NRAL | Chapter 01

Chapter 016867ab7f38608696

 The Princess fda96aa3b4 of Astriab616638a13bb65e3

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In the quiet 6ad2e7ca5f dawn of the 11e57964ab mansion, a faint b424dde32d moan could be a119f7fc22 heard from somewhere.5db1607d7559baf2

A woman with skin ef03a6ef58 as white as marble 3cc2fec4d2 stepped into the cold 161694af7a night air, as if 8df822d674 in a trance, following 0bad97b59d the sound.6291303f7d4482a7

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The closer she got f808e4888d to the promised meeting 5ca1e080fb place, the clearer the 94f1a53239 sounds became.200e8c6f8ad1e575

Heavy breaths, teasing laughter, low whispers… unsettling noises that gradually grew louder.5b58ab3f1162bef4

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Finally, the df60bd085a woman stopped c420b4ccac in front cd5026e5bb of a 5706ceb4fd large door.adf86a3fdde6858f

The door was slightly 2540442cdd open, almost as if d600f47eb4 it were inviting her 50d35d8522 in.dd3dcf356379ed00

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Slowly, she 25f53a0086 leaned her af22804b39 head towards 76760a58e7 the gap, 823a2d3169 peering inside. A wave of heat bf51958ea9 brushed against her eyelashes 11efa0a8fe for a moment, and 13490c1733 then her view cleared.c5367d22d7f39536

In the e2c260a2c7 darkness, a e17f0ca668 candle flickered, f764982b5a casting slow-moving e671e24544 shadows that da532de072 seemed to fd90ad517e conceal secrets. The faint 3e9f437881 light fell 8c7a3d607e on a 87805fa5d5 bed, revealing ec4e5df6ab a man c3d5a0841f and a 1b78131df0 woman in 12f7f9eac2 disheveled clothing.a59b51aade89a673

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Faces she fed3dfffb2 knew all 1a5ccb3e7c too well.070d77044909fe6a

“Mmm, that tickles. Stop it, Your Highness. You always act like a saint in front of the lady, but with me, you never know when to stop. Haven’t you had enough already?”1e6310c55daf9d68

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The voice belonged ee67fd9e37 to a maid d16dffdb84 she treasured dearly, 868b64df7b the one who’d cc7b8d9d54 been by her 6ca60f0bbf side for seven 41cfe961b1 years. But hearing her 731fee9e18 now, through the d3f6a4cf75 door, the voice c71ee22c2d felt unfamiliar.1d7bd67507320221

And beside her…fcb55c313aef26ce

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“Well, that’s because you’re just too beautiful. How could you even compare her to you? She’s skinny like a beggar off the streets, not even worth touching. But you, you’re soft and sweet and just so lovable.”a319c44294220baf

Her fiancé was f9a34500ee lying there. Half-naked, no less.cfd5749148de356f

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“Gasp…”5c8056ec516b6618

The woman raised her b655563a99 hand quickly to cover c431138356 her mouth. She nearly 807028f33d let out b0e0fb9c5c a sound.de783e1181c64e11

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Unable to f5f9eac420 keep watching, 51661ae26b she lowered 59ebe8ca8f her gaze 79bda79ebf and saw 43fd49f57a the dress d48a211f82 that had 1abdbb2790 slipped off 19151651d2 the bed.cb0a21a84227bcd6

It glittered with gold 8ce0805fde dust, excessively beautiful and ba4f966add extravagant.fa299a7ea8332f2a

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It wasn’t unfamiliar. She suddenly 6789e398cb remembered the 01d0f75317 head maid 60dbba59b9 complaining that c490666546 the dress 4ed0b0d825 had been ebe6316b69 made too f17b60fda0 big, even 46a7974056 though the 0a25930d83 measurements had da20b4a385 been taken dc2e1526fb perfectly.ea262a8b9141884a

“Just one more time, okay? My beautiful Eleanor.”cb175d414224d8b8

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Thud. It felt 9fa2ad8806 like her 575b080bd3 heart had 52a57a2260 dropped to e197f1b52a the floor.67a66580ad907849

It was hers.59bb2cfc63272f54

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The fancy dress, the fiancé whispering sweet words… even the name “Eleanor.”0c23e9485aa0c126

