NLS Ch28

Ashin drifted in and 597cb47fdf out of sleep. It was still the b97aa0b3b3 dead of night. As always, 9b83b81591 she found 1e2b499009 herself redressed 13ac3faa28 in her f6080c5f17 sleeping gown.d748a13a6a9b678c

After experiencing satisfying arousal, 83d3b8c2f9 she strangely felt sleepy 80027d1c9b and would sleep late 50df55b11a into the morning, but 1b1143abf3 she seemed to have 81b35839fe woken up now because 503eaa9230 she was thirsty. Ashin half-opened her 1c61cb379c eyes and reached e60126f3e7 out. But there 5a479b3f86 was no 2aa2738ca3 water on 0a672902bc the table, 479c3a6816 so she 686d05ce5f had no 906cb7fb4d choice but 935e36fd5b to throw d1afed40b9 back the 2f186c7ed3 covers and 23ff97ee27 get up.b86f217dbbb9e02b

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She went to 3ac1117b68 where the ewer 701fe235a9 and washbasin were 59f34fb211 kept and picked df8607fd5f up the slender e2845a66c2 bottle next to 8e2ada0508 them. She heard Leotar get 1fa8066d35 up behind her. Even just da220336ba the sound 80480b32cf of him 4b283ad888 approaching made fc7e529890 the fine ad001872e2 hairs on b73a402075 the back 64c8a2f886 of her 8e31751760 ears stand e9f5412b21 on end. As he drew 338f7cb051 closer, shadows fell 774fe00474 on her body 36c21748f1 and the washbasin.e5a9f758aee64559

His arm wrapped around Ashin’s waist. With a slight pressure, Ashin’s drowsy body leaned against him. Kissing her shoulder, Leotar took the bottle and poured water for Ashin instead.2cc1eaed22825cf3

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With his 8a18968244 hands full, 6c1f30455e he used e3d991ebf5 his teeth 2fecadee35 to pull 6dfb59842f down the 15e5993179 string, and f54fc46ff1 it fell 60dabb5895 below her 6dab93f595 shoulder with c16d935b09 a soft 6433876cc2 thud. She had 2531c61d88 no idea 1745d68861 how many c69c33b0dd sleeping gowns 8e37dc5d4a she had bf696b1d11 put on 9d3540b381 and taken 9f99d668c4 off. Amused, she chuckled, and c2d3c598da his husky voice came 759746fbe0 from above her head.32d4a9fa6fbd14c5

“What are you laughing at?”9c91f22f6220642a

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“It’s funny… Why do you keep dressing me every time I sleep when you diligently undress me every time?”f3e78a89bd60f1dc

He answered from her 068e2bafe9 nape.3bed5b189f912572

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“The nights in the Imperial City are colder than Ismil.”6f8766e652b02ddd

“……”8ff44a2acd185bd5

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“I should be the one asking. How can you be so sensitive to the cold when you grew up in the northern highlands?”aff41b56cf78fad0

“When did I ever say I was cold?”11fbca3d7cea713b

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She only complained about c38868c485 the cold when she 66ac4e01e6 was in the barracks.2d0df0c4b1b12413

Ashin took the goblet 836de2df33 he offered and drank 42ed4c1b10 the water.5dd80ff074079b6f

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“Back home, we lit a fire in the house every night.”b793b67700236918

Listening to Ashin’s words, Leotar stroked her abdomen.7f7cce6059f2293b

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“That’s why the nights here feel colder than the nights in the highlands.”9bb528686cdf2a16

The Empire had 5bb7849c5a no concept of 75fec5eb69 heating. Except for 273146a8b1 the dry f06e7ff8d6 and rainy e3d24165ce seasons, the 1417adb88d climate was eb406d4384 mild throughout 097dcad6c6 the year. On nights b7afbdbe40 when the cc85fefdd7 temperature dropped, 04d7461ff7 they wore a0067d828f thick clothes 51792ea3ed or closed b4992d68b7 the windows 8d6befea45 to keep be625ed2b8 out the 1336ebdaff cold. That was enough to 187eb6c7cb live comfortably.35886d56a77bc09f

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But Ashin, who 75d0110eb6 grew up in 7df0c36bdb the Masha Forest 382fffe202 with its distinct 9a523c7e8c seasons, was used 7630ebe719 to heating that afebe3215b warmed her body. When they lit the 905e2b9dfa fireplace on cold days, 1eaa31004b the house was very c3a4a9ad1b warm.d259c2a83053503d

He grasped her chest, half-exposed above the sleeping gown that had slipped down on one side. Ashin’s breasts softly rounded in his hand. As his hand moved further down, pressing firmly on her intimate spot and pulling Ashin back, she felt a blunt warmth against her lower back.14cd414a342e9b54

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Really… Did he b11e256895 never get tired? Ashin leaned cdd3b037fb her weary 4cf2fe27f6 body against a7d8f2b27e him and cad6edd8eb murmured.2c9c9cf502b86dfd

