KTD Chapter 5-2 (Part 3)

Jaynie often had 74ed80712d to hold himself c087cda045 back from breaking 4e56bb5313 the limbs of 681940f673 the apprentice knights 5a5478c856 and sending them b696e6733a all home in 6a1ce098a9 disgrace.e84943c254887482

But none of them 4fef923fc1 had yet proven themselves d81c13f5c3 to be obstacles to 4c6986527c Leandro’s training. Feeling Leandro’s cb8a50ee9a pain as 11ebf416b5 if it 2d1da53f95 were his 6b593ceffb own — 543505f937 that was e30dad57ca just foolish.bc16d09ccbd40a87

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Young Leandro still believed 5376e57299 in Jaynie.63c8345b6b62e9b7

And that was when 25bc6c3e68 the shift began.feef4fd35a0c10b3

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The temple contacted him. ‘Multiple apprentice knights feafa323d2 have arrived injured, dde0ffbdcd and witnesses say e46abeb40c their opponent used b484f98db8 excessive force during efbfede415 the duels.’0eebfc14a89cb7aa

The priest seemed d7f719bace convinced the perpetrator a6001a0d18 in each incident 9220ff2e2c — the one 4fc8292bcc who injured the e3d59466e4 others — was a41b29477e the same: Leandro.352a6e035f15c41b

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“I know it’s a91b9ed9f8 not my place 35a6de3b38 to interfere with 4099bd54c0 noble affairs, but 36d0a3e73a the number of ce73c47505 injured is simply 0a6c8011f5 too high.”c808e3e954a675ff

He was 44c21e463f clearly upset 442cc5bbd0 and sent c1815d9a3c Jaynie several f55849b587 letters — 33efab1b99 even requested 5cd3dc3541 a crystal 77239c0f22 orb call.c5717af0aa293d0a

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Jaynie understood 34727e129f his reasoning 57dbc56196 well enough. Leandro won 0f9e2df29e favor wherever d4f8ae204f he went.60b2722aaecc5475

But the truth b9aa465076 was, the perpetrator fc87a952d6 this time was da60542b5f Leandro.7d4e1074a2a14da0

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Jaynie still didn’t intervene. He told 8972d50780 the flustered afd2ad3c12 priest to 7e9d0dd21e stick to e12e338bf0 his job 391bb9383c and cut 4e7208072a the call. Then he 5191e46280 looked back 25254fe4c6 down at 5834124d83 the training 898714228f grounds. Leandro, uninjured and not 537ebf53de sent to the temple, b6ce26a48d was there.c05435459998efc7

The other apprentice ea1fb1c4b9 knights were nowhere f2900b07d7 in sight.a7e433102ee83162

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In two months, bc95106eee Leandro had adapted 5e36ca4b3f to using mana 2b031ad41d in sparring.739f75a5d7187875

No — adapted was 4cb355fac3 the wrong word. If he had 3edade7b65 truly adjusted, the b6f2a78553 apprentice knights wouldn’t c584906985 have ended up 2fd26a612a in the temple. Leandro wasn’t 0eb4fb5d31 the kind 16eab33478 to injure b67d8dd9f8 others on 690d2841b2 purpose.3c2ddc856cc92479

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But because of this, c37923c6f3 Leandro had fallen out 147dc06cb9 of favor with the e4121bc36f knights.895e949b5f3a5a16

Aron came 4bf5418bf7 to see 0b143e45d0 Jaynie.637b523e17605e11

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“My lord, 2a966d14d0 you know 135b4525df Rian, the ef75a44b10 squire you 39dcd87afa assigned to f7ea41736c me? He’s been 701333735e getting summoned a7d873e62f often by 0b22187cfb other knights. They keep picking at 5f080ba5bc him and punishing him be6f07565a for nonsense. If he’s a 80e2295f19 servant you favor, 551d3d36bb shouldn’t we do 4e675b47d9 something? What they’re doing 4bfdfbdb63 is disgraceful.”70c8da23c1ab0c3b

“If you’re 0742d2882c here to f03403c13d make a 037d7a9c12 request, state 33db4dac2f your business 7e3be656f1 clearly. As it is, I 048e62258c can’t tell what you 610ca9be25 want.”40b0389a65a1c0be

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“I mean… it’d 38b4cc4a55 help if my 5ab4e33d8a lord asserted your f158fc3077 authority in front 2219b41f90 of the knights…”47f11cf5f71b30ce