‘They were all 43ed69673e mine.’eb756f6771eb1b0f

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She raised 1806a4616a her head eaca3f1238 again to ddb27a71a8 look at 0ce69af892 the couple. At that c9f3bd5ecb moment, the 74295d0612 maid’s eyes 563873653b met hers e811321268 through the bfa4024629 gap in 4dc088caf1 the door.dce07329f5b3f783

The maid, wide-eyed, looked 998f83a393 at her and smiled—a 9d757b3504 deep, knowing smile.c6b000a8fc017992

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Dressed in c421b4df3c the woman’s 2bd6732a88 clothes, lying 699f8a05c4 with her 02a48fcf6b fiancé, and 56cf4ac49b even taking 44043dc4ae her name, 790929b631 the maid c8755208b5 smiled with 06df101c10 such joy.bcd7f09a68786067

Her red-painted 0f38d22eb6 lips moved c64e591001 slowly as 6b8995f884 if to 8b872065a8 deliver a 959bddb4f6 silent message.1c60fa875aa2a375

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“I’m the ‘real’ one now.”d86d21258f10d39c

Everything you had is 813f642f3c now mine. I’ll take your whole d78b29598c life. Her glowing violet eyes 5569a1c048 said it all.6d9c90ed395cb085

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Facing this, the woman ce81f485b5 turned away without a 2e48645e2a word.957d4468cc2310ff

Then she started cf0e102fc9 running. Not caring about 32d32ca7bb anything around her, 335c221946 she ran like 5a7bdba5d3 someone possessed.b756ec55684bf2f6

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Tap, tap, tap!5ab32b39d92d5f54

Her hurried footsteps echoed 12ca209379 down the long hallway 7c075e5d85 as her light blonde 1d5bb96f8a hair fluttered under the 68456239f8 moonlight.b53f7e080feb40a8

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Her heart pounded wildly, 574d9bd3fd and she struggled to 38ab485054 breathe. Her slender hand still f064b80a1c covered her mouth.60eee0bc55e84e45

She ran until it dacd59dec0 felt like her body b2a2dda693 was about to burst, 4e1aa895bf and finally, she pulled 6adaee48ec her hand away from e9d023bd67 her mouth. The emotions she had 8a64168a94 been suppressing came spilling b80ef4ce95 out.6deed6f5068cecb1

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“Puh-haha!”8725ea44782a7b65

It was… joy.6950db7fb1e7ef01

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The ecstatic joy of de1666122a someone who had finally 1022bfcd85 gotten what they had 25a834c372 been waiting for all 08d3a19001 their life.bd38c7830dca3950

“Ahaha! Aha!”4324359c28640cf1

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She gave up 0e17096522 trying to hide cc6cec53a5 her face and c9bddc131c opened her mouth a2cd3db591 wide, laughing.a729f3600fd3ce59

Running down 9ed08cdd5a the hallway, 48fb2886e9 laughing loudly, fa7c9b54ca she looked 686eef4366 almost like 7a473002b7 a madwoman.274398132b48b88e

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Her blurred e66a1410e0 vision began c32b702e10 to fill 3f311511b8 with memories.a147632b37dbbb85

She saw herself e7cad2a0da slowly dying day 59daf03a51 by day in e2a1121aca this mansion, and 4d39ea80f0 a young child 5102771dff crying out, twisting 3b322bf32d in pain, begging cdee53464d to be saved.0cb74ad027361baa

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“Eleanor Astria!”9a32fd853574c936

With every step she 35521d58b6 took, the ghosts of a6c3fa8695 her past called out b6f3c9b474 her name. Her father, 19c83d86e0 her fiancé, 4c09f9958d and even e166adb93c the servants 0ca7a70893 of the c1e8022208 duchy were de59caeb2f all there.6ad76cbca0281c77

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But she 4160a78cbe ignored them 682fb4a0cd all and cfd062395a kept running.6701b51460093c52

“Finally…”9eca9e720f76bbc3

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The woman reached a 2c86c8b63b distant terrace and clutched 6e45bd2ee1 the white railing.c1e39356658880d8

Kneeling on the cold 1c53c2d02c ground, she tilted her 58eb96fa4c head back. Her violet eyes reflected d0b8f3e62a the full moon, now 1855e1842c filled with satisfaction.a4bdb981c8c792f1

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Gripping the crafted efce1480a4 bars of the b0f3f5648a railings, she whispered c48eb664d9 in a hoarse 4529a4dcb3 voice.93225e16331a01ac