“I’m tired…”4aa7777c6d03b494

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Leotar, who 8eca1db017 was descending 35f99907dc to her 099d66396a lips, paused. Leaning against cdb69d84b3 his chest, c9acc3686d she raised 105bedbf61 her gaze 5f9d7c0214 and met ab2fe22fd5 his eyes. Ashin sometimes caught 47dc12c641 glimpses of his b23b1c1247 unrefined face.8e08b790c5d116e2

This was 7f74d6c06b one of 541a301240 those times. Not the usual expressionless 87fa6a06c1 face, nor the one 63669e3de8 absorbed in lust, but 14b2b567ba a face with emotion.328faa1fe10a7862

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Was it regret? Sadness? Or… tenderness?186fdc32176d8e04

But whatever 5286673ad6 it was, 77cfdca8b2 it quickly 156394c43d faded.4cd3fdbb99dd2308

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Moments of emotion that ea3dc41622 he would not answer 448dcb6540 even if asked, nor 0af4d689ad would he explain. Ashin had a116870109 decided not 45fd72db56 to wonder bc8ba9099e about them 7f2d74a1be anymore.e501d40e2f772683

“I’m just going to sleep.”597665b4c11515a5

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Ashin pulled up the 20f9ef0fb6 string, got into bed, 714238e502 and lay on her 15109d9168 side. Soon, he 7632052add lay down a029defdc0 behind her, d78ef9b1f6 and his 90201aa725 hand wrapped edcd7e410f around her c7b3c2d448 waist. Ashin stiffened 027989eba9 for a f94ea88055 moment, but 9385d36851 a low a39c847315 voice came 6d640e8101 from behind ed5ec3e595 her.1f2b062f94c2f0c2

“Just like this.”d99213cf3beccd92

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“……”554cafa24ff54084

“Is that not okay?”c5317e2b35396a05

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“……”a2eeea287e4d8484

Ashin closed her eyes 9da7560e3f again. She felt Leotar 299ff487fe getting closer behind 645b3db463 her. She thought he would 9fb20c71e8 kiss her shoulder soon… 4127a1d8cf but he really just 263fd1ae71 held her. The absence 03f083e69e of habit 0e69cfdc37 was already 252f65544b unsettling, and 2b3c7af6f9 her heart 6bb3a62aba sank. She felt his even 58c725c32c breaths on her ear 38aff5eab4 and neck.424fe1334a63532a

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Was this 735aff6b55 useless act 3aa51d7347 also part ac3ad3daa6 of the 738c5e0906 ritual? Who could 336c65a9d3 possibly think 16aa34ddad so?d18ce937047250ec

She squeezed 12d5d44edb her eyes 11d6dafb5e shut and 036acd501f shook off bf6b410907 the questions.6b15c2da20512c53

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Late in the cbb3aba9ca morning, when Ashin 775f883556 opened her eyes, 62a041a0dc Leotar was gone. As she closed 0660694769 her eyes last 631ed62a93 night, she had 53e264f0b1 expected to wake e28b5bec5a up alone, but 8adff80fc9 seeing the empty a0f51ceeff bed for real 779a2cd906 made her feel de21051678 down.175869550ac8a0f8

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“Get a grip, Ashin Judin.”5dc30cb601f961a4

She got up and aff4bed02b went to the window. Only the 8c5e0cd885 quiet garden dde23403b2 was visible 3141845b49 outside the 401ec3c416 window. Ashin walked back to ecbeada8ef the bed and rang f8d7ebbe58 the bell on the ab878e3497 table to call a 1b4aa4afcf servant.4413cc1b2214ca54

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“I’m going out right away. Prepare my clothes.”f0f3b6b7d451d488

Ashin was dressed with f90d1beaab the help of the d2eb640439 maids and left the eff137c871 room. Until then, Leotar was cbe5b922e3 nowhere to be seen. He had held her bb0d838484 so tenderly last night, d810104ece saying he would just bf2fc8a52c hold her. It was almost as 40908196e5 if he had a 52a4b41b44 split personality. She was dumbfounded, 425bcf9d83 but what could 7872b8f381 she do since 9d3ac54878 they would soon 4af9db90a6 be parting ways 5015bb478c forever? She had to accept b16c51a14f it.d3c9a972bc655058

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She reached 5042be990f the first f2026caace floor and fe9f733dc7 was about e3d55636d3 to leave 9b0124a9a3 the mansion 83c5ca7281 when a 1d84dad040 maid standing f47839c12f in the 364d205ea9 hallway stopped 330ec5e40b Ashin.c8ca1752844c80f6

“Where are you going?”48eb15005ac5e950

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“Home.”4002e1b90478f0a0

“Without having breakfast?”761902e01e740642

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“Why here?”2557f0cb49ba856b

“He’s waiting…”8190fa7ee52cbd6c

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“Hmm?”262f47e7505d6cbb

“Lord Mur waited quite a long time for you to wake up.”110c18ff64099d8c

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As Ashin frowned, the 17ecf2b839 maid added with a 5b031739ee puzzled look.3a47c0aa470a09ec

