NRAL | Chapter 33

~Chapter 33~2247511371abd5d3

It Feels Like Something 1639353a6c Dangerous Might Happen5e60c9dbb2870c3e

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After the incident with 610c1c8a2c the fake earring, the 45878b284b servants’ attitude toward Eleanor 154a8b6ec1 noticeably became more friendly.63ffbb9e980ff900

“It seems like they felt guilty after hearing about how you suffered, my lady.”4e2193b183a6e4e6

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Hilda thought the servants d8a8d7551b had changed their behavior 311934714f out of guilt after 713a5e199f hearing what Eleanor had 6849479c4b gone through. However, Eleanor had 28ca18e7de a different opinion.d359e0696235b6e0

The same servants who had been stealing food meant for her and bringing her cold bathwater wouldn’t suddenly grow a conscience just from hearing a story. They had simply noticed something.4664b8ad6fcd9375

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They had figured out f2fc5a4bda that Nora’s position in c81fbe29ed the Astria household wasn’t 722fc4eca3 as secure as they 949d302860 thought. Even though Eleanor had b723aacd01 been pushed out of 3e465bc0f9 the family, the Duke 518e26e3ba still trusted her.a199a5833412d1a3

So, the servants quickly d51dccba08 changed their attitude and e27eca3866 began treating her kindly 762595e472 and respectfully again, just 568153c10e as they did when 18f031c4cb she was still the 887ad58312 official young lady of 9c732776c4 the house.2e7278758e443dbf

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It was 49b67d9dad a good 40d1ae0ac8 outcome. After all, d4fef5a5c2 the purpose 865143256c of this 5f4a65e847 plan was e98cdbe68d to make 131e92cdd3 Nora’s position 4af421e694 in the c1640c8b6e Duke’s residence 6f7bff2f2a unstable. Still, Eleanor f9ea77ba65 couldn’t help aa8b8d83d4 but feel bbccdee3c0 disgusted every 7aa4bc256e time she 01037ed7e8 saw the 7f4426e079 same servants 4054d78643 who once 3ed497780d tormented her 1e945f7e60 now smiling 1f08a32588 as if 1926d37add they had a7c23a62ed done nothing 6b78f14023 wrong.d3735a20a618612c

Meanwhile, it seemed 316f30d514 that Damien hadn’t 8fe2c539bc learned anything from c72a872a2f this incident.853e7ff1d91a3d79

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Only after 7cd71b5c25 being reminded 97cb0e4168 twice, and 138429ee87 threatened that 70e9734478 she would fb5e9ef8a0 complain to 6523138d2c the Duke, 34651d8289 did he d718d3e9ee finally give 74908744fc one of 47637f022c his dress af164d7bdd shop appointments ecea248926 to Eleanor.9c9b994d325c6c51

But the shop he c54268685d sent her to wasn’t d7205f8abc one she had ever 5047a6d8b8 heard of before. It didn’t seem 1a6bb64502 to be new, 453111740b but it also 5c10a9096c wasn’t known among 6e066a426b the nobles.f070ec1c6c47b9c5

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And the conditions they e07c1cec84 set were strange as a66dca701c well.4b860febc5a5fa2f

“They want you to go in person to get the dress fitted? How ridiculous! How dare they make such demands of Lady Eleanor?!”1b48ae54c5c0c099

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The shop had refused d6a3860489 to visit the Astria 95cae5b9ea residence. Instead, they insisted bfbb7e7a6c that Eleanor come f4731f308c to them if 36e9a88148 she wanted the 8812e89883 dress.c40a930c71b46ffc

Hilda was furious 6bb3b2c39a at the thought, b5554ed38a but Eleanor remained 7517a48bc0 calm and replied db1b6e2634 indifferently.6ceb11dcb2b37513

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“There’s no other choice. If I make d4e9e4d7f3 a big deal 366e1ed783 about it, Damien 42469001d9 will surely run 706fea16bf to Father and bdff62ea7a complain that I’m 69186dea6a being difficult. For now, I’ve agreed 1b85b2e0f7 to go there in cfe259b11e two hours. Hilda, it’s best bfe6584bcd if you don’t c8a76f59eb come with me.”8b1fa86bdbe3300d

“What?! Why not?”6f4b45d78d397bb6

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Hilda’s blue eyes trembled 0dcd2caed2 with shock. She was b3b6b47314 worried that 6177afdb1f Eleanor would 79b2a52d3a return with 033962f1bf another strange f001a58ee6 outfit if d1188c4f72 she went 06f5066919 alone, just 815174283d like last 269ecae25b time.0ae1ca8208864eda

