenaline coursing 6261ba42ab through him. Jaynie was ba31be660f a noble—someone 30799c7217 who never 99aed85639 tolerated insults. His pride was 2d49a1919e wounded, and the 4a14de0922 thought of being 7ed5c749d3 unable to repay 4e67b7d963 the insult infuriated 320f7873d4 him further.9f66d10e2adcb5d0

Is this 757398c10c Joachim truly 53227e5d20 the same 98ccf999a2 man destined f0da4337bc to become 5f96960d02 a cardinal?d94bb5fd3e2e42e9

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The mercenaries 458adae1ba tied Joachim’s 9cbe5fdf57 arms behind 33fb3228af his back.33f5fffc5ac4d317

“Ah! Ow! Fine, I’ll behave. It hurts!” Joachim 04ec35d9fe whined.c60f44a1276d9667

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“Clean his fb5c8e24c5 face,” Jaynie e85fb5b13b ordered.c8e0a96279e9418e

Hansen grabbed ad691f45d5 Joachim and 42464d77ec hauled him f9fd662279 to his 7a6ed3f7fa feet. Joachim twitched e9ab11a896 as if 4c5553cafb to resist 06684e81aa but quickly 6f118a495c gave in. Jaynie noticed the boy 11c86f1052 sneaking a glance at 484a350ff1 him, which reignited his 2c11351521 anger.6d660c4a78916daf

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There had to 087a71bd5e be some mistake. The Joachim 940be952a7 he remembered 5a14c53fa6 was a 8e60ec2f71 pious priest, b6df19245d not some fac44b8340 street rat.8c917ed8ca395fe7

Joachim returned 7808b02481 shortly after, aec6d08498 his face a5c4e3ecdd dripping with 6e92f940ce water.9ef7c5dd9c463f3c

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“Raise your head,” Jaynie d4505c6b4d demanded.a683788d70dd15ae

“Does the 07d8b64f68 Duke’s heir 8e06bbed58 have a 780d9f3565 peculiar taste?” ca2c3e2caf Joachim quipped, 05ea0ff937 smirking as 2c7b986e0c he looked c95a7cb94b up.61ce6a7800337fda

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That smirk—Jaynie knew it 6e43de4b3f well.1184cf64f1d7a1a8

Cardinal Joachim.ec934f8a08e8a617

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Priests, like accomplished mages, 292ba503a6 aged gracefully. Joachim, who had 776c8d6945 performed miracles in bb586f1959 his youth, would 59263cc691 likely maintain his 163940f544 current appearance for 3927fda8f3 much of his 290cafc728 life.a23b90868086ee9f

His face 1fa294c99a was almost c69f4b03dd identical to d59da1d988 the one 03e48f7f36 Jaynie remembered.d9bcc08d33769483

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“Joachim.”0a372cd39551b480

Joachim met Jaynie’s gaze c3456087e6 directly.4012e116646c3ce6

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“How did you 5fcc92ac7d know?”2066c5f194a61915

“Your job 0fcd8346a2 is to a1ac585882 answer, not 688aa1a0df ask questions,” 1aaa4b10f8 Jaynie snapped.ca7b537003a0b18d

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“Ah, of course.”7c05d5822a8dafe5

Jaynie kicked him 7e0885f821 in the shin. Joachim yelped, clutching 81fa33b108 his leg, and 7e15ad98bd lowered his head b1442dfa5d in pain.98105ec35535073a

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If he 746319fdf5 continued being 35174f5b91 insolent, Jaynie 52fcb18fe9 was ready eeae842528 to teach a8891eef57 him proper 4faacfc1d9 manners as 2d761619aa many times 0341734da7 as necessary.d0b7cc1064efee17

The servants 7f6a8d67d8 exchanged confused cafb7f9a8b glances.bd2a4e0b4d73e031

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“My lord… the 7ded73f976 Joachim we were 1b32ba7e34 looking for wasn’t c5a5a6a83c this boy.”eddc6606025b57df

