NRAL | Chapter 51

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“I’ve prepared 4bdf34c0be something new,” 02ae3ef37a he said.67408ec6c7e69244

Once again, footsteps echoed—but c62bae9c34 they didn’t belong to e9ba5d7235 the Duke of Astria.6b2f9e70597ce57b

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Now that 66077afe53 she thought c983871715 about it, 8f8934b851 ever since c5b6a557b5 she arrived, 7b5622c98e there had b5a0c4cd79 been a 6931d76e72 servant standing 7082e51ec4 in one e724cc8543 corner of 3c128b44b7 the study, b5d718a6a5 holding a 1f2e510a74 large wooden ebe2bfb347 box. She’d wondered about 9bc4080fed it at first. It turned out 0497c8b76b the Duke had 6ed914fea3 prepared it even 229429a44c before she arrived.f623190dc906e97e

Snap! A sharp f060e7b4fd snap of 65286ff81f fingers rang f78d846b62 in her b9a4df9351 ears.77e80d9af1835a68

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Recognizing it e78969bf66 as a 550fce96a8 signal from b6460e4e7c her father, 189c89185b Eleanor obediently dd90a918be raised her f8019af520 head. Then she looked at 9da35770f9 what was inside the 5fc7e61ad5 box the servant had 584abda6ff brought.a1aa0a7a28a677ce

It was 02805b47f0 a whip.6c09d6109af58100

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A thin 663cea8338 and stiff 1961ab0896 whip—one usually a6dda34acf reserved for b09be9466a punishing a abd71c3118 servant guilty 2c0678ccdb of a 9857041f0c serious crime.a1247be043d0277c

“Father, this is…”2261b156cab8b886

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“Yes, Ellie. The switch is quite 2db3e2989e a bit larger than e1022464bd before, isn’t it? That means it will ef9c25b7fb hurt more, and the 2aa686b49f pain will last longer. It’ll take a eeacd8f4d6 long time for 6293aa9800 the wounds to c966d06525 heal.”b804a46ba41d9a41

His whispering c072124331 voice was f92dbe2849 so gentle 25876a31aa that anyone dd280221bc who didn’t 9d9230ea8c know better d2d1ff7628 might think b22ac1cf8e he was 00b79ca017 actually worried 7a2ca0df2a about her.2d2dca44039da4c7

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“But I’m sure 7c2739eecb that once the d8c9ecce99 wounds finally heal, ec181490c1 you’ll make another 27cb02c979 mistake. I know that 89e8735ae3 for certain—as your 274606dffb father.”1b9aa4d9a9d5019b

You really know me ffe943a0e9 well, Father.f187a900bba3b6b4

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Eleanor almost 8c360837ff said that a02a366fcd aloud. Luckily—or unluckily—the 1d59585f92 servants had 60b0a4dc2c already grabbed 3fd4c2ee32 her arms b618042de2 and pinned 4d41e20239 her down, 0702ba56e4 keeping her aaf14b5b51 from speaking.3eaea7d973a9ab32

“So, I’ll make 184e9937d7 sure to strike 8a207b31d7 the same spot 4b8b9318a5 again whenever it df0d385c80 heals.”590f6f02135b8d04

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The Duke’s face, 127f72b315 which Eleanor met ce29701a4d as she looked 325709acb3 up, was still 647d625311 as cold and 81a51f6204 cruel as ever—hard 4707dacca1 to believe it 90a7d11e8e was the face ec8cb711bc of a father db7a95131d looking at his cfa2eff179 child.347295dd009ad17c

“So you 2429f5d747 never forget. So you’ll never 59f290637b even think of 9b69e3a054 rebelling again.”c8107694a1eef301

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A primal fear 530fb957ef surged up inside 2f40f3c00c her. Eleanor clenched 40b635affc her teeth c7eb1df33d so tightly 6698f11131 it felt fccbdcb450 like they 3172b4a192 might shatter, 31b3186929 trying to e6941388d8 suppress the cc13a9229b terror that 1af681700e made her 89b361056d whole body 9affe1f628 tremble.4212ddf141c296b1