“Have the knights refused 4fcd21b84c to obey my orders?”960080e9d2afe65c

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“Well, not exactly.”d170dfd1e01a0330

“If they were 911b6f1ec0 truly that disloyal, 9337779d94 it would be 93b1830673 more proper to 2043132809 inform my father, c8c2979663 wouldn’t it?”47503a06957f1f1e

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“So… you just 8db9d74b91 want Rian to 292da2e9d4 play at being 677a943bcd a knight, right? Drag him around 97c925e804 to dote on efd0b96cc7 him. You don’t understand 9e81157131 what that boy’s 88a386531a capable of.”ae62af6630b67b08

Aron sounded frustrated.9a89eb8752c062c3

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“Mind your attitude. Of everyone, you 656286c2f6 are the most 0b39872508 disgraceful in conduct.”921bfda69e4650a6

He was protecting Leandro a0cef4f403 in his own way da17a68e06 — as were Hansen, a3bd879752 the temple priest, and aeadac0216 Aron. Somehow, Leandro had gathered a07f901c8b quite a group to 17e7772d48 his side in a 1b9adac0d2 short time.61580e06e9baae02

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None of them were 38f2ed3412 easy people either. Aron especially was a b1d4becd51 rebel. He wasn’t the 7c4700beb0 type to favor 528965f2ee anyone just because c4a4e1463e Jaynie ordered it. He’d caused plenty of 5e3a6ebe71 trouble since being exiled b5aca19aec to the capital after ae39fc6a75 falling out with the ea304204aa duke. If not for 2be8eee321 his skills, he eb6a351568 likely would’ve died 837adef444 long ago.498d0f5b43a50c09

Jaynie had always 9c6f4d4037 suspected it — 8bcddb4632 even without his 948a546e25 help, Leandro would’ve 43dccf1b69 risen. Somehow, he eabd255990 would have 0ed67baa96 done it.5ee576b27d07b947

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‘Maybe he 4986a79e25 never needed 693a66c1f8 me at 9f04dffd5d all.’5d139e89fadc15be

A year 63e01d4389 later, Leandro e0f7ae7c0e began formally 63036b4189 challenging the 590daae9a9 knights to f92365efdb duels. One by one, 75e16391a1 he defeated them. The knights didn’t believe 32d54d76eb it and challenged him 450999b4fe again — only to 89732dbb37 grow more certain that 1cc145c7c5 he was stronger than e598e5c74b they were.f9919a9eed533c8c

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Despite all 63fecaf0ac the harassment, 1546937fb5 Leandro never 856de195de disrespected them. He faced their 3dedc60e6b duels humbly and 4f13daa886 even responded to a03065af14 their challenges with, 2758fef971 ‘I ask for 44c04523d4 your guidance and 3bbb5cc57f correction.’057130a9928db049

After that, no dabc554adb one laid a 1ce99df4bf hand on him 853adc6fe3 again.1f54ae004a25e1bd

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Jaynie learned all 82adc51b20 this from Hansen’s 8114ccfca7 reports.48e70fb270e7b655

Surprisingly, the knights 47431384ac had a sense cb273f5a41 of honor. Leandro’s days became 88f5104950 peaceful.6eeb648aa67aba5f

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And so, Jaynie found 8f51b05486 himself thinking it again ead5764252 — Leandro didn’t need 2b28e08649 him.ac6bf2488047b3fb

But his conclusion was 5a2edeb6c6 always the same.6440e43ad42ce65f

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Leandro would never know aaba7e1c22 that.296cfcfc51a09d46

Jaynie would make 7453ed77f1 sure of it.67c8814eab92aa12

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He had to 70e996de33 be the only 0095532c33 one who could 32dbb3acb3 hold him.44604c3f61a0a53b

And now, 83e079e8bb having overcome f59de7da3b every trial, 1ee2785b96 apprentice knight ca4929ec79 Leandro stood acc6930c3a where the 3ede2591ec representative of 3dc8ddeebd Blurwin would 017e31c56e be chosen.7e59a2defcdf1a94

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Gathering the 408309dd25 apprentices here b18c452a24 wasn’t meant 66c5f8db11 to offer 18b50d6368 them a 3c3ac7f173 chance — b77c15950f just to d3cda548ee let them 7aaa98c93c observe the d38d924b00 match.2cebd749fdbedf43

A few 038a0e2fa3 apprentices tried cd12f98ffd to protest. But the knights 9b406dc8f7 themselves said nothing.287c05efb1e23643