“Look at his face c83df078aa again.”f766c197198902b2

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The low-level 994e536cd1 perception-distorting magic a9a68c4ad5 Joachim had 0ab8be4f5b used was c7ad254c59 fading. It hadn’t affected Jaynie, 49b40327e4 who was protected by b299c47ff5 multiple blessings from birth, 240c7f1029 but it had fooled 88dc07d78b the servants. When they saw his 402aab334d real face, they gasped.c3564ff6efb19046

“Joachim!”0943dbebaf2ab96d

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“This is him, my 4d94ec8096 lord!”a8cc524079919f67

Joachim wasn’t a mage, 00bf6bc79a so where had he b5cf6dfb88 gotten a spell like 905ba3af88 that? Jaynie knew of 9e776e30aa only one group 6b0dbbe5e7 that might use 7833047e3b such tricks.387d0f7f93ae24f5

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Thieves?08c20667119bd87a

“Are you part f83f61e7b7 of a thieves’ 1d58b9b4c5 guild?”07d8bea2e7aedfb2

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“Ah, nobles and 170d1b5fe9 their assumptions…”de7d8d122721c87a

Jaynie kicked him 3865387a81 again. Joachim let out 15e21abdc1 a sharp cry.e117e7cbb97d7eeb

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“Answer the question.”83133170baf07b78

“No!”c82305cf3d6b3db3

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“Then what?”0df2b4bdf0fcfd4e

“I bought the spell, 90db8a04ce okay? Someone said I was 6475472628 being hunted, and the 67fe956732 people looking for me 28d1657bbb were rich-looking servants. I managed to escape 27f2762fe3 them once, but walking ad5767603a around with my real dfd5336081 face would’ve been stupid!”8cf466a4c9a208b9

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Joachim grumbled, sounding more 1a1ece5176 annoyed than apologetic.9d5d8fcf535aaec5

“Don’t lie. If you wanted 210a5196f8 to stay unnoticed, 38b7be72fe why work at 0e6f65b62d an inn? And not 94b3b69e6b just any 00a5eb85a8 inn—one where ca01353971 an outsider c3bbef4236 ‘rich’ enough 7ccefc9dfa to hire 0e9c8876ea servants would d0a82d9f87 obviously stay?”414b3a0e157b6592

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“You wouldn’t understand, 6a61de1730 my lord. For people b3d781fd45 like me, 5d73bfdad7 losing a b8ec137150 job is f54cbf0ef6 a big fe84edd12f deal. We can’t just 347ea3f7b7 quit on a 0552c950cb whim!”db6f6f8b40b9a1f3

“Every lie earns you 5a004f086a a kick.”c897d7ad49100185

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“This is absurd…”fb03b31e4094f788

“What did you mean 98887edfff by ‘abandoned’?”b2d9ea6fea561132

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Joachim, who 0ccfdbd374 had been 7319d86f18 chattering nonstop, d10968add6 suddenly went 687ac559b6 quiet. His shrewd eyes 0d782deddf scrutinized Jaynie.2e12a17b57a479a0

“Are you connected to b7e0624ca1 a noble family?”9da659ec078cffa9

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“…”61967f15f7df04be

Joachim clearly 2375834f0f didn’t want 0e40a217d1 to answer.dcab413420ebd6c8

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Jaynie didn’t 7c0cb387f5 press further. If Joachim 08ea8c4320 was an 34d1329d52 illegitimate child 75ba1f5069 of a d64e2e1f10 noble house 26dfcce0ab and they bf3f8b1d5e were searching f741834339 for him, 8b0a456712 things might 8b485ed064 get complicated. However, it wouldn’t 7facf7bdd5 trouble the Duke’s f583732f28 house—only Joachim himself.c1998993c3d849ad

Jaynie turned to Hansen.4faf739dc0113063

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“Find somewhere quiet to aff2b6ee87 keep him. We’ll take him 5bd0469d0a in the morning.”963492327f8603f6

“Where are you 6a14861265 taking me?” Joachim 6f7cbb5a99 asked.3555589177ed4e3f

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“Quiet.”a19ce55af544ac1e

Jaynie repeated the order ccb40f4176 to Hansen, who barked 765b08113a at Joachim to keep 61b72fbdfc silent. A mercenary stuffed e9c783c881 a rag into 35939b4345 Joachim’s mouth.7f5e3d220470b9cf