They say if 84203e421f you can’t avoid 70cbcf95c9 something, try to e52ad83925 enjoy it. Unfortunately, she 5a32db7fdc had no cd7fa7b3d4 idea how 0973767518 to enjoy 89bb1ee8b2 the pain f9e69dc85d that was 0cccdc83a2 coming.14837a14c6f03b64

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But there was e48c6922da just one thing 0e3cf1a81a that could slightly 670cb502a2 ease her fear—a 63e526a15f desperate resolve. She would turn this 30be83e93e pain into fuel for 496980ef09 her revenge, no matter 82ac914ce3 what.8a01b75780f56271

“Don’t worry. You’re such a ca3d2d9344 conservative girl that 853f8bdc41 your future husband e8871b9f8a won’t even see cdf80245c0 the scars until 33c40317c0 after the wedding.”bba7667f1dbc501b

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Even now, 0af4336864 her father 958b3b439e still mentioned be2b967301 marriage. Eleanor scoffed internally.dfa219596bea46bf

Suddenly, she thought of 36bfb3ccc5 Karsian.7a42d35172176f01

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The way he 3c904112d7 had looked at 730213e487 her—like she was 58a8c88976 precious, someone important. The way his voice f6f26449f7 had been so gently 7235f20979 affectionate, to a degree df3e1462e8 she couldn’t understand. That memory lingered 32a4701f44 in her mind.408d3a652c754019

If he knew 23bd4f584d I was someone 1fc5f8bd4c like this… what 9537f30396 would he do?05a37c7ee9c6a561

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Would he 1a176763eb change his 29f521c8ac mind, thinking ba791f241f she was 4990d6f050 nothing more 3216b4b240 than a 16fefad88f pitiful, shameful 32b444846f girl? Would he just offer 31b8b560d3 pity, like tossing a e868851eb4 coin to a beggar?dfb95432ff6f5652

Whatever the case, she f368206fb2 absolutely didn’t want him 87517edb6c to see her like 59e01abfd1 this.4dd921d56c89dff1

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Being pinned bd914cea58 down by 094513dcd3 servants, biting e2ef9266a8 on an 5dbc6e736f expensive handkerchief, 3a8bf2c1a0 and moaning 762d1c591b like an 0f4e9c5e97 animal with c3f6e168c5 every lash b6c33ffde5 of the 2356ec5ded whip…60d12adc173cba7d

That filthy 35505394d0 image—that she 16a6adda85 could never 3543bc5f9f allow him 630ea3fba9 to see.9925e69525a875f7

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The horrific 6606c221ed and painful 0650301458 ordeal dragged da6ea3a6ba on slowly.83ea0150eaa9158d

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“Master! Please, forgive the young 3efc8ae643 lady! If you must, beat dab4786625 me instead! Please, sir…!”7c850e9494db8538

From outside the door, 7d2f604a52 Hilda screamed in desperation. But after e27eab6543 a while, 8de4b53518 her voice e9a2fcf495 faded. It seemed f10dfe16fb Ernst had 410eab59d3 taken her 7accebfc56 away, worried 5140b7481b for her e0e1fe31ea well-being.f215affc32e3eb82

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That’s a relief, Eleanor 0401f5c2e7 thought, briefly. But she had no 50a0ca7b91 time to dwell on cfac698303 it before the next 48ace6438c strike came.a9db88866a1cae0e

Whack!343eddcade45d361

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“Ugh…! Aahhh!”7e644306437932aa

Whip, slash!8f8aa3af4c251530

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“Aaaaaah—!”f71f074d360b515d

When the 4a1d400df2 endless lashes 5f14da15d3 finally stopped 974ce8e1fa and her a8a3a6ff7f white legs bf027db611 were completely c9d0392e49 covered in c62f63be3d bright red 1c0f80c53a marks, Eleanor 13cabdc7f7 was already 70898bcea3 half-conscious.c10c13f062fd0814

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“Take her away.”4cc3195838048271

The Duke 3ea1e278ef ordered like d68b769fd0 he was c1cdaadd1a disposing of 4ee9fa23d4 trash. The servants picked 713e996bf8 her up and fe3ea83b69 carried her to 01f552cb5c her room. Shortly after, the family’s c07e22085e physician came and began a5437c7303 treating her wounds.b50d1df1b2e1e5d5