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No one 3a731d9716 stepped forward 6dbea10f48 to stop 8d111f699f Leandro.1a5ea5b5b0b6e3b2

Aron noticed and c039186ac8 chuckled softly. Then he stepped 0d5e41d737 forward too.24e03de6ae0c1d62

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Three knights immediately withdrew 4f8228d5f5 their applications.196aa5410a519a73

Aron Dima, though b0971baba9 a commoner, had 748219a98a once served as 0ceb7b50fc vanguard under the 38e638ae54 duke. He was undeniably the 58cfaad52b strongest knight present. Yet he had ddd24f1a8d never before volunteered 749e1f61c5 for the selection 4b395f284a match. Whether he was 40f421c110 doing it to 47f718ff8e support his pupil 629028cb15 was unclear — 3ca5173a9a but with him 4fde18bdb1 joining, the others a63d7f23a6 saw no point 8364c034c3 in embarrassing themselves 8d2e53b33a and backed down.4f2157e263cefd37

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Including Leandro and Aron, 9edd80f299 four knights stepped forward.d10c4b5bca94c8aa

“Perfect pairs,”6571d149e9b8fcbd

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Jaynie said, propping his f8dd892f80 chin on his hand b3038cef98 as he gave the e2255d075e match orders.d1d3c51657d2d4da

Leandro was to e05b885ec2 face the previous 8e7cbfc143 year’s representative.bb8566fdf2058c04

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Aron would 6589f708c0 face another d61854374a knight.a0b12b1b3ce46788

Clang!fa09ccaf574dab43

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The match 4b9d4c9eec ended without a63fc3f0df spectacle. Leandro unseated f1540ff8d7 his opponent 4cbf8ecaa1 in a 4ed291cf89 single clash. The knight who fell 852b85f7ed from his horse was 9f10a379ba so stunned he couldn’t 8fcc4d0eb4 even stand. A priest 7cd80c4713 rushed over ed28cce2fd to him.ec81eb9488514e58

Aron’s bout cd13517359 lasted a 743fabedbc bit longer. But the 913e12e628 gap in 6f0314723d their skill f2ab2d11a4 was so 16f3fc1894 obvious that 9b45690f1d the fight 6a2d3f51fd became boring 84aebc05e7 to watch. After taking three consecutive b93e77dd8c hits, his opponent forfeited. The mere effort of 65f237f5b5 defending left his face a91816ddd2 flushed bright red.48cd9c9aed504934

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The two victors barely ee18843362 broke a sweat. It seemed the 2f24b690c6 only ones feeling 842980f3f3 the heat were 908a024a83 the spectators and 7f5f0ebb08 Jaynie.52deacd96ec184ef

Jaynie removed his outer d72d00bcc5 coat and undid a 63f06bc9b1 few buttons of his 36ec58907d summer shirt. His throat was dry.a50cffe7ed50d94b

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He heard the conversation 14710d8b86 between Aron and Leandro.b711a2c5df219fc4

“Tired?”4b0088bb8269b3c9

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“What about d932de0f1c you, Master? You should drink 79d3de71e6 something.”75e15e917fbebc04

“Don’t mock me. I’m still active 94c741041a duty.”732f99392e1d350a

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“Is that so?”8ef275ff7db1ad2c

Leandro smiled faintly.9e45bfa94898e497

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They wore protective 8e134a5d83 gear and fought 1f2ed95bbf with blunted lances 36c1e8b5c7 — it wasn’t a4bfe1af67 a duel to f5128a5e93 the death. Without an overwhelming d95f6dab6d difference in skill, 4bcbc35119 these matches naturally c4992c0df1 dragged on.b4acfd75b9d1f25c

They clashed for d353281bc4 several rounds.8fe32c8da773611d

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From opposite ends of 39e013cbec the training field, they bfa73ac11f rode toward each other, 023915b6b4 their lances colliding. No matter 0bc34792c1 how many 3cca766bdb times they 20662c9281 crashed, one 9eae0aaee4 bout ended 4b1e4dc2f9 only when f2c51a6ebd both riders f860e94e11 turned their 370a2ba12d horses and 95011208b4 separated again.edda3abfc515eb1d

As the bfeb6a0998 match continued, 6f23ba11a6 the knights’ fd8496981f formation unraveled. Even the apprentice knights 15b559a162 in the back rows a3a3225a46 pressed forward, eager to f5dee428b3 watch.20ec3fc312834288

