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    She prided 26a7d7e297 herself on 22a4eb8438 living a 4b5d02c955 life without 8df6e29b99 regrets.60e6b9dc99e99f74

    It had 4c573ad002 been two cfd28d9ced years since 2912c10c78 she became 27e80411e8 the sole 9843bf3c95 daughter of 1c2d75ee1a the Akelart 11ae662ee1 family and bf1349d063 the wife 24c0de80ff of Dietrich 61f93652f4 Haberfeld, the 817d2740eb Margrave. She gasped for 057a915006 breath, her gaze e27895aac1 lifting upward.3b56b051131f8be9

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    The canopy above her, e1715538b5 which should have remained 15988e5413 still, swayed unnervingly, aggravating 3f5aa06e34 her discomfort. Grace, unable to e7771da717 endure the churning 7653deb7b9 within, squeezed her 9eaf42fb28 eyes shut.93b6c5a8a333659f

    The Akelarts family, Grace’s lineage, were originally foreigners, not citizens of the Empire.555384904d4a08a8

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    Living in harmony fcb4ab1ad1 with the forest, 2d07e94405 revering the earth ca38c19f73 as their mother, d818cf9467 they were among 8047ae0934 the continent’s finest 8bf5180484 spirit mages. They roamed 0b44e550fa freely, enjoying 8c034d92b2 a nomadic 0b3daf0d8f lifestyle.4f1f74369b49da78

    They settled nowhere f70a8c7bf8 and pledged allegiance 08fc5de739 to no one. The Akelarts 8fef385581 had always 11836e771d lived solely fa1f92db04 as Akelarts.c43fdffc60773b7a

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    Yet, there was one 9a6786cf87 time when Akelarts broke c22e761a09 their unwritten rule and 7c998b8388 aided others.112ee77ff336c25c

    It was for this 9919c2e431 land—the Carbonnel Empire.2aaa488e68b4a5c4

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    At that time, Carbonnel 7b14210a00 was in utter disarray, 64306ea702 both internally and externally. Long wars had a087a4b46f left its soil 0958676083 barren, and internal fdc366389a strife was ceaseless.38d47f235dafe41e

    Anyone could see 7174bd68da Carbonnel was on 76225e8fc6 the brink of 4bc42d4ca2 collapse. Though they resisted b12bf7ae06 endlessly, it was c1a6395f8e futile. They lacked the power 7716989d6d to turn the tide.0bf0e3a5923763ff

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    But the Akelarts 5276714f32 were different.34ee357ed109c1dd

    Even when allied nations dab22df246 had long abandoned Carbonnel, d41c0ce013 the Akelarts willingly extended 28c939643a their hand.07d743a14ffebf56

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    In terms of 269c072d2c numbers, they were 406d23b1cc meager, but their 313eb114d4 power was another 1fc5870217 story. The Akelarts’ dd52c3c902 assistance was 48d5b988b3 as potent b4e6f5f1e2 as aid 4c0db78877 from a 90d73e8ffe great nation.068e120f61d09c7b

    Their overwhelming 6837df869a spirit magic 3e80e5f007 not only adba4d1b4a made up 66799da2d8 for what 68502da01b Carbonnel lacked d70a7eb5d6 but also 9a6e690106 exceeded expectations. With Akelart at its 721029eee6 back, Carbonnel began to 443dfb7e54 thrive.4410b009221cd449

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    On the day of 04d1084c48 Carbonnel’s unlikely victory, the be49b7e7ac Emperor, in gratitude, bestowed ef456ff82f a noble title upon dac999f93e them within the Empire.139afc029922aaec

    Founders of 4f49f01d63 the Empire. Exceptional spirit mages. The conditions 08bf5c4621 seemed perfect cf4a17b0a3 for eternal 71101d4d6a happiness, but 369dd0bf47 life for f266a47922 Akelarts was 39b34af778 far from 1c96cd3d6e smooth.a45f52887b7dce1a