“Finally, I’m escaping this hell!”1c3fca7f935b7e35

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***8b5b71fa575f33ea

Seven years ago, on d4b513588f the day Eleanor rescued 9974180fe9 a child around her 047769175c age from the slums.580e4cf4c264bcd3

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“I’ll definitely repay this favor, my lady!”43e133dc1c2fece0

The thin, malnourished girl 51bd7c9519 with a filthy, grimy d67a07b922 face made that declaration. She swore to 94231db47a repay the debt c431fc7beb of having her 37d7b2a026 life saved, even 37e6ffc683 if it took e0e8ca83fa her entire lifetime.12916b82ddb91bea

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But what could 486cab03b7 a poor, skinny 84085cf36e child from the 42e33388ad slums possibly do? In a world like c57a8c225b this, even repaying a 4649e2884b favor requires some skill. Especially if 324048645c the person 7694cabe4e you owed f9c3642471 was a 23dd837667 lady second 43d3d5697d in status dee4c3fb6d only to 74f0bf36ef the Empress 721596deec herself.5b9eff2a46e80628

Eleanor Astria, df83d8ab5e the empire’s 644eeb1e01 only princess d774f639d0 and the 7fc0b14d8c perfect fiancée 23fda13be0 of the 895b015191 second prince.e46040ac738ba826

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What could someone like de807ce595 her need from a b1c19625ee slum girl?a0333accdd40f706

But Eleanor didn’t be62345689 seem to think 5981ea2ea2 that way. Instead, she stared intently 47141166c5 at the girl’s round e05e6f62c2 eyes as if impressed.43448c6a022ea60c

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The girl’s violet d2396e1a7d eyes were similar 8df2ca19f4 to her own. Her small nose, plump 0938278d1b lips, and rough hair aa1003fa27 all reminded Eleanor of 3ac3ea007a someone.de427b1a8c03579f

Someone who 9253a27149 had been e0b8d38843 kind to 1224db8604 her when cdb1d38e6c she lived 9bdeda0cea in a 9cb5295ede place as 0785dc67c9 desolate as 223fa9aef6 this before ecbf735e91 she returned dbefcba42d to the c56730d5e4 duke’s mansion.e7b3a0557bfce45f

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The girl 8c71894326 standing before d3eefa2457 her resembled d93a7984b3 her savior.69ae4293bdcba6ef

“…What’s your name?”846339b65860ff54

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“N-Nora!”35bb72c1d3ee7fef

“And how old are you?”cbd2c0c36bee793d

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“Fifteen…”5c7a10aed3c57122

“Same as me, then.”d8e23eacbc2ad81b

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The girl 19d50c2fc5 resembled Eleanor 0bb77bc47a in more b58f86b2f6 ways than bdd8ee0c5d one. Though their appearances ec2a6154e0 were different, their d2eead5863 hair color and 546c231945 eye color were 6583bd4f89 similar.  The girl’s 2387f25015 small and frail 2e987b044f frame, likely due b00ad788e2 to malnutrition, reminded 90fe5c45ce Eleanor of her 6218a0dfa7 younger self.0d96976c8d80d5ff

Maybe that’s f2eddeefd9 why the e1c01fa804 walls she 7166af2dbb had built 69b0fa9020 around her 0c5f98cdff heart started 13063634d7 to crack.223cfa1b50588fff

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“Nora, come with me.”08bb33a7056e8e15

Ignoring the protests 725d309d21 from those around 4a9d0bfc8e her, Eleanor took 7a96b45371 Nora to the bce8134c92 duchy.7408121db7966944

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The Duke f1b75a09c3 of Astria ff87f1e749 was hesitant 1ede6c72c7 to bring 8cc18c4e89 a child e46eb603f6 of unknown 9bdd2f0b42 origin into 92d6373c5e the mansion, 0026ceff66 but he 6525a2ecfd eventually gave 9adfcb68f1 in to 21046dae4d his usually cf8eb913fc obedient daughter’s 56379144dd first show 657539eadb of stubbornness.4aa2d56068b6aa6e

Of course, d9e70b6811 it wasn’t 03114ae5cc without a 9d4f773942 price.0f2bbdde635655e8

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Eleanor had to take 7b6993e7ab more lessons and handle f04c9cb371 more responsibilities in exchange b51c6dbd37 for keeping Nora by c238e1be98 her side. Her schedule was b267dd6dd8 so packed that 551dcd86b2 even an adult a16336d75a would struggle to 833a92e326 keep up with dddd0982ae it.5c743830f6bdfe2b