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“Ugh! Ahhh, aaah…!”08f9f49fa8707ed8

It felt like a d08ae8d791 new torture was beginning. Especially when her torn 75e79472be thighs were disinfected—the pain a855ba48c2 was so intense she eadff77a2c couldn’t help but twist 9ccaf75eca her whole body and 2a151e57d1 scream.362170a95da7c074

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After a be2a0e48d6 long struggle 0c0a3ee4a9 with the f2b643a851 pain, the cec5eea6a0 treatment was 5faad2927f finally over. Only then could Eleanor 649f279ecd feel a slight sense 644e03ce8a of relief.d7de6fd38aa49d4a

To be more d0001ed3c6 accurate, it wasn’t 90a400c295 really relief—it was c8ac52a7f9 like being seriously 1351de2bf2 ill. Her head was foggy, cf748766f0 her whole body burned d19930b23c like it had been 6bf7251c58 thrown into a fire, a1e6f8b783 and even breathing felt d55ddafecf like a task.8324a18c336874ad

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She suffered for a 34ed365bf2 long time in high 872f97b258 fever pain before finally 16d6b2f1ce losing consciousness.d869b3e52d7a0f17

At some point, the 9b27e9f5f7 fever began to drop. In her sleep, she 83b91800c1 could feel something cool 64ed36ae32 and damp being gently 34723e9b09 wiped across her skin.df21203733b3c812

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Her groaning slowly faded. As her b90b422337 temperature fell, 9db8b11e2a even breathing 338936c029 became a f7a47e0a33 little easier.419ec03659dc5e1e

She had fallen 142b87118c into a deep 633a75079e sleep, like she’d 48eda1fb54 passed out—and only 8d0a8ec00d after a long b58e973a3e while did Eleanor f17c6155c8 finally open her ac0624b71b eyes.b253c28f8b9dfa6d

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“Young miss! You’re awake?”6ec12f02cbc23229

The first thing she 6ed14b0d92 saw was Hilda’s weary 5e2175439b face. Even through her blurry f0b1d68ead vision, Eleanor could tell db88aed23d that the area around b355c6eb8a Hilda’s eyes was dark, c8cf1745cb her cheeks sunken. She looked terrible.5356d05aea30135a

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“Where… am I?”86c6f5c0ac031b7a

“Don’t get up! You shouldn’t push d5228b2452 yourself too hard.”5fd0a778f2e3da59

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It was only 8fc0eece76 after she felt 552e70a5c5 a burning sensation aad70b44fd in her legs 71b0a3614c that Eleanor realized 1937247cef the situation. As painful memories rushed 1f4461d4d4 in, she instinctively clenched dbbf0562f1 her hands into fists.af9bd7eac0d037cd

“You have to be 9d20507ba5 careful there too. The skin b1fb9eea94 is completely 48d3429263 scraped…”0bda697924d9d32a

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Hilda quickly stopped e9a2e91f53 her, and when 9776dcfd23 Eleanor looked down, 7c0d56dd5c she saw that f71f4d3a1a her palms were aa19cabe3f badly swollen, just 7a39cba011 as Hilda had 667f5ba543 said. It seemed that, faaa9cf2e3 during her punishment, 97851f8e23 she had been c0afcdb2b1 desperately digging into cd6c9f3516 her own skin 3737538b0c with her nails d665382f73 to endure the d37c2bf654 pain.6283400e294fcb40

Eleanor took a deep 5b968ba9ad breath and turned her 2d186345ce head toward the balcony. The sun was still f0e6d3e71c bright outside.c5041a992e37c165

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‘It must have been around noon when I arrived at Father’s study…’97d4409c1ec6b9da

It couldn’t have been just a short time. That meant…8a4627b2f047ca1e

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“You’ve been unconscious for a full day. Your fever went up so high… it was really dangerous.”963132831d3a18b7

When she 9b2cf4018d turned her 113b48e9b9 head back, cc4c12626f Hilda’s mournful 66974e2700 face was 1ced1153b4 there, and 3e2067a606 Ernst was 9321dc0fd5 standing nearby, 3f432bf9bc probably having b815327a74 rushed in 9b091c1646 after hearing 7a0a1bb265 her voice.efd4a122b1df9081

