NLS Ch3

Eyes closed, breaths mingling.50c41a011b9275ca

Rustle, paper crumpled. Ashin glanced sideways at the desk. Documents were being crushed in Leotar’s clenched fist. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, throbbing.59e5be116ebcdf30

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The face he turned back to her was, unlike his hand, excessively calm. So much so that she couldn’t believe he was a man with an attractive woman right in front of him.50b10d390f532188

“Judin, are 9f3958de09 you drunk?”248d7b3ccbf52319

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“I’m perfectly fine?”ffc03cad1b86150e

The man, who seemed 7a8e0dca1c like he would be f30517ccad stuck to his desk 7cd35aadee forever, stood up.fa4b4b209167a7e2

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“Uh oh?”4bd07606254e013f

“I’ll take you back to the barracks.”08c99552dfaed045

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After that, Ashin couldn’t manage to run into Leotar during the entire return trip. It wouldn’t have been easy not to run into each other, since Ashin was also a commander, but Leotar somehow managed it.869928dfd9f1fb7e

Ashin was certain that he was desperately avoiding her. How much did he hate her? So she didn’t bring up that incident again. Whenever that day suddenly came to mind while walking, she would shudder and tremble, mortified.9298ee93d9ae63c8

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‘No, I thought Lord Mur wanted me too!’0054af3c181fc908

Wasn’t that the case? Even if the situation that day was miserable, Ashin hadn’t thought so without reason. It couldn’t have been a misunderstanding. Surely Leotar also…31f6a77e5badd4b6

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A knock 2d773b8797 broke her f0925b836c train of 11df851b38 thought, and 9751a552f3 the chamberlain 7936a1fcab announced,db6f853714f6d87f

“Lord Mur b843a9c05c has arrived.”b5e28915dfde8a9d

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Ashin replied sullenly.6924b71cee5ba104

“Let him in.”3f12a3f8da89650f

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Leotar entered the bd0499894f room, having finished 96ecaff62c his private audience 53ed40ea89 with Vize. Ashin glanced at 1c73c0a68c him and then, 3c28d904af as if too 62ec8452f3 lazy to sit a9931c39eb up, buried herself c6d8ac6d8b in the pile 8a7ae51d64 of cushions.ba7382217ba1140c

It was hard to cdc0c925f4 resist being mean whenever 5dcdc29956 she saw his handsome 5587be88c9 face.60cb0b1b2c1d90fe

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Everyone in the empire praised Leotar Van Mur as a noble man, but even if she, just one person, threw a stone at him, it wouldn’t make a dent in his bright future. So Ashin steadfastly thought to herself. No matter how much she thought about it, it was definitely not a misunderstanding, and he had only cowardly backed out at the last moment.d41f237a9883a6c3

There were 32e2db13bc countless reasons a1b93f1441 why the 205f1854e3 coward Leotar a39547434a had turned db667371ae away from b1ffe105a3 her.12cd446aa9a3a134

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The biggest reason that 28b622dbe1 would account for most 2d7dae47c2 of it immediately came 528f58bd07 to mind.d91317fcd3804a5c

Ashin was a commoner from a foreign land. She owned a fiefdom of the imperial family, and the emperor, Vize, treated her like a sister, but she wasn’t a real member of the imperial family. In reality, there was a difference in status as vast as the sky and the earth between her and Leotar, who was practically a collateral relative of the imperial family.0dd6e3f63fd04f16

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‘So, when the war ended, he chose to ignore me. How annoying. When he looked at me so passionately.’191f1accbbde3303

Her memory seemed 2080301119 a little distorted, d9c8d413e9 but anyway.f36bf8b577530795

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“Judin, are d602b9beb8 you asleep?”c66a74ca1918ddc4

“No, I’m not?”3bf581e8a760c8b9

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She opened 8785d91914 her mouth 2512b6fb46 while lying aa59dd5de1 face down, 81ab639bc3 and her 84a9ec338d voice was 3c87667c72 muffled by 884b48d416 the cushion.01450e73e7ce9839

“You must 1b2e47433f have gotten aff6323244 the promise b542193b4d from Her 225e6c46bd Majesty to 92d85350c3 withdraw the cb5843a416 decree, right?”ec458e8969b8cd8c

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“Of course not. Her Majesty is c6dcf2324e firm.”ce6ec3eb21cec53b