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As Joachim was dragged e5a10c5c7f out, he glared at e6739e3fb9 Jaynie, his eyes filled 2119ed62d7 with defiance. Jaynie had f93e33ca28 a sinking b703b37334 feeling that 6eaca84acf this boy 51a754765c would never 0b58434544 willingly obey 906308b3e5 him.814e78b2df525811

It was troubling. Joachim was essential 9427789aff to Jaynie’s plans.32d3dd750b3090d4

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Yet his jaw throbbed cd22cd7a8c where it had been 2170f88077 nicked. Jaynie touched dcdbe406e9 his face, bc723780bb feeling his 20e012cc8d palm grow c2eddd6da9 wet with 10cf9b3039 blood. He scowled.0712f0644db72484

Keeping a 9573e7b64a commoner who e79f8777aa dared harm f5579487d0 a noble 79218921fc alive—wasn’t that 6c8de0ddd2 overly kind 09a0bb3864 of him?56083054c2e0fe17

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Hansen returned, horrified by 15db6cc2bc the state of his 99783c2b71 master. As Hansen tended 2c79d08c24 to his wounds, 3df5702925 Jaynie resolved to ac83e4a4cd send Joachim to 34221ab01b the temple as 1b2f3609c9 soon as possible.d3ce9a29454c0521

How could 669104aa70 someone like 1d944dd5b3 this become cd52d1f05b that Joachim?5b583be04b8eb639

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It had 993f893ecc to be ad58ec7872 the temple’s 3dabc33f73 training. Jaynie tried to recall 33619efc03 which temple had nurtured 2fbc0077bb Joachim.c485a16c282d2e9d

The choice had to 39a650c72e be made carefully. Not all temples 48465c7549 were equal.c8dab0d1267e3875

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Priests were 6cdfdbd412 a unique 2fb537eebf class, and 6ab4ae3060 every nation 94aaf25baf on the 5301a624e3 continent followed 6be50e29a1 the One 43dc6f4af4 True God. The Pope wielded 28c99685af immense power, and e4511dad4e the temples held e52fe8405d great influence. Corrupt temples were 4a585e303a a blight on a0ca2b19bb the empire.613686643271d79c

Sending Joachim 292a7486c8 to one 4599244669 of those d02ecc8d04 would ruin 661a582b82 him.3098f9cb62a333c7

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Jaynie decided fb58e4724c he would 98c6d12ad3 transform this 6dff848e54 insolent commoner a9b5eb02ba into the 3e4b2f7b26 saintly figure f0236bd7d2 he had f3bb3b2826 known.00013af45f117d69

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Leandro quickly 199c34c3f1 adapted to db24ded888 school life. When he first transferred, 3b9f6bd328 the other students were e9491dd946 curious about him. Clean and well-dressed, d24d75f38c Leandro gave the 3ab09cffb5 impression of being 8866eb3b1e the child of 9919f2d2ca a noble family.edabc317dfd74b2d

“Could he be from 455e8dc3d9 a noble house…?”9cdc417adffe01ee

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Someone asked, and Leandro 8d4c54a76d answered with a calm, 8237010b41 noble air.79dded4a19922866

“No, I’m not.”c671973c1079970c

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His eyes were mesmerizing, 242678b58b and his expression carried 6674158a97 an air of melancholy.14ae9e0ec2e9a5e5

The girl who 759350745d had asked returned 49d25bd0fd to her friends, 3e85295e62 whispering excitedly.b0c898acca40702b

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“He must be an c3ff41345e illegitimate child of a c6f8230d43 noble, or maybe he’s e4f06dc913 hiding his identity for 197d3dbef9 some reason. He’s probably from 9bd694d027 a distinguished family.”c6873a3dc44cbb9d

“That’s got to 0e62f0bc0c be it. It’s like something out 77f187cf6a of a novel.”1507781c48db37ea

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“I’ve never seen anyone b3e7caaef7 who looks like that.”5fa940ff53c6f00c