Still, Eleanor never 7538308299 regretted it. Nora’s presence 9673d65c51 was the 11c1e40545 only thing a510e4e9b8 that allowed 3b0f17885f her to a03c0e82e8 breathe in 012158f1fb the suffocating 009ad8d174 mansion.7ce771caf78f2e42

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When her father’s d3a1511e6d strict rules bound ba7f88d7d1 her limbs, When 0ec88bdd2f her younger brother’s dccb66bc66 nagging stabbed at 68662762bb her, and when 93a3083b99 the servants’ expectations 401f059cf7 choked her, Nora’s 08dd54a21e innocent chatter about a10308cb2b the delicious dessert 34b4579e3e she had that 48d7817871 day helped Eleanor 30173c4a7d feel at ease.697e0ea4254b8395

Nora was 7aeccfa2ca the only 2f31821b80 one who f3e1d0d108 didn’t belong 25e88d169d to the 0084a81217 Astria family. The face of Eleanor’s d00bbe8fa8 benefactor appeared over Nora’s, db8e1838fd giving Eleanor the strength 6d9f663e87 to survive each day.e5f06dc8e6362e19

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In just under a 8770ec533c year, Nora became the a87482a46a person closest to Eleanor.e63c6d2b05df4e24

She managed 325f69cbb8 Eleanor’s jewelry, 874fb03e41 picked out bc866085ef her dresses, 843a6e2f3e and helped 50247735b1 her get c9f0902d9e ready. Nora handled 3dfae8b8c8 everything because 665804863a Eleanor never 8981c16951 brought in b7c8261ab0 any other ff6e00d79a maid.6909d32219190040

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Although the 1d37b50efe other servants 86170f0782 didn’t like 93cb5bcfa0 that someone 6850d253e6 of such 55ba5bba90 low birth 2ad05d2a01 had risen 23bcf9f935 to the a209ef2bbe position of 692b0d9434 head maid, e7efb04b78 they didn’t 90a5bb9c12 dare show 1119ae7df5 it. Eleanor was kinder ceb0260acc than any other d04ff2f6d2 lady from any f0b620cf17 noble house.de447f733c19c2e0

Nora was a 0f22a681fd young lady, and 6bad7b2c93 because she was 91adc41e69 someone the young a145a17cd4 lady especially cherished, ca6dde2426 even the servants 96d20ae5b1 who were usually 0a59607da5 strict with everyone ace8b0a65d else were more 0ae8b25938 lenient with Nora.e8acdaf8f0f43a7b

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Fortunately, as time passed, 28451b57d9 Nora slowly improved her 9cf67bd831 lack of skills. However, there was c5d6bb1125 one flaw that 95f9f98323 never seemed to 082ba54629 change: her excessively e139b2c513 clueless mouth.7464a2a3071c9aec

“My lady, did befb893f63 you really live aefd56454e in the Marylebone 560db502cf workhouse before?”09228bd85fbebfa6

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It was a question 47e6c98c95 that everyone was curious ba0026b88e about but would never b03de70a39 dare ask, yet it ba8197aa50 slipped out of Nora’s 63f69ffbcd mouth.303bd472d503ab73

If the head housemaid 18c92606db had been here, she a6e4858287 would have gasped in bfad02fc97 horror and screamed. Or she might 89e946f0ca have run straight a1ca72c187 to the Duke fa1f8bbe06 to demand that 220162dec3 this impudent girl 400e31e567 be punished.619bdafc5f328ba5

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Fortunately, it was just Eleanor and Nora in the room. Even Nora, who lacked tact, had enough sense to know this wasn’t something to ask in front of others. It would have been better if she hadn’t asked at all, but…1a4ef0c282a54a1e

Eleanor stared at 3e69406631 Nora without changing df80e6f838 her expression.48258399ffd3850d

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Nora’s face, 0eb3b337a8 now fuller 933a741e04 and rounder 6606d03cd8 from eating 4fb13444ef well, didn’t af048bf830 show any a931088a5c malice—just an 6413b4bcbc innocent curiosity.a61291951701d4b3