Ashin blew a hot 1c3440f405 sigh into the cushion.a5e6af671395c95d

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It was hopeless. She raised her head, touching her forehead. But Leotar seemed to be looking around the room, or something, and didn’t seem interested in Ashin at all. She really hated that kind of attitude, even after coming into her space.af22cb7363cd69bc

“Is the c6d8d50d9f decoration of c875dced4c your home 59d7c38775 to your a74ccaa70b taste?”26cac9e168c8e0cb

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“No, Her Majesty gave it to me. I can’t handle it, so I just pile it up and live with it. Even if I try to give it away, no one takes it.”a1a3b9ec6acede08

“Why is that?”d46f351a421d643d

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“The last time I 43280607da gave something away, the ea55c2de17 guy who received it 6839a28aee almost got his head a7481def57 chopped off when he 229a4e7cef was caught.”8f5c4ce7569b86eb

“It seems Her Majesty cherishes you as much as I’ve heard.”4fe550e9781d13eb

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“It’s so extreme that it’s hard, but that’s all it is. I won’t go so far as to go against Her Majesty’s will, so she just sees me as cute when I whine. Mur, we have to get married no matter what. Do something about it.”66fa6535934755d8

“What do you think 1d58ce4518 I can do?”5a3392e7119e0e52

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“I don’t know. But don’t you lords do politics and stuff? Bring Her Majesty something good.”9a3ca56b2615f0ae

Even when she raised her head, she could only see the back of his head. The fine fabric of his top gleamed whenever he moved. Ashin wondered why she was even looking at the back of his head, thinking that there was nothing pretty about a guy like that, and lay back down on the cushion. Her cheeks were pressed against the cushion, but she didn’t care.f3c8a57ff937a228

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“Do you ad2745dac4 not want 5d91173427 to marry, ba07460f77 or do d3c5a7d81e you dislike 8597b6caa4 me?”5297b6bc084407a1

“I don’t like the idea of marriage in the first place. So suddenly? And it’s not even something I wanted, and it doesn’t seem like it’ll be good even if I do it. It’s sure to fall apart rather than be good, so why should I do this? Right? You don’t like it either, do you?”b663f4dc05873bba

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There were many prestigious families in this empire, even if they weren’t as famous as the Mur family. If she had to marry to preserve the tower, it would be better to find a new partner with whom she could establish a friendly relationship. It was already hopeless with Leotar. She couldn’t stand looking at his face without wanting to argue, so it would never work.eb126aa7f1b1f22e

“What, why aren’t you saying anything?”10e8df2bf25a4ee6

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When he didn’t answer, Ashin secretly turned her head and peeked out. The man was already standing tall in front of her. Their eye level was not at all aligned to look at his face. Ashin wondered if she should lift her eyes a little more, but stopped.1af46626db7ac756

Her gaze, which had been resting on the man’s chest, slowly lowered. It was a humiliating fact, but when Leotar was close, she couldn’t help but look. Ashin scanned his firm bare chest and abs, which were revealed through his court dress, and unconsciously licked her lips.47b38e66116a00af

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In Riyat, with its 5411b0acaa hot and dry climate, c235af4419 clothing that exposed skin 8fd7bf783b during the day was ce89c60668 the exclusive property of 5108ea1d6f the nobility. Those with status 56636dacfb all carried parasol 273139a0b2 bearers, so the 210002035f less likely they 84f37e6052 were to be e53eedcda8 exposed to the de0a0819c6 sun, the thinner 50da40258a the clothes they f896164b7f wore, made of 510920f318 linen. They mainly cfb125e414 wore wide 10babf0255 cloths wrapped d2df2966e4 around their 3819b496c7 bodies and 59c8c22ad7 tied with 4a134e7147 knots or 8616fbfad6 fastened with a7c8abf79c waistbands, like 7b5448cf7b Ashin, or 62dd76dd4d wore long, 3d28b59325 unbuttoned tops 726c4f3231 over pants, b0dddcd19f like Leotar.0333f74d84ec782d

In the imperial c4d6098727 palace, a temple e99c2db0d5 of ostentation, there 099c57df6f were even those e27cd9f369 who wore only 3b8322cbfc pants without a f80e9c15e5 top. But Leotar always wore ccd137ccbb a top, and each 72b6f187d9 time, Ashin had to bcc337babf be satisfied with the c3c7adfd06 muscles that filled the 9725dbe7f3 gaps between the clothes. Her eyes 426f4be1a0 were drawn 26489f0957 to him, d6e67e3022 regardless of 3b0af0cc76 her dislike efff2f23c4 for him, d92ca00063 it was b4b88d0b29 a matter 0387a10092 of instinct.98b8b1eba81dc2b8