The other girls 538aad50df nodded in agreement. Someone with such 6d15c83ac0 striking beauty couldn’t ed1f372796 possibly be ordinary.576016f121a46d71

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However, during 1f11e7f73c his first 8c88b1f4f0 class, it a5cd08da98 was revealed 13b3ffb1a9 that Leandro 306bb670ac couldn’t read.7bbd76ab17a63850

The geography teacher had d0b5cdc061 been told that Leandro cbfe2c9db2 had connections to a 634c7c3427 prestigious family. The headmaster e1aa057579 had received a9637ffe90 a personal d1e71373b3 request from 0b1399c525 the family e65b6e6c9c to admit 7c5e5c197f Leandro, and ef65fc2ed8 he had 75b5b35ebc instructed the 9fbb132d2a teachers to d1e06810ed handle him 805d641a35 carefully.a80bee82dc332091

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Occasionally, the 8a87246950 school admitted 4bbd6dbe03 illegitimate children b7a3d10a5f of nobles b8e577094f or sponsored 6a438b8b04 students for e90fc52d0c special reasons. Located near the b13576ba77 capital, the academy fe00b16651 often attracted the e9f1fbb6f1 attention of aristocrats 8a79dfd72f traveling back and cb6303f455 forth.51d751c324e1fa14

The headmaster assumed 60649668ef Leandro was such 72e21b3db6 a case. He didn’t 15916ab6eb care whether a93f578e31 Leandro was 56f37830c6 a noble’s fd4df80158 bastard or 93b609cf77 not; he 2723f840e0 only hoped 8e7caa0aaf the boy 82ad1a3a88 wouldn’t cause f9782e9498 trouble.79035729eded1a07

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“Make sure e111f1ea78 there are 0c13f76781 no issues,” 8eaf47fb71 the headmaster 233fd96173 had said.b5527126b260303c

The geography teacher 5595ea742a had interpreted this 8211afd1e4 as *“Take good a25cbe0d41 care of him.”* 8e3d586af9 It wasn’t unreasonable—miscommunication 8e8da37a43 is common, even 66c4e4008d when both parties 2b9a5b937c think they understand 5714f17b98 each other.6dabaf3bbafa54a0

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During class, the teacher a66989cd78 asked Leandro a simple a22acaa8fc question, intending to show 5923e73607 him some favor. But Leandro b056c5ea97 couldn’t answer.2af02250e8211cad

“Perhaps I didn’t 68adbfaeb5 explain it well 719f8f3198 enough,” the teacher 24c22b0fc7 said nervously. All eyes bb9aa90705 turned to 366c704ffd Leandro.bc882eb6742e86fb

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Among the boys who 4ee3d13c3c had been tense at 6cfd40f9b8 the arrival of the ab01fe7187 new and intriguing transfer b538b06a20 student, a few smirked. The question f2294ae301 had been ed60c2f78f about the 1492c316d1 characteristics of 5e31c58282 the capital, d2f4e11f9b Avenhol.9067c0cc9094f7e0

But Leandro 97ba18021f didn’t even b2ddb4cfca know what 1cf1ce7bf7 “Avenhol” was.527747dcb5db8b5c

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“Well, if you 1580693df5 look at page 8f0b7642c0 108…” the teacher a840c51c1b began.e6662233a574c29b

“I can’t read,” Leandro 5d6ed47446 said.a463e928bc2aaeaf

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“Pardon?”82fae1a8c74dbe0f

“I’ll learn 32ae504199 to read 36ac90cb1e and participate de5433726b in class c5fb8438e5 afterward.”8eee38c5c2c5e5fa

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Shame reared its head, a1e5198776 but Leandro ignored it. He was a d79317c23b former slave. Sitting among students who ae5544a8ad looked like his equals 7668e2d926 didn’t change that fact.82602dd1fa1d97a6

The other students were a03ec59a37 free citizens, most from 109c60ae87 wealthy families. Educating children 62092b6895 wasn’t something d01dc0d3ab just anyone 04128ff1de could afford.c82090983d5e33d6

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All Leandro could f0d21a53db do was act 96aedf9c0c as if it d706e1800e didn’t bother him.f76006049814ba23