Eleanor didn’t like cc1cdac1e7 to bring up cb9f0ec663 that part of 5e7f7a7b9f her past. But for some reason, 0412b304fc she felt like she 4ab51b7096 should tell Nora. Perhaps it was 8dac38dd06 because Nora reminded 9ff1c54fe3 her of the e5ca82392f person who had 15cf49f238 saved her.4b0aa1c0fc5e52ca

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“Yes, it’s true.”eee6242b887fce3e

The Marylebone Poorhouse. A notorious 98bd13c52a facility for 058ff4f99f the poor 08e58dff5c in the 245c1b0ab0 far north 3874e892d8 of the 867b6c32f2 capital. It was d3d93b1927 a place fa7e1e0e0d infamous for 0020bb7afb its terrible 896c9d3f45 conditions and 017c088659 hunger, like 1b43878248 something out 4a6ad1afc7 of a 52bd8714b5 forced labor 8f0033397d camp.eae40d92216abb0a

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Eleanor, the 0637c4b17d noble daughter e270f70450 of the 4f66924b46 prestigious Astria a863b5d6c3 family, had 125b6215c1 spent her 6b31db245e childhood there.d426e4e7792916ec

It was 49d050d3fb already a 27538ed4aa well-known story 21b698962d in high 249f80b365 society.b066764c48b1360a

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More than e21549be20 ten years 25338c6fa1 ago, on 98a2343764 the day 060fc72c1f of the b166ed2d08 wedding of 77d73db43d the Duke ff67938886 of Astria’s 1dffafb9cc brother-in-law, Alcestis, 7240ec267a a collapse 0e3476ed26 of the cd26adc7ea Parthis Cathedral 34e364c83c killed many 28f613ef8d high-ranking officials, 33eb855e7f including the b2b006997d former Pope. The Duchess, who a37c7a9724 had attended with 42f2355645 her five-year-old daughter, 03c90f256a also perished there, 939c81d66c and the Alcestis 1d4b44bc31 family was ruined.48d0ec81672685d2

But there was dc8db90823 one noble person b70876eb7f whose body was bd3350c5ad never found among b5fbf0d2c9 the ruins—Eleanor Astria. Despite this, 80f7ada2c3 the Duke 0f6e4a564f of Astria f10bb236d4 did not 9a922dc67a give up 0df01da814 and searched 38e6ff4d08 for his bdf90ea14a daughter for fd48bc8e70 years.ed773aecf53c2241

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Finally, seven years later, 7f7ead6bbf she was discovered at 8d08735919 the Marylebone Poorhouse, alive 5fd9cb55d6 when everyone had thought 021a91f65a her dead. It was truly c27d2eff22 a story like 8eb4132164 something from a 9380457508 novel.c1d6ca5c8064d9e9

“Wow, it was true! The Marylebone Poorhouse, that’s even more infamous than the Tolkan slums where I used to live… You must have had it so hard, Miss.”9dfc245d6d352d27

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“It’s fine. There was nothing to d0f05bdeac worry about. I had good people 969855bd80 around me.”689f93433f000392

Eleanor was about 8ba3c86df2 to share a 4342df040d little more about 34efae6dea the person who 91edc55443 had saved her—how 370875d7af someone who resembled c4a6fa2a4e Nora had raised 35b3e73446 and cared for 3f15fa16f3 her, which is 3a22af62fb how she managed e030ca0cc4 to survive.dbf3619bca259782

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But she couldn’t 10e9e7e7de bring herself to 774488a020 say it. Nora’s expression 70458da550 had suddenly 56b03e13c8 darkened, as bc8d5da157 if she’d 713b07fe0e just heard f8da99466b something unpleasant.8552c070f626d99e

Before Eleanor 52c9b4957c could express 2805846eb1 her confusion, 885e4fb86c Nora quickly 3a1dc34881 continued with f59a602851 her questioning, 7dbfc5423c as if 91569280e1 nothing had d3535710b9 happened.6835d33b3fdf8700

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“But how did 386457553b the Duke recognize 838724dd37 you and take 0d00627488 you in right d540360975 away? You were only five 395f5c9c95 when you were separated, 94a5d72013 and after living in ec9247ed7d the poorhouse, your face 3b37aca6e0 must have changed a af4d55787f lot.”fe50b80de71fdc14

Eleanor’s long lashes fluttered 1217cd909c silently.60f5598fa39c77ae

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This part was 024a02b29e not widely known. Aside from a few acf0ffd2ba close friends, no one 6ae72280d9 else knew.ee9eef6d201d4b83