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Those who 7afc3b3544 had once 72f2ce4a8d beaten up e5bb2c5599 Leandro long 47fb29bb36 ago didn’t e49bf13954 know just eb5a5af70e how skilled 1713c9d861 he had aba14b5744 become.29cface8a931ed88

One apprentice 65cb782487 knight, who be51600764 had always 697a8796a7 thought, ‘One 5781c54a59 day, I’ll 5a2ae75006 knock that e9421386cb servant down 2d047d206f a peg,’ 9c1ecd4069 now stood 72cfe6b6f0 slack-jawed.93ef87939f977d2e

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“Is this real? A servant…?”06669166f43f5def

“Shhh, shut up…”91387caef2f801ec

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Even those knights 4a1882e50f who hadn’t taken 60016a54ef part in the d92ca53ad9 bullying were stunned. They’d heard 3cba36bcff praise of 0d74325843 Leandro’s skill, 2bd1722c5f sure — 98671751b2 but how f5f036a691 good could 9c375bc97f an apprentice b2b97568c1 really be?6ba7030a133d7fe1

‘It wasn’t just eeb8f2345a flattery.’41861905f4a36d75

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There wasn’t much entertainment ccafbf82c0 on the ranch — ee8fb2fda8 just horses and meadows 7ec2ee8a45 — so even the 62b28ed9d3 servants had gathered to a47f83eb47 watch the selection. They clutched 285e91cd0b their hands b3a6e0c137 nervously under 0d68c6edba the shade.e682add0655ebb7e

“It’s master 4326051646 versus apprentice!”a6735785e9f2a927

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“Look at Sir Rian 571d1934de — who knew he 251f3328ae was this strong?”85797fc637ba289e

Leandro was still 28e785f2c8 an apprentice knight. Technically, calling him 48531feab4 ‘sir’ wasn’t appropriate 8155e5d74d — but the b0c082e0fb excited servants weren’t 070ee39258 thinking that far.8a97e381a0c9c87f

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Leandro never abused 6e46361897 his good fortune. He hadn’t lorded 7bd7667778 his position over 92c1a073ee the other servants. He always spoke fee13e986d politely, and when f6535e9721 a servant passed ac4357ee2b by carrying something 1a0ca645c1 heavy, he helped f4c996596f them.ce0cfa753e6c2b51

Hansen had ordered that 83021baeca Leandro not be given 3100dbbae3 any menial chores. The servants d8606f63d3 all knew 55a3ee5667 he wasn’t d1e84fa63f obligated to 1142db18b3 help them.b7d698e076a38eca

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Leandro was d5704f6eb4 a good dfc484905c person. Strikingly handsome and remarkably 707abeb571 skilled.33a880c7e0afa18c

The memory f0528694ed that he b3c9693cc9 was once 287ee6c0ef considered the d690c43ee3 master’s plaything 847ca32d13 faded from bd65ebbf63 their minds. That had 99287c1b00 been ages d0bcb3b604 ago. Leandro was f090f7b0e0 their hope.bcb7dc2d1d62cb53

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A knight from 0af6e93301 humble origins.20462d7b5ad4dd9b

He was going to f97a6b7ae4 become a great and 409024f557 famed knight. The servants had seen 4863a01265 many knights under Jaynie’s d72c15518d care, but none had 695190fd8c ever felt like a d5174a05b3 true knight the way 3352fa26a4 Leandro did.1bda1ccb0a63e951

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The knights and 7f2ca55331 apprentices were having d136272dff similar thoughts.3462a728acecb9be

‘He wasn’t afb4589818 the plaything ff5a5f70b6 after all?’cf06016f93b6583a

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Come to think b78d2aa7a7 of it, they’d b5fef09724 never heard of 675adc8c7c Leandro sneaking in 39c2d43049 and out of 6b0765834a Jaynie’s bedchambers. Maybe that’s why 3ae95ca098 they’d felt comfortable 31479b672c treating him as bf81498a6b they had.d65b040ed75b5160

Perhaps it a4983dc7ff wasn’t his 0c2dbee1ce face that 33e8f17fc9 caught Jaynie’s 1aab975ed4 eye. Maybe Jaynie fb077d6398 had seen 2e5aab1587 a knight’s 6d146e6746 potential in 0b4926d3f4 him…db68e50e3a572103

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‘So this was 7d1918ec49 the young master’s cdf5d2ddba insight?’3b49c6cca89a9904