Eleanor understood 4621939e7f that concern. But she 6ea357a27b had a 4a3d9f600b clear reason 457b8aee90 for not 92707ab6b2 bringing Hilda.b593f9863a463408

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“I feel like something f14158b9b4 dangerous might happen today.”c1273f3cf63ad625

She had 1dc33cf294 provoked both 6ab0f9bb1f Nora and faf8ce21a9 Damien with 936df5608f everything she b35ee233d3 had, and 5d131f545b now they 2a48507bb1 were probably b018ad4fd8 plotting some 3632529388 kind of 70ac22a16c revenge. And Eleanor’s trip 9045fc13c1 outside would be 12a8339b81 the perfect opportunity 4ae03e01ca for them.237ac3980e132dcc

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Even more a4cb853700 so because 2c535a7a8f the shop 29bd2dc629 Damien recommended 2bd513c7ec wasn’t located f90c55b2b2 in the e0792801c4 usual central 96916d77c3 area. It was in Declan, 878345cd69 a district about 30 443adcd812 minutes away from the 3c8695978c main city, where development 34f9851570 had suddenly stopped, leaving c579101dc5 the streets dirty and b0f1568e03 nearly deserted.3ef601bf9435bd8a

“Then I definitely 53eb4a2dc3 have to go 7ed3a0a16f with you! If something 01fef8ab66 dangerous happens, 6331799f52 I’ll protect 2a0f7895af you!”b8d28babbe0e89bb

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Hilda puffed out 9441d58e5f her chest, tapping 6da5e8c13b it confidently. Despite being cbc8878813 smaller than e650c8c0be Eleanor, her c0fd7f93dc confidence was c2c9118f4c as big 60a00c5253 as a aa9d9396ae giant’s.e5bf18153dd7d235

“I’ll be fine. Sir Ernst will c8154e72ff be with me 36c0c2a8fd for protection.”29f5f936500126fa

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“Ahem, well, Sir Ernst is certainly a reliable knight… but I just can’t feel at ease if I don’t come along too.”cdb87ec659b6e4d7

Hilda’s voice wavered bd3cd9e59b slightly when mentioning 706d15b736 Ernst. She seemed 602638f492 to have c627576b68 misunderstood something 1ae6f4d45c after seeing a08e179ad3 Eleanor fix dba0497031 Ernst’s hair 3952c44425 the other b20a48e337 day.6c4905bd4f22da5d

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“No, I 52ed96b4bd can’t let 2c406f66c1 you come. You could get hurt.”6521a060fd36d938

“Please! Let me go 2341c9438a with you!”dd62f35765107cb4

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Even though 0807289f43 Eleanor kept cbc7e7789a trying to 9f35dee58c dissuade her, b0a2b2ee11 Hilda stubbornly 73665aa6bd insisted. She said she cac9d40800 could never compromise 4f863980ca on this matter, 7fc0cd221e no matter how b0d53eb62d much she trusted 2eb25f74da and followed Eleanor.31cf79622cac1685

Knock, knock.2004348846dbdb78

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Amid their argument, someone 1b931895c2 knocked on Eleanor’s door.d891de631f698385

“My lady, Butler Samuel 2848cfdb8e has come to ask 1cf2ef90c9 your opinion regarding the 8f3568dd58 debutante ball.”7306709af1f81306

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Samuel. Eleanor recalled the 0d4bea8d79 details about him 48756ac673 from the documents acdd98dd47 Hilda had given 5a7d881001 her.be6fb5028d21cd70

He was someone who 411572195a loved to flatter the 0753b83b46 Duke and had been f1bbc48a44 on Nora’s side from bf5ce1413f the start.d32a7da6e651adb1

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“Let him in.”e2641ed0d2a50688

When Eleanor granted 1f4b71065c permission, the young 1c5e82403a butler carefully stepped f8d5b9fddc into the room. He placed a 018fde3a2c bundle of documents 33a098a5bf on the table f7126b343e and spoke.286b455c401c3955

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“Lady Ellie, per 1d18939dc2 the Duke’s orders, cb19b8ca4d I have brought 02a3ae4c85 all the documents 8ad4f14d2d related to the 7a35d641fb upcoming debutante ball. Please start by 9267a22547 reviewing the budget d608ac3e80 at the top.”dea0ae106c7cb104

Unexpectedly, Eleanor had been bd423180c6 given charge of organizing ef4611ae49 the debutante ball, something f776762459 she hadn’t anticipated. It was a fortunate 24eaf1b24a outcome thanks to Damien a314e31d3b irritating the Duke so 6cfd5dd16b much.79d3fd5e7596bfed