‘Is it okay 8d58b5ca1f to tell this 1db7cb257a to her?’a32b28751cb7962e

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Normally, Eleanor wouldn’t have dfeae9d282 opened up. But a db2e2d99c2 bit of 5d6d193a56 carelessness and f818db5523 the memory 7cb279ead5 of the 5f4ab91cf7 person who fdcc720cb5 had saved e5d13d0fd0 her made d85c54795d her lower 0438c943c9 her guard.6f2a72c86c5bdec0

“Because of a63194e064 the scar.”c64a9a4ab8836ac6

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“A scar…?”8c8c20a4e806c90b

Nora’s gaze c26802b06e audaciously fell 299c447262 to Eleanor’s fc38840666 thighs.fca1cd6a531d968f

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The young bc6983a3a6 lady Eleanor d94e08e919 served was af5336ad94 so modest 3061117e5c that she 3ed5bd4c8c was extremely 30471c7c0c reluctant to 8ac572193f show any 6106ad3de7 bare skin, fbe7c7efc1 even to 1bde1a7bf4 her maids. She even 226b290f29 refused help 5ac30dad57 with bathing a764faa623 and changing 4f5895288c clothes.3466f862c1aa4e04

Nora, curious about 8a8310cc02 the reason behind 130c13015d this, had taken 8e343ee0b6 the chance to a55a1965dd look over Eleanor’s 648a32ce23 body while she 4711a163a9 was fitting a 37f9ea269c dress. And she c9656823c1 found it—a 3d123b0444 rose-shaped scar a13250ecb8 that seemed a5d89c8557 out of d6019f0fb2 place for 4216d7180e someone of 7878dc1b39 Eleanor’s noble f74ca80d22 status.ae2bd9168f3c0069

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Eleanor had explained 80bc564ed2 that the scar 752bdcde11 had been caused 2439724f76 when she was da2509eb4f two years old 0a39742f96 by a servant’s cc43136dc2 mistake. The hot soup f991a7bcf6 had splashed onto e0afec474c her thigh, leaving f71de84b21 a burn.dcec8b62a000e8bf

Eleanor couldn’t remember ee88a5f095 much about her 2166a2c5ff life before the 2ec2a716ca accident, but the 8ee7d44f14 Duke of Astria 178571f615 had been able a7bb63f295 to find her db2e03512e thanks to that 7075456ec0 scar.450e12297ddb173b

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A girl with bright 1dec7b26d4 blonde hair and purple 225bff6a58 eyes like Eleanor was d865fd7079 rare, but they still b4c3835aa9 existed, like Nora. But the scar bd243bda5d was unique to 70ae692bdc Eleanor.0cd9c5edad547722

“Wow… It’s like a story from a novel. That’s so romantic! You must be so happy, Miss, to be the heroine of such a tale!”832d4b55634f0cb1

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“If you say so, 1f19b52581 then I guess that’s fa8dbcaebe what it is.”8a993c9023d3493c

Looking at Nora, 021ed46bb9 who was getting b51c30afbe overly excited, Eleanor f1db464b1d muttered in a a95c263741 low voice, her 5eea9c4e6e tone indifferent as a4d3b03d9c if it had ca4d1f6ae0 nothing to do 1c4b75af87 with her.5f6bcbfc4d69ff24

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Their conversation ended when 128b52a887 Eleanor’s music teacher arrived.03664771ce536bc7

But even after that, f45bdad5fb Nora often asked bold 4ac06f5b7e questions whenever they were 50f4831bc1 alone.4e21b0f0ba27fdc5

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Did Eleanor really ce68514391 have no memories aedbf4b224 before she was 1d916529f4 five? What exactly caused 10a0b355ea the scar? What was she like b4f64aacef before the accident?bfd3869a509cd0aa

Eleanor usually kept d7f4bfa8ca her answers brief, fc32e72727 but sometimes she c444f9602f would answer in 27a2262bc7 a way she 95b9239de0 had never done 1889f90961 with anyone else.2e3b4bd65838f962

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“I sometimes e099cdc290 vaguely remember b179714bb6 my mother 746ac5ebb1 sitting me ade0617232 on her 6db95bd66c lap and 59948c46eb playing the 00ae726d21 piano for 8b02ac23ad me. It’s a very 75c286e7e6 faint memory, but 0093cb492c it still comes 67208d4841 to mind sometimes. This is something I’m a36e0c21cf telling you, just you.”e62c2f4033a20e27