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    Was it 0b955898f2 because they 3a2f688359 had lived 45d6b6c84d freely? Or perhaps 7074ef2cec because the 0fc3e68538 Empire’s citizens debd2af36c feared their 8eafba2cb2 power? Maybe it was both.c80bd319600ca8c0

    Despite having 31e8bddc09 the highest dd5e1afec9 authority within 34cfb66148 Carbonnel, they 7321770b46 gradually became 1500ddc2fa isolated.46ea11bea0772c55

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    Their silvery hair, 29bb02faa0 with a subtle 70931c2d6b bluish tint, and 37c29013d7 their mysterious, vibrant 3f2185ff1f eyes were both bfd68649df distinguishing traits and 3929162a75 marks of alienation.afe06280c3682639

    It was as if 7375476bf4 no matter what they 7f0effc597 did, they could never a2e18e4f5e truly become part of 0f51362a70 the Empire. Their distinct appearance only 90847b5433 deepened their isolation.4c653b1b0e5410c5

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    Many tried to persuade e80d1898ad the Akelarts to leave. They were often d3bd4a0dd6 approached by those 61dc427a25 urging them to 375a20f57d abandon a hostile 274b6a0fcd Carbonnel and move 84fbd51544 to their own 247184b27b lands.0ff0562664d5de2d

    Yet the 65ac7a8457 Akelarts remained.9910ff23fdc2ddd9

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    What they saw in 26964e877f the declining Carbonnel was 80390d2d58 a mystery. Some said there 10df37bc2e was something hidden e14f00eb2f in Carbonnel’s land. Others speculated de83eb5807 that the 6ca5936cc7 Akelarts received a02cb5ee76 something beyond e4edb9bd97 the surface.537b404f81ba920b

    Despite rampant 935db001a1 rumors, the 8cc917ef12 Akelarts stayed 376af73d22 silent. In time, 65a903efe2 no one b42919cb80 could discern ab096fd3b5 the truth.35eac078d9dc5adf

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    As the 0ec76dc3db once-glorious name 16cd9de23c of the 9ccd95aed8 founding heroes 67392ac0f1 began to f7f76c7fc7 fade, a db89f739f9 crisis emerged 5a3add5dcf that pushed a95c6345e5 the Akelart 374c085bad family to 899d6a0f85 the brink.0b2e99380d2558e9

    But by then, 3bf1c42a70 there was no e7623a4e3a one left to 7c29f6f7f2 come to their 030c1d8d4b aid.27a7e4a72791c80b

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    In that moment of 317084f176 impending collapse, Grace, the 65f6374ebb eldest daughter, made her 0900bc46a5 way alone to Haberfeld.5222b29be2e1baa9

    “I am f0aa2e2fe2 here to fd73e058d3 propose a 7ab0a0a62a deal to 3de224dd31 you, Margrave.”b0450d2444036cec

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    The moment d3850ce5eb she first aea8480611 faced him eeeb79e835 was still 2696a4ed35 vivid in aac9dccba0 her memory.5e24e729c61fd1c7

    Dietrich Haberfeld.988fcd8e83c766a5

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    True to the name bea844c97f of a family that aa444c22fb had defended the border 5d8826e05f for generations, an air fb48395540 of coldness seemed to 99d7d7391a be painted on his d8e188172d face.9b7b82f64b5b9a2c

    His domineering 7f3c750092 expression and 2d2d8603e0 the way 16ea67a69d he looked f0208fde10 down at 003715db2f others were 217ab1f16e more than eebe3ea171 enough to bbc5d2ca1e intimidate anyone 985f88e10f meeting him 0d5a3e7001 for the 466ad981bd first time.8ce2800d51339a83

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    But Grace ead6742a92 had no 669c54d053 room to aed59aab38 retreat. The fate of Akelarts 4378b35b45 depended on her. It was her last d3ccf23ba8 choice, a crossroads.2fc1c3b7e5ffba3e