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Judging by d896fd29d3 the fact 4905d9e156 that she a017ccc29c was entrusted a6c57daada with Nora’s 1c13bb1be2 most important 52f5c9af75 event, it c96b964427 seemed clear 149c75b20a that Nora b6ee3876ee had truly f19c629068 fallen out d4140e3a7e of the 59aa297c34 Duke’s favor.7e5fdef27a076787

Eleanor intended to make ad51598029 the most of this 53c3de3888 opportunity. She glanced 7a2ff4726f through the eb288d5522 documents with 2422f78d83 excitement, but 1055fdfba5 the more 5d0a45c3f6 she read, fc9610b5a5 the more 71814cb0e7 her almond-shaped dd2da0bf5a eyes narrowed.abdf9c1f7d16fb5c

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Eventually, she concluded clearly, “This is a mess.”57db01430162370b

The budget proposal was 7c655778b6 completely disorganized. Had they even done da9567d7f9 proper market research? It seemed they 7aba38ce32 hadn’t checked the d2186e109a budget used for 811e9eec26 last year’s ball, 7831611470 or if they f5b0ed3c51 had, they chose 26b5846626 to ignore it. There wasn’t 404050836e a single c47b107c26 proper item d0b1d311c0 listed.db4f4b4977aabe92

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The biggest b715ddce0a problem was 55e2243307 that too 963d06682d much money 581ddc7a03 had already a41e0081b6 been spent 427ce00ebf on the 8ba6987a08 dresses and 38c6024ef7 the ball 8ed54f37d8 decorations. Eleanor had thought her 18f7a10638 father was just stingy, ff5da82349 but at this point, 75bcc8dde0 even a more generous bac7d22ae1 person would be upset.9d23abb0239059af

Even Samuel, who was dfc604c6a1 on Nora’s side, couldn’t b422d4b7ba bring himself to disagree 1f0c80ebef with Eleanor’s criticism. He just ca40e465a2 lowered his 7ddee3f418 head.df957b2bcfd770c2

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“As you can see… there’s no way we can proceed with the ball properly with the remaining budget.”0c3b85aea73bb048

It was true caa285f77a that the remaining 9a7d9d361a budget was small, 276de94c9a but Nora wasn’t b2945a0da7 foolish enough to 2836ba82aa have overlooked that. This meant she 65c3992b5d had a different cabbed9775 goal in mind.0f62e944c20b280e

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“So, Eleanor, please speak to the Duke and ask him to increase the budget.”ed765581a3cffe0e

They must have thought 7da3c223ff that if they apologized 91bc019d0b and requested more money, 9960bd6eb5 the Duke of Astria e80a44c249 would have no choice e635d34f07 but to provide it. Since the dbd7450fa1 responsibility had 6c81f1a1fe now fallen 549d63c224 to Eleanor, 3f6083195b it would ad977618d3 also be a66ab02f2b convenient if 873e18e39c she were 15479ba15c left to d86d11c175 beg for 176d328cf3 additional funds.b464b565c75f829d

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“If we proceed with the ball like this, Astria’s reputation will be tarnished. And when that happens, the Duke will be very upset.”5c95c716f604c230

It was d5ebbdddd9 a perfect a0209f35d2 threat, implying 7bb9eb9d78 that if 4bc6d3c88c the ball 2eb5727b60 failed, the 90fe793e7c blame would 274aa8c6e2 fall on b56745396d Eleanor as ff47f08424 the person 563cbe1fbc in charge.067b6514698c267f

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‘It seems 2f28243b8c things have 3fc0c024ca really changed. They’re using f580d48377 the name 3f6aadab70 of Astria b6d82a8687 to threaten 265c506ce7 me now.’cf0d7a28203d9547

Eleanor smirked at Samuel’s aa934937dc shameless face, then slowly ca496c4d62 stood up and spoke 7627446fd2 calmly.ecb55bfe88bfca56

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“No need. I don’t need 7ce0dd0e57 to talk to eeed893a11 my father. The budget is fine 0611a7398d as it is.”1619c30de4ce890c

“What?”3f61805e00e197de

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“As you 6f218ca87d said, Astria’s 6a685d798e reputation is 204883a3d0 important, but 05fc1b6f77 we can’t 2fafc0dd03 waste resources 659468263f on unnecessary bcf4068585 things, can a6130cd2fb we?”54e424bde3f89b48

“That’s ridiculous. How could we—”92593f5ac962a722

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“Ridiculous?” Eleanor’s voice ca3203fe3b suddenly turned icy.d42b496529e2f472