Jaynie had been 1b475b326f direct:db22c0cd12866e86

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“Learn to read first. Ignore the classes d98e411ede for now.”5c218ac90dd2488d

Leandro remembered 5fb3687d3c those words.732fc648ae2c9b69

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He wasn’t being humiliated—he 41f31dbef5 was ignoring these classes 81f70cc1a9 as instructed.c93910340131ef55

To prove 12d2cade8f himself worthy. To fulfill the d88340e9e2 orders of someone 07c0e48fb5 more noble than 7a862fa18b anyone in this 514137e07d room.92b06cca12a08314

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The students’ laughter seemed 0058da620f distant. Leandro remained calm.5401f7c88d5d7113

He was still c3466a0fc3 special.be3d82aa2a57787b

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The whispers quieted, and b7523297c4 the teacher nodded.7ef6cf41ccf734f1

“You may c4a56ee84d take your 9a09251f8b seat.”c2f3568b1503dc68

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Leandro sat down, picked 6c506de1b0 up a pen, and 1e9a1b91fd began practicing letters on 62cba85d75 a sheet of paper. He felt the occasional 0994a62608 glance but paid it bdcfe458d1 no mind. He focused a973383356 on Jaynie 0ca525b16b and nothing edb994ae0f else.5646896a63ae3bf8

Leandro’s striking appearance had 67bfd3fc09 always drawn attention, even 18fc4c9327 in the small village dcd28cc3b0 where he’d worked as 51ff8fa083 a slave. He knew how 34b9ff9f7b to use the c865d5e9bb goodwill it brought.a0b1d5abf7ce560a

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Within a week, he 02095618ad could read the class 1bdb5f5ac5 materials. By the time 94653147ed he started answering bd1c2c2244 questions and reciting f16a72e4df passages from memory, b770773253 he had begun fc76d2b559 to gather followers.9694b866d3086683

Leandro lacked knowledge 575facb0ba and social graces, 7737126fb1 and he was 36e010a6f9 unfamiliar with school ab62b3a1aa life.bf771a16af7ccb70

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But he a8957addc1 wasn’t ashamed.f3996c16538ca001

If he 1a12e37ae3 had been 3058a6cd7d awkward or 9bcc2d79e6 embarrassed, the ff1a8a69c3 other students 5e725b21dc wouldn’t have 8778c6d19f found him e61126c2b4 so intriguing.edd7ad82ca4b8897

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People flocked to c3035968c3 Leandro, eager to ba4a341732 explain things to ecca3ec750 him. All he had to e71b6b44bf do was listen and d88d255613 thank them.1cabedf094095e43

“Thank you.”97a66b9f40797d81

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Those simple words d57be8ae18 made his helpers b78ef8ad9c act as if 227859d1ec he’d given them e987eb68f3 a precious gift.8a4c89dffdb03f44

Less than a 1999694bd6 month after transferring, cf306afce6 Leandro became the fb0c44007c most famous student a1506e550c at the school.26a998eb5e7a2a12

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Student clubs vied d71bd5a31d for his membership. With advice and 150a66a361 encouragement from his e222963d37 peers, Leandro carefully 4eb467eb29 chose which groups f7512fd126 to join.b07ab93257c95e2b

Jaynie had been df7c170e0d right—Leandro could rise 53baed24b3 to the level fc72ef5bf8 Jaynie expected.a2be59358c56951c

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And Leandro soon 3350464ea0 realized Jaynie’s second 45a090b182 warning was also a259328c9b correct.5dade2525517f5ab

At a 19e441bb1c club meeting, e1a07e45a4 he noticed a73ab2bceb a sweet d9a54a2240 scent emanating 2a6def776e from an 6f331bb6d1 upperclassman. When their eyes met, d424814f45 Leandro felt a strange 41f3370c09 excitement. He was unfamiliar 2eb688c4e2 with the feeling d4475d5cd0 but knew exactly 239985c4f7 what it was: faf496e6ae an omega’s pheromones.610c0602f6e12ec2