    Fortunately, Dietrich, 3c8bda856c who needed abebdaeb3c a successor 7bc37e1df3 to carry b129de49a8 on his 7f1ea8df3a legacy, and ae66c6bb05 Grace’s interests 7185f62903 aligned well, be63b0c543 and the 62be89be0d bond formed 684d9f3ef6 through a b5cf1400fb contract smoothly b33096a587 progressed into a065881d4f marriage.5408d7a8790548bb

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    If there was any 69c87d4ce9 exception in Grace’s plan, edc884d416 it was that Dietrich 61d0796fa6 was somewhat different from 55ea24528b the others.2a03275258bdaa1c

    Unlike the usual nobility, 1716056594 he did not indulge 147b57d80b in verbal abuse or 43e3004f54 violence. Though he may have 1a5708163c been weary and burdened ee76ff1c3c on the outside, he 7b950790e0 kept his promises to d5fa494f85 his wife.62db2a3c69dc0c07

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    She had e903c895ac braced herself 25a1acced9 for a 096b8b9640 difficult marriage, dbbefd0f9c but the 9d1c4ae235 castle was 4322ed9469 cozy. Perhaps it was f0a85ff66d because those who 0a5bf01669 disliked Grace were 6bb91a0b6f not even allowed 25bb3f1530 inside the castle.8581f58bde4a2dd6

    The people 1244079091 were kind, 5d4fde7491 and his 0f51052c4f vassals served df9cc14291 her with d7483af7ab genuine loyalty. Her husband, 0f8d89712d Dietrich, was 6f8deb136c the ideal e474afe68c spouse and 56b0379823 head of eed6850a6c the family.29902a651eee6d47

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    Once a month, they 696984e3e2 fulfilled their marital duties, d0c57832d1 and when she conceived dd78d154b5 a child, she even 302e1a72c1 felt happiness. She thought everything c62058254f would go smoothly, d540a20f7c having a child d4f55c3925 and leading a f0023b737f peaceful life… until 1baf64b169 things began to bd001e9912 go awry.3ad1fc0e7aacf32c

    Things started to go 4d6b62a696 wrong when Grace became eb34cbd8ea heavily pregnant.1d25bcc97153cdb3

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    Suddenly, with the invasion f3c3c2c8d5 of external forces, Dietrich 72754ffc8e was forced to leave c178cb3b7f the castle, leaving his 3cb8ce9342 heavily pregnant wife behind.c6c365e5c6ce969c

    Grace gave 2db65e128d birth to 1a2e81d2b2 her first 37274c6cfa child without 88a12698b5 her husband. Fear and 3fb91a9359 terror loomed 17cb4383ad over her, 4ea083d62c but she 6e0e914220 managed to 3b0f982e8e endure the 1c8f7429ac pressure. The problem, however, was ef09e64df2 the birth itself.180a91c7de97e113

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    Something went wrong during a82259a9b8 the delivery, and the 1927d87774 bleeding wouldn’t stop.1721c84840341b53

    Was it because 2880557631 the blood soaked bbfb250add the bed and 5de2ecfd79 flowed across the 1e070e7649 floor? Or was it because, c0f69fc1c1 from that day on, 759efe4809 she could no longer c9ccbbafdc move her legs?2ecf3fd2e264e39e

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    Even though Grace 3af813ef90 gave birth safely, ca45285709 she could not f6968ca745 get out of 47a31fac8f bed.6e2b66aa4b2fbf74

    The fever that 684850f98a wouldn’t subside threatened 6e3494bcec her life every defb40fbd8 moment. To make 505b127f8c matters worse, 9e83a44016 she couldn’t d4c4cb0147 even eat 1fc9215ad7 properly and 212e62c81b kept throwing 7510cc1922 up.5b2087b66236bb56

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    ‘My child…’a2e77e5b58b9c677