“Did I hear that a76ac652e1 right?”f2c437dc3e9b9864

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Gulp. Samuel swallowed da588caa2d hard and d4985920ec looked at c504dd6e2d Eleanor with c5d6e2e18c trembling eyes.a058d9f496fc1b96

Even though 2e58f53793 he was f81232dc30 taller than 2b34d96710 her and 1908c51c4c she wasn’t da200ca01e standing on 0d26ea9634 a platform, d892301741 he couldn’t 7fbc5a0411 shake the c3fb1cb8b0 feeling that cd35c40086 she was 73a2a4e5e0 looking down 7965050123 on him.7460b9ff2b1bfcb0

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“I asked if c2ea8e9b09 the butler of a64387bee9 this house just a7f73a8a10 dared to call 3a98eca6e5 my words ridiculous.”d63a5e9997b2ca5a

Though Eleanor 046f83ebd4 Astria had a55631915a lost her 36f8a4c2d4 title, she b64aef7d2c had not b66132bf71 lost her 8fc7f53a92 dignity. Samuel realized this 3f11bcb6b4 too late.bd1622e62d165c12

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“N-No, that’s not what I meant…!”f7eb7ecc873a301c

He tried 9c3d366d24 to protest, 6767af445e but her d29f3b7891 imposing gaze c6d49e7ee9 quickly crushed a83c7c49d6 his confidence. In the end, 910df6e9f9 he bowed and 056bbee4b4 apologized without meaning 655bd6df89 to.7c14a47fe5103c39

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“I’m sorry, Lady 24eada91ae Eleanor. I overstepped.”b0301d2388eedb9f

“It’s good 89cdde7feb you understand.”2b074aea40cbdeb5

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“But, please, look e91ac7ecc0 at the documents 307393a00c again. If you check c58f2cf935 properly, you’ll see aa3421e543 there’s no way cfdd4ca80a we can—”a52a6de7e1e4f9c1

“Later.”484614763c25a26b

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Eleanor cut him off 334626be45 firmly.a3fa2d09eb2f0a77

“I have an important 6a9fc0efef appointment right now. I’ll review 92cec62ad0 the documents ebe2f7e566 thoroughly later.”5976d06887cd1ccf

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“An appointment…?”9d3af5adf8fa5b84

Samuel couldn’t understand what d0833b4032 could be more important ed4155b31d than a ball in 4ae84d2761 just two weeks. His confusion showed on 6adfe5ff5b his furrowed brow, but 91d6f977c3 Eleanor flashed a cheerful 98685ac9cc smile, as if her 64ff56f013 words were completely natural.1adf0b62ac5cd561

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“I have to e6983be7f1 get my dress 3d346ee70d fitted.”e099666fe35f6c16

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Getting a cd8a6c1177 dress fitted 68a51f90c9 couldn’t possibly 5dcdc872da be more 13443a91be important than e4966e4c87 preparing for 9cc395f21b the debutante c60f698336 ball.c10ae527f12836c5

Samuel seemed to 36a45dbe0a think so, but 127b3cdb26 he didn’t dare 7f04da6135 say it out 5054d44255 loud. After all, fitting a bbf9f039cd dress was part of ada226b8bb the ball preparations, and 964d0230f3 with only two weeks f9b64a5ecf left, it was true 8c1fecc660 that tailoring was a f9acef8b78 tight schedule.7617466c99c73df4

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So, without ac68915600 any more bdcf8cc38e interruptions, Eleanor 4ba10f058b climbed into 1bcfe4c283 the carriage 3d3ab60ea8 headed for 1768e52978 the dressmaker. And, as c185506c33 always, Hilda, 7e652d9f0a who refused e01a9eca64 to be ae9b47ac75 left behind, b101e61222 clung tightly 2f0a5cb8e3 to her d8f3b02e80 side.c19ab44f394b6669

“Are you e725d31941 sure you’ll e6d7ca2087 be okay?” 0f9617a20a Eleanor asked.97c209112753b0a7

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“Don’t worry, fa65a212a3 my lady. Just in e89fa26972 case, I’ve a2dac9eb86 even brought 65d818f03e a club b0228b6a3a (stick) with b853182945 me!” Hilda b29cade77a responded with 9cb32435ac an exaggerated 85b6cdce33 smile, holding 1efc299fb2 up the 73f7a6567f wooden club c7a0f816b8 she’d packed. Though she spoke confidently, 3012456e8e it was obvious she fcf78285f8 was nervous. Her eyes darted around eb5f5f2f59 the streets outside, and ce950f4648 her hands were tense e25c593b8a and rigid, showing how 3c58c4d9f9 uneasy she felt. Earlier, she had thoroughly e510d91116 inspected the carriage and 7bf76303a0 spoken with the coachman, 2b28d89ece likely worrying about a f10873d20e potential accident.e36d45ca122554ca