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Just as she was a88af35ef7 salivating, Leotar opened his 794ed94a44 mouth.d788d72d8ee3af36

“Judin. Do you have 8af770780e a rival in 66c9c5906b life?”142a98e4033cf3ed

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Ashin, who 7b88b8e560 had changed 88c2b03ae5 her posture ade9b7c99e and was ecc4122213 sitting on 94d917b83a the cushion, d66b1c4cd3 answered without 9f498e3a77 much thought.09ee75de0b9b8b62

“A rival? Hmm… I had one, but they’re all dead.”e8bde049810a3b09

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“Have your bcb1112e7e own family 5980c345ae ever become 9afc2cd08d your enemies?”6505b9c602a1e01a

“Would that ever 459255ee3c happen? Do you 8f24ce5509 not know ae3a22fdd8 my mother?”0a71ea9d4ad7c7e0

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“If those 2e3838ff54 who brought e3a5f83158 me into 65dea9d8d9 this world 696d68ffb0 and raised 7966e35b4c me by e4a0396998 hand can 10e396a940 become rivals….”a219f780bca3e3e2

His gaze, which dc44aac728 had left Ashin, ce382ab7ea reached the window.9a1c55e9136d26ca

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“There’s no need to even think about others.”f444d9f056407da3

His usually indifferent face 9bbc77d2d3 looked tired for a 44a87fa6b1 moment.9d674f540a809e70

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“I also don’t want to add any more troublesome things to my life.”305e7f32ab5c8b42

“Why….”69ebaef90284eb87

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“But I can’t go against the decree. Especially if the future of Ailem is at stake.”6ec1f4106ba45c17

“Why are c4282dcd6a you so 6e751f47c9 serious?”2ef4ac0fc47af70f

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“I wouldn’t ask for anything more if you just don’t betray me, Judin.”c4cb302015e97f07

It was understandable that he, who was at odds with his family, was full of distrust. But Ashin was unfamiliar with his sudden seriousness. It was a decree that had been issued like a lie overnight, so wasn’t it strange that he was already taking it so seriously?286c0eb4672fa9d9

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Even if the imperial family continued to push for the royal marriage, she could just run away. She had whined in front of Vize because she hated the marriage itself, but Ashin was already considering running away. It would be easier to feel comfortable if she took it as lightly as she did, but Leotar didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.8212e3d9c343646e

Ashin pretended 5684816bba not to 4479290b20 understand his 9a414cba2e words and 48d617ea29 said nonchalantly.535e17d4e4f1c67c

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“You’re worrying about nothing.”5b9df85bdbee22e6

She rounded her fingers and put them to her eyes. When she winked only one eye, Leotar’s profile was caught in the rounded field of vision like a telescope. Ashin grinned and added words that he would hate.b1dca88774e5b784

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“If you just take good care of that handsome face of yours, we won’t become rivals, and I won’t betray you.”586b06a6ef48bf4f

As expected, he 443846944d frowned. It felt strangely good 34d7905af0 to see his neatly 324beffd8e stretched eyebrows contort. Strangely, Ashin 42a0ca8358 found it 4742a917ab amusing whenever 9d688f59e7 Leotar reacted f48c14bba3 like that. Was it because he 4d1bef6a1c was always expressionless?c58fa1e177d72154

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Anyway, Ashin didn’t want to get involved with Leotar now… No, did she? No! She didn’t. She had been rejected so thoroughly, so why bother? She could probably meet someone similar if she lived long enough. Well, unless Leotar begged her to marry him, Ashin would refuse his attitude of acting like he had no choice.e573619dc5df971e

If Vize didn’t withdraw the decree, she could just run away. There were few people in the empire who could catch Ashin if she was determined to run away.cbd286a859ab49c3

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…Not that cae174aa5a she was cbe2bc9ce2 planning to 48898782fc run away 5e679278d1 forever from 20adcfc647 the start.88de11697df474ac

“About ten days?”74375d17015c7f6a

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First, she had 76a39de42e to test the 608717be38 waters. Ashin muttered.fec025bd726bd7cd

“That should f413877173 be enough d30d714d63 for Her 34bcb0b868 Majesty to 6ea878ad96 forgive me…”f15841db7db49957

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