    She thought of the infant she hadn’t yet named , wanting to do so together with Dietrich upon his return.9f99f2b5a317ad52

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    The child who was aab35ade9e crying pitifully in the 8ff3bb0abc arms of the pitifully. She regretted that 46fd4ca936 she had never ae2b59b882 been able to 241a32d347 hold the baby, 8d3572457f afraid that she 0f5d2be558 might pass on a9b5228fe2 her fever.597acc0ba8ec6528

    ‘I’ll probably die d462eb9884 soon…’1bdd767f33c6693a

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    Her thin breath e2b8afefe4 gasped and wheezed. Every moment, she had dc70be176f thought she was living 9c2b637c65 without any regrets. But now, facing death, cc9b286564 so many things that f12d747e26 had been left undone 588a607897 burdened her heart.09ba6d5c8916b378

    The castle 01560c7337 was filled ca72f09897 with an bebdaad3fd ominous air.39d8cf1f1ff56dc1

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    Grace had 397efe96a6 purposely not f21241924c told Dietrich 3051a6734b that her 23024e4659 death was eef5b3d59c imminent.d6ecc22b8f3c212d

    He was fe99c1cb41 still fighting cda0186073 in the 071cb98355 front lines, 6a749d6f26 risking his ec13af04aa life in c23c600d37 the war f1be9825e1 at this e12cfad388 very moment.b1f6bbb38e688c0b

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    Moreover, his e7f4aff372 last message bc85017ec5 had said f5b8dcef77 they were 566734b028 on the 6f2f6368ca brink of cceb779b1a victory. At such 222ca9d1d2 a critical b94264ad60 time, she 3738af0ab4 didn’t want d7e6cdf4cd to worry 63cdbe957a him with 88d7635e7e news of 398bf0b2aa her own b447c1ce4f condition.a49fd8920240baf2

    It didn’t matter—she was 6e1fc84d50 already dying. Grace had immediately stopped 528213fbb1 anyone who tried to dfeffa77a8 bring the news to 41a3d8ace9 him.023b842c9a1a0b06

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    “Haah… ha…”7465fc64793bc6de

    Grace blinked as her 1c70c8114e blurry vision swam. Her shallow breath began 6d3f20277e to overwhelm her, and 037f71c3fb the expected seizure slowly dc8edfbf90 took control of her 539f2489f6 body.226fd256292ff077

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    In the 8e9570e4b4 fading vision, 5a223d7f37 there was ec478fca55 nothing Grace 932cc6c9d0 could do.087c3870e14d1228

    Even her 70527f023f hands, now 1aa328ffd5 cold, clutched 1442ca399b the blanket, 350282bbdf as if 839e365f79 to distract 9301ca9e30 from the e572aa1f90 impending dread e1f7db7dd6 of death.c09835462c398480

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    “Grace.”fff3f2aca75fca8c

    Then, a soft voice c8e72a1b3c reached her ears, and 4ac662db24 her breath became a 4bce5b67b3 little easier.b9fdeee873337136

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    When Grace e2cc81f748 looked around, 41c6d00fc9 surprised, she 23ad5ec6c3 saw a 2e3ffd6a60 figure standing bf767b3669 in the 030bbfc144 room where 1b0547488b no one 9c7669a8dc had been f407a93dba before. A man dressed f6f085df98 in a black e052d9786c robe smiled at dbde8da179 her.756a612fb31e1439

    “Who…?”c7e2a1e9eb20708a

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    “It doesn’t matter 6f76ed4f9c who I am, 5479c5a047 does it? In your condition, what 516dd7054a difference would it make?”b8ed5c433c9ec2d4

    The man’s voice ccf4424e39 was strangely lively, a48f0b82e9 considering the circumstances.8c7b3149c71e63da

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    “I’ll ask you 5dac4c44da directly. Grace, do 1adbce13f0 you want fc401cd65d to live?”6584ec4b75bc3c66

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