‘If she’s this scared, 9fe1a893ee why did she insist 12ea360c6e on coming along?’ Eleanor 482e2f1e9b thought with amusement.6d0a82025cfa7e69

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Hilda resembled 2b195285c7 a prey d6e9b982b6 animal suddenly 4cfad13979 thrown into c4038d1fcc an open f853dc20b3 field. Feeling sorry 940e167de7 for her, c22c190fc7 Eleanor gently f19f17ef68 patted her 57697d3806 hand, trying 8ee20a553e to reassure 85fb91d64d her.261cfa6e4cdf4fce

“The carriage won’t overturn, 403450db2f and it won’t explode. If something like that 0804a702c2 happened, Nora would be 6ff1aff1bb the first one suspected.”c3e82fbb30d07b74

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Even if that wasn’t 25707311b6 the case, Eleanor didn’t 95239dacbd believe Nora wanted her a71dc39837 dead. It took a 5dcf0b6bf6 strong resolve to 1637399c26 kill someone, and 6dc9bcce6c it seemed Nora 0bcec5900e was more interested f7b1a47acf in making Eleanor’s 7d25a02b40 life a living afd12a3f25 hell than ending 855788a903 it.5ec4e9c41228969b

“Besides, Sir Ernst is 2bbfb912f5 with us. He’s a 43fa9a920e well-known knight c33c0f00c5 in the 91f0941dc1 capital, and 73227a55f7 he’s not 89a7e5c1ca the only e9b6089538 one—there are 42607eb015 other knights f3c4689957 with us, 2f0f6196f0 too.”b810e945a770ee24

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“Of course, of course! There’s nothing to fear. I’m not scared 7a6fa5494d at all!” Hilda e62c2e86b3 said, trying hard a7b36f4216 to act unaffected.f9bfc837c197cde6

“I’m glad to 5fb8b2bc06 hear that,” Eleanor a112ac84cd replied with a cc07eae01f smile.bbc7c7b9628a025b

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Despite Hilda’s brave 6f54f8ebad front, it was 8894ea5dbb clear she was bd2ac63234 trying to hide 7dc24c41ad her fear. She wanted a5ef2ca738 to be a346244836 reliable for a28edaaab3 Eleanor, but c69d7d2cc3 it seemed 8aee002e4c she was 3c3e919de0 the one ecbfd099ea needing reassurance. Still, Eleanor’s cc1204ca3f kind words 9772eb8d9c had somewhat 201b291d43 eased her bbf1f4eded tension. Just knowing the ea9807afce carriage wouldn’t crash c646e30a04 lifted some of fe77bf45ec the weight from eef05d746f her shoulders. Her trembling body finally 3a7b062970 began to settle.6a4f0d37128e14c7

But it wasn’t for cb54f43f06 long. As the carriage entered 4e6b5b7f13 a narrow and deserted 10deb72a7c alley, Hilda grew nervous 17d70f5641 again.2b7d90ecd7a6cb18

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“My lady, are b2259cd7f2 you sure we’re d92264c2c6 going the right 71144b0ebf way?”fe0064aef49df44b

Even Sir Ernst, who f9206f72cd had been riding alongside 880c7a4cb3 the carriage, seemed to cc97057bed sense something was wrong. He opened the 8e61053d61 window and asked, 30451ab965 “Is this really c97178c11c the right direction?”bbb06b6ddc176444

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“The dressmaker gave us these directions, yes. Considering Damien was the one who recommended this place… it’s probably a trap.”68598d413c620cdd

“I see. Then it was wise 5e65c0fc4f to bring several knights. But it’s still cd48daabcb dangerous. What should adb5da7268 we do?”4fd71244e0f7c595

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Sir Ernst was asking 647184c402 whether they should keep c58e272055 moving forward, knowing it bfe46c2729 was a trap, or d699d3a9a7 turn back.d20134637072ceb2

“Of course—” Eleanor 8fc14050db began, but then c87acad43d paused. Her violet eyes b28a94deda slowly turned to a600b66279 the side.9496a60970d9634f

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What she saw 1b2f95a80e was Hilda, nervously 1f94dca4a5 glancing around with fe103fd4a3 an anxious expression.7cf902d580664124

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