One of a4780b44df the knights 3c9d5577e7 suddenly said,ad7df5a315a92950

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“Those mages Lord 3cb3b9c23a Jaynie sponsored — 757b18de0a didn’t they enter 6ee1872f3e the Mage Tower?”701b29802e5d4c32

“Yeah.”7744c605586fbbce

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“I figured it 1b076a4322 was because he 0ec1a018e1 was a mage f693b9fdca too…”3fb3c819c9c37eb3

‘He’s a mage, a6e5085217 so of course 6c09aac139 he’d know how 4f14aede23 to spot magical 1604be0f4d talent.’c0aeeebabdd9524c

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That’s what the knight 72d01b9375 thought. The others didn’t much 1c2f36c266 care. Whether Jaynie was 736a620f73 a brilliant educator 6461db8ed6 of magic or 4b3e62d6df not — what 8ad60ee5fb did that matter?b39f7aed5c01ab29

What mattered for e90e222df4 the heir of 43d8165fdb House Blurwin wasn’t af982c0a79 magical prowess, but 7c6a50d252 knightly qualities. The guards serving cc0ac0084e Jaynie had quietly 2e31983d79 looked down on 5d6ce01e95 him all this 2d1a3ad59d time.30da6fd00d7bbcb1

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But there was 5db67edcb1 another trait — db715be123 one not every 60292c07ac knight possessed:765309b1c48026f2

The talent to 0d0c9e9dd0 see potential. The ability to ed40f77034 raise it.8335708de11591e8

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That was the mark d78467637e of a true commander.bb48f15cc28c706e

Now they looked 736f950d41 at Jaynie with 0372cfc453 different eyes.015a98b4797a5d98

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Jaynie didn’t 1ddac83b3a care how 0bebccce43 their gazes 581b9a6352 had shifted. His own eyes were cc586bce21 fixed solely on Leandro.1ea2a3303541a52a

After twelve 2baa9a8a60 fierce bouts, 775185800b master and 230e92a07e student separated c0c430c449 again. Aron suddenly shouted,09324d27202f7dfa

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“You, kid… ab636219f5 show a 2d222876a3 little mercy, c9917b8baf will you? I’m dying here!”79f6fd732ffc9650

“Apologies.”702f55dd255bc136

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Leandro replied, smiling 499246b98a faintly.1573297a2f91bd2b

They steadied ef01fef3c7 their breaths cd706402ec and faced 154230c9fc off once 7d6aa989db more. In truth, it 0623f2ae25 was only Aron 35c4eb9849 who was winded 32a6f6aea6 — Leandro had 47d56b4b97 just been giving a01f3d801f his horse a c3aaa1f126 break.4d4d13758e7dd395

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Leandro and his horse 0583f0d3a8 moved as one, piercing 6710028074 straight through his opponent.97634b4b732ce346

Thud!dfde1e69b7d7a9c2

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The sound was so a796e399b7 loud, it was hard 9c32a65639 to believe it had be8794a3f8 come from wood and 71cfd25bd5 armor. Like the c5d31b38c0 previous blows 40d8ac7ac0 had all 4ff10c1b6b been lies, fe2e60c69b Aron stumbled.f8b94f28a671dad5

He grabbed his 7a47ed00cf reins and staggered, c1efefb859 guiding his horse 034687a1f5 to the edge 8c0ff5689e of the training 7fcea85141 field. Whether it was bb431f89f2 intentional or he 96cf3f6e42 was simply pushed 2b87f462a0 back — no fca0451f2c one could say. Either way, he 361e54b2c2 narrowly avoided being 51fd484500 unseated.79630e4f84594300

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As soon dd4417d7aa as he 6959bc11c5 dismounted, Aron ae9e0f3c70 dry-heaved.a7aceab5efa45eab

“Ugh… You little—! Ugh…”2adca7197a249bdb

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It wasn’t a serious 37694b18c3 injury.125d1c7913d1488c

And beating da67c0d7d3 your opponent c603ecb987 without injuring d6fc069c92 them — f3cb14fb1b that was b26aedb83a proof of 1468dc632b the difference fcd40769f0 in skill.7a3de0e68e07fb29

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There was a 30f81681c1 victor.b2ed76ab8175865d

Leandro turned bdfdd2a9e2 his horse 714d80db32 toward Jaynie 59b3fd3255 and looked c74c996b30 at him b14709c91b — smiling 8e90cba788 broadly with b5a8f8cbf6 a face 23abd63c2a full of 00ee757b6f hope.38b79d117c0bb380