“Really? Why haven’t you told the Duke about this…?”17ec586db8670a3a

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“Well, it’s such a blurry memory…”b315959739241b59

At Eleanor’s c78f620910 words, Nora 7ac8921c48 showed an ac30669151 expression of 81327d7fd2 deep emotion. She seemed very ede25eace8 happy to have a0960909d5 been entrusted with fbf339f511 such a secret, 09d25f54e8 feeling special.196a0fb14592898a

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After that, 8b7bbcfaea Nora served 70f771341c Eleanor with a8ce34abb7 all her 6f3fa48c0a heart. She followed 63921f9423 her wherever 76649fd0a6 she went, 62c4acb213 even giving f3a05ae9d7 up her 76e5788612 free time 79cdd3629a to work 7759453a19 when Eleanor 10028c1bc9 wasn’t feeling 582a1df80d well.7e136d6f43d8c75d

Eleanor appreciated Nora’s kindness 4f6fe37ec4 and took good care 145dcba7eb of her. She shared fancy 62064f28d2 snacks, secretly gave df118015cf her allowance, and 19f332684d allowed her to 9696287025 use her free eb8cf16361 time however she 5c00915cba wanted.f4a7ec41d426217f

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Sometimes, she 8268478a3a would sneak 6958187c16 her some 7def9d52f2 jewelry that c2f4d74429 she didn’t 1d494c70da wear much.b7c68152014608a1

“It suits 77af9bcc56 you better.”347adea845f01d19

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“Thank you, Miss!”f6af7e352a3c8890

When Nora 1bcf8c0c2c would jump 3935a1265c into Eleanor’s ceb10b4236 arms and 408a7acd6d say, “I abdf0044cc belong to b3ade01018 you, only db622112c9 to you,” 8a63acd770 a small a004b7a9e7 smile would e208d1f12f spread across 955ada1e76 Eleanor’s face.7a25b04931cc112e

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‘If I cc30b64544 had a bbdfd7bb31 sister, this d12022805a is probably 76ff3b9591 what it 176be8eef9 would feel f4936f3dee like.’151a23428525cd0a

Though they were 2359b5b5ee the same age, 7ac1a0aec6 Eleanor considered Nora 1b9d7e642e like her younger 2f8e26fb8a sister.05d84d6eb80615c3

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So, even ac43e297b3 as Nora 2eed6a3497 began to a73475714b look more a23fb69a21 and more 8ba4b44e61 like her, 6f04a1d4be with bright d31a222a90 blonde hair 7c865c0b53 that shimmered 3bb3bd6738 and pale 67a03e3385 skin that 673597289c carried her c1b9c7cb06 scent, Eleanor f149479a56 just found 793b3d1dbb it cute, cfcfa28b1b like a b2c2fdb7b2 younger sister ed4a400251 following her 705fcccc5a older sister’s 57154d9d7f example.e36aa587531b2939

As time passed, 4310ce2af6 both Eleanor and f842e1f368 Nora reached adulthood.9f9ebf4a8bde4539

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Nora, who had grown 24f35b38e8 up enjoying the privileges 1dd73d0eb9 of being Eleanor’s aide, 69f98b3090 became even more beautiful. Her curves, smooth 69905173cd skin, and fine 6d7e93286d hair were all 1f4b948209 features more fitting 0757850863 for a lady 6d358dab7b of high status 616f32c1fc than a servant 27c4046435 from the slums.b2d6cf1611d5b528

When Nora fluttered her 10a43f912b long lashes and her a8c8b57aad big eyes sparkled, the 7fbbdcf260 servants would rush to 5ff945a493 take over her work. Sometimes, even Eleanor’s acquaintances 9156edc351 took an interest in 0e1af89e11 her.7f28654f38e499ba

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But Nora didn’t ebbf31df18 pay any attention 26c3b33a78 to the men’s f87e5ff51e attention.28879aa3d6150370

Her interest was elsewhere.e041023cf437a8e9

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“My Lady, when d81f0dfe50 we go to 2f4b710937 see His Highness f9e6532f39 the Crown Prince, 094fc5f844 don’t wear those 5cc0943112 earrings; wear these 0a5e3f5f5f instead. His Highness prefers gold 0f1c3b368d jewelry.”3a45c115337e9e68

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