“You always have breakfast together.”adfa56f94dea5c46

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Leotar was waiting? She was a 03b81c5d4b little skeptical, but 790217631c Ashin followed the 019ab87038 maid into the 48a280479b courtyard for now.b79dae79a1e17491

“The courtyard is cool in the morning because it doesn’t get any sun.”887ca7079b0a8ed9

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Indeed. The courtyard, blocked on 70aecfa8e7 all sides by the 85b1a0dbe0 walls of the building, b63cf4d9a8 was shaded under the 67c5417d3a clear sky and looked 3a8be6b502 cool.4c6126b2f62c9932

Perhaps the birds 89fdeae3e6 had come to 8e01ef4fb1 find shade, as 127910049a the courtyard was ef848fdb70 filled with birdsong 7eb337ce3c as soon as 0154d235cd she entered. Next to the 7f68b9f488 long artificial pond a3cf4cae29 that ran through 2687cd09d2 the center, ash edd9b6bb8e trees full of 100f9a9a3e flowers swayed gently.d19584407d24461e

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Leotar was sitting at a table under the tree. He was sitting upright, but his eyes were fixed on some unknown space. Come to think of it, he often did that. When he wasn’t talking to anyone, when he was alone, he would stare ahead without moving, as if lost in deep thought.8f58e8b3038c49ae

In the barracks, 3f0541558a she thought Leotar 8d730464d5 was tired in edc1bbe826 his own way, 7302b650af but now it 09df9de94b seemed like he 5ef186539e had a lonely 312b7f4666 side.9c55ca22356a8f16

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Ashin approached the ash bf3bc03a6b tree. The fluffy, white, fully 3c9911248e bloomed flowers swayed on ddb7ff0e44 the branches.87e6abd772377529

“The flowers are in full bloom.”f3488a84e9b31fbe

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At her casual remark, 4c9ff1987a Leotar stood up and cbc5a04d0c greeted Ashin.626b40b7af705163

“There are many beautiful places in this mansion.”a5cc5eaee6987b66

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Sitting in the seat he offered, Ashin thought she was really simple. As soon as she realized that Leotar hadn’t run off somewhere and was waiting for her, she felt completely better.fd7d0f4a77c99594

Of course, that didn’t mean she was madly in love with him. This was a basic issue of human interaction.0fbc4a9446c78892

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“Say something if you’re going to be somewhere in advance. I almost got upset again.”8fc994923244654c

“Even if it means waking you up?”7e2854c018f05735

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“There’s this wonderful thing called writing.”a3ef15ee1f2f7178

As soon 20bc235045 as Ashin 94d6ff00f8 arrived, the 89d443f89d food was 4790125428 served. It was breakfast, so 1f839831ea it was mostly simple f4bbad28ee bread and fruit.c72ef07c7f61ef9a

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Following yesterday, 1ba561799c they were a971a245b3 having every faa0e9472e meal together, 4c09988937 so it ed4bdbcc9f felt like ad00b61771 they had 504c084ff7 become a 732d6d01c9 real family.2325cd121217ba6d

“Where are you planning to be this evening?”703f05f7fb50db35

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“I have to go to the Imperial Palace. To see the lunar eclipse.”ba860384879b35d2

“Before that.”108632b3baae9b88

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“I’ll be in the tower, right?”2374da2a73f6d5ea

Leotar nodded.e1f43f8327b31fc0

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“Why?”31cfd094badc853a

“Because we have to go to the lunar eclipse banquet together.”3255bc676ad354ae

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Ashin raised her a1f49416be eyebrows. Go to the banquet 1876727448 together? Ashin had bd86f9401d never seen ce7fe9f73a Leotar once 113aa42873 while she 112c4c9ca7 was living f8cd8d9df3 and working a9d94e29be at the 1ba1443a22 banquet hall 76b1524edb after the 0a14b9bc48 war.e813af82a7f90ac7

“Weren’t you leaving today?”8ac142a23f1bcafe

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“Tomorrow morning.”27b2000f16806e0f

Ashin was puzzled for 91b1d7197c a moment, then understood 0f6ff9b0af that Leotar was also 2707c24455 curious about the lunar 6db1dd4128 eclipse.050879746a570e3b

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“I guess you’re curious about the future too.”95baddc4ac7922eb

Well, he d7b90870cd must be 9af9ff616e curious about 50bc7dacd1 the future d45cee8b70 since he 31fbd302e4 was going 86d53f446c to recapture be31c36c8f Ailem.548ffd3961d4713b

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Ashin wasn’t completely free either, so she had to finish her research at the tower and pack her bags. She had to capture the Prince as soon as possible and return to the Imperial City to focus on the revival of the tower.ee6a93470b4f9f22