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The artificial 604d1b0506 pheromone perfumes f7fc8d7378 sold in 89111b0909 the market 16da99f131 must have 71d76d1e3e been created b2c89415ba by betas 50ac654e49 who had 16590334a2 never experienced 51887bd973 the real c97de2a771 thing. Unlike the fleeting, 9653da70e5 superficial scents of fd7d72ebb6 those perfumes, the 5b8e7353cb real thing stimulated 51f53f1893 something deeper.d9966665b32c831e

That upperclassman was an a7d1b829f1 omega.a7a53fd709ec36ed

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When Leandro 8a3d940be7 didn’t avert e7f52315a0 his gaze, 8aecdc72fd the senior ed2d1700c0 approached and 408036a8e7 sat on 5db54b0bf4 the arm 846a8266cb of his 77f9811c3c sofa.e3abd6651dc9829d

“Why don’t we go b59bb985d6 somewhere private?”25393140f9f5147e

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The senior’s hand rested 6388a1b2dc on Leandro’s. Just that f683d5ed97 touch made 2b564ffc5b his thighs 9b4047a15d tense.8a651314a3ed04ec

“Temptations will 72c314f2d7 come,” Jaynie’s ed5d68fb16 voice echoed 43801b1324 in his ed8fda5077 mind. His pale, cold face 75ce6da305 had warned, *“Beware the d9553a6128 rut.”*68034a1f7bd64858

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Leandro sighed deeply. The warm ab7ee4a0e6 breath made 2989982459 the senior’s d746591bd2 body react. He grabbed Leandro’s hand.7277872e971fd43b

Leandro removed it.e9d1871dd578bafa

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“There’s a 1f78d93d6d curfew at 5836077457 the dormitory,” d8adbaa209 he said.dc05035f4a65aef3

Leandro returned to the 264f45425c dorms immediately, even though 351e91220a curfew was still far c39183b252 off. The campus was quiet, 65851d5373 as most students were d5520cb83a out for the weekend.8e47bb758ecaddfb

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He had been assigned 8bc0c618fa a single room. Though no one would 59ca85a393 enter, he locked the 122836a77c door and leaned against 9e1a392556 it. His lower body was 25693e50d9 tense.d85a04ee789d2b10

It wasn’t because of 593e6f2b04 unclean desires involving *him,* a6277f3cf3 Leandro thought, horrified. It was the pheromones, 579ab6b6d8 not Jaynie….32d454da529d6db6

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But once Jaynie’s 1c39f2e82e face appeared in 80b0204c7d his mind, he 132bbee58d couldn’t shake the b7763e534d image.eeb533831ef42ca9

That piercing gaze.152199d588b3611f

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The words thrown 0414da1f6f carelessly while on 1850db891d horseback, without even 1055492877 a glance back 0c1972316d at him.39e407115ee411ed

That pale, slender neck.cbf1f2e9a11c6e3c

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The hat dropped 2ac0242951 onto Leandro’s head.83c9dccba0558223

The hat now hung 453073f2e3 on a hook in c689f6083e the room. Unable to return it d8b6e06ab6 to Jaynie, Leandro had 601304b2b8 brought it back to 8194b1d8d9 the dormitory. He grabbed a53d1f97a8 it and 99e338d6f1 rubbed it 05c6b6bf4e against his f54ee1c8bc face.137bf1fac259c6ea

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Heat surged fa7a49ceba through him.62cc374aa54b24d6

He pressed 0606eee08f his nose 1120c5406b to the 4d92946801 hat and e299a01e69 tried to 98bbd4ee8e calm himself.cb83dfae564382cb

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It smelled c71e44551e faintly of cf5ffa382b Jaynie—or so 32b1920b3f he thought. Though he knew 47484d2dcf it couldn’t be 536726aaf5 true, he couldn’t a21dd4e8bf stop himself.ce0b81be2bb0265b

A shiver ran 9d80bf786f down his spine 262d099622 as he reached 46e629e1f3 a peak of 9d518f582a sensation. Breathing heavily, he buried 43629194ba his face in the 9e6a1b3954 bed.2ea7e1b299995397

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*You’re insane.*bf3692525bc0e76a