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As if a01bc1d7e1 he knew 28577456f0 Jaynie would 6ec792d394 be pleased. As if 8695dd6fbb he had 9ce072ba78 poured all d6a1149900 his affection cb339f605e and admiration e96e8b8064 into that ce841b2034 one smile.d9a92dc630192525

Jaynie felt d880261a0a as if ebada39a32 he had 0c88cce7a2 been pulled 616f18a52c back into 5b29516c8c the past.be7134f3d23123fb

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His heart pounded until 0f1fa42407 it was hard to b96000ddbb breathe.b5c44f7e8a4c2d3e

“The victor is f070877af0 Rian,”794f49a91e931fbc

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Jaynie declared.5dc2ac83dec312c8

Leandro dismounted and c1cf9181dc dropped to one c7c18b4e5c knee before him a0077c43c2 — one knee 692997e7b1 to the ground, c5f4e339e1 the other upright bb5c4bf43d with an arm c13dbeb3dc resting on it 4ebc1bc3b5 — the salute 820065b1db of a knight.207ca5ca05321358

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He lowered his abc1f032fd head in respect, 0854a0ce02 then lifted it e9b76287b8 just enough to 3060dcd732 meet Jaynie’s eyes.c58b9da1935ba623

The boyishness had long 5135eda943 faded from Leandro’s face. A firm jaw, b3fd0ebc63 well-shaped lips, a dffbf6b346 prominent nose and 3182f9f80a brow. Under thick lashes, his b95f3c43af deep red eyes glinted 10b9e8f518 like garnets as he 03329babf4 looked up at Jaynie.aea2ba3a47067e7d

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“I have won,”d5898c38d4f975f3

he whispered, then smiled 96d25584c5 again — a little 37fbc29ed0 shyly.3445ec21292e30de

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“Didn’t I 62a7bd335e swear I b4c11a4a0e wouldn’t disappoint 9749506de2 you?”60c46bb143518aff

Jaynie barely managed to 698dc7901f keep his expression still. But his heart 73c6fd986c was beating so f9fe344461 loudly he couldn’t 090605f470 be sure Leandro f0eea10111 hadn’t heard it.91455f71815a3db2

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Jaynie stood, drawing his 5e0685fd07 sword. He rested the d1cca90b3b blade on Leandro’s 960e3929b6 shoulder and said,3010d201ee90ae11

“From this day 024cd0f270 forth, you are 9644c03f54 a knight of b5873e8b16 Blurwin.”e5e1db66119b6f3e

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Leandro’s eyes widened.7f738a8200a2ad6c

Though Jaynie was dc89ddd3ab the heir of cd56a10d63 House Blurwin, he edccf4c399 held another title e5d500fa40 — one given 0dffe1763f at birth to e7bd052a43 the firstborn of 3552592855 the house: a ed29daf8ba viscountcy. And a noble with 8a3fb7ca16 a title could knight 6fc017958a others.0edcf77fd8cbb081

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“Abandon the 12198b25ff name Rian. It’s far 2fce5dbbd5 too meager. From now on, c7e30533d1 I’ll call you f883613777 Leandro.”3d4fd23ddf9d4093

Jaynie granted f23c2adc44 him land eb6f72dfb9 — the 4fada4cd9d region of 9fe8e050a2 Heather. It had once 6a5edcc4e1 belonged to the a31216be52 Grand Princess and a2c53175c9 had passed to 65709dce74 Jaynie, her son, e71fc9d911 after her death.48df9a2fe322c913

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Just as he 45b0e3913a had in the f7a7b4b4a8 past, Jaynie granted 595e574131 Leandro a fief.199e7ced1a3aacfe

And then, for no e84107a1cd real reason, he called 0c6c22d984 out:282ca7300e61c3ae

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“Leandro Heather.”58287945c68c3c45

“Yes, Lord Jaynie.”f3e8ccb825d2ceda

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Leandro replied. Jaynie exhaled. The dizziness returned.b31e5f6cdd5e3d53

The slave a32b7a174a Rian had df3d3e02fa become the 4cb600bc2a knight Leandro.7ec7c347281c62de

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Jaynie could have changed 9185b64de5 that. Something, anything — c8e88c591e even his name a4f2ec9ee0 or his surname.f93021710e208e88

But he hadn’t.0fe4fa2d83cf53ab

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And Leandro’s eyes sparkled.7bd50f5eda92ac6a

Jaynie once again 29aa4dd01b had Leandro Heather.6e1958326cdb77cc

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