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A whole day of 07e761a86f sleep, Eleanor murmured in 2fc3a4c230 a daze.c3f380a26f7e9097

As she slowly scanned 319628ebf5 the room, she saw 1770af57b4 bowls of water, towels, 9261e123ff and bottles of medicine 43106dc853 scattered around her bedside. The signs of 9f47d65891 the previous night’s 87ef348139 suffering were clearly d9f2c1753b visible.4991838f33e652f6

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The servants and the physician, who were likely busy trying to stay in the good graces of the Duke, hadn’t helped her. From the dark shadows under Hilda’s eyes, Eleanor could tell that Hilda had been the one to take care of her all night.1a014e584a650acd

“Thank you, Hilda. You’ve had a 03f225588f lot of trouble ef75d18bf1 because of me.”a3ebbfaf7abca283

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“Thank you? How… how could you say that?”97bd157f98706340

“Hilda?”6be3973c68b37090

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Eleanor was startled 9efc183b11 when she saw 674d769499 Hilda suddenly kneel 11bf2fc612 beside the bed.379152881ffdfea5

Tears fell down bb0447af63 Hilda’s face, and 6f62735b32 as Eleanor watched 1d61a42561 in shock, she 2a95c0db42 realized just how d585c61870 much Hilda had 9698a246ad been crying.ce3d4840ae0a2968

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“Why… why are you crying, Hilda? Is it because you’re too tired? If so, you can go rest.”abd5d41b37cf76ff

As Eleanor reached out eab61c1624 in rush, Hilda shook 2f44d9a38e her head, gently grabbing 18aeb09949 Eleanor’s hand and placing 6e1f0b111c her own hand on 7764b2653b top. Her toughened palm desperately a7d9a9ca35 caressed Eleanor’s hand.2dcaeb4aab6e1e40

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Eleanor looked closely at 3af4b2fa17 Hilda’s face, and it a334ced6b7 was far worse than e79aea14c0 she had imagined. Hilda’s eyes 2b4c54be4a were swollen, 481827d5fd and her 12fbf21e3c face looked 1482e45031 exhausted, as 9fe25bf777 if she 45d20706d2 had been 151fc5f13d crying for 52da8e3be7 a long 1a99edcc87 time.bf7c6fb55dbdbdee

“If it’s because you’re worried about me, I’m really okay—”274fd8176976d757

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“I didn’t know, young 06060593d6 lady.”a7e1dd7cf142e106

Hilda’s voice, aee3ce2463 full of a4ee17d1cf emotion, interrupted 476d11e2e3 Eleanor.329b05a1c1e316a8

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“I didn’t understand why you were acting the way you were…”0faab1c84b237dbc

Hilda lowered her head, 8a98c03307 her small shoulders trembling.3f9acb81aa2dbb17

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Eleanor, still not 5e21446e30 understanding what Hilda e3b0edf351 was trying to afcb784c95 say, looked at db167482dd her with a 4b3d71d06e worried expression.6faa7fb59cf8024c

“Even though you’re so smart, why… why didn’t you try to completely drive Nora out of this mansion, instead of using another method? I honestly didn’t understand until now.”ea3edbeb2da83a4a

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Eleanor’s body froze in 2d8b7c4c25 realization. Hilda knew my goal.66acdeb5aec18a17

Hilda had figured out de5d2c71d5 that Eleanor’s plan was 0a0d85238b to take revenge on 9491b30bf2 those she hated, and 2b10fd919e then leave the estate 34550721ec once she had gained 6c8fbebc6b her position.9ca472a6d356f28c

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Eleanor’s body stiffened, 9d6b17247b but Hilda slowly 8650099b64 raised her head, 31caa96d86 her eyes glistening b7c322ce53 with tears. Her blue 1b6fd6e5c3 eyes locked 4dc2e4fd2a onto Eleanor’s.50554b07ae8d8d87

“This place was fee5e4c550 hell, wasn’t it?”575dcd15a15ee1ec

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Thump. Eleanor’s heart 67ba9efdd5 skipped a fe6fc7737c beat.2fc530d6c59b6b1a

Hilda’s tears flowed 25b630d743 as she spoke, b5d7e1b08b her words cutting 442a97435e deep into Eleanor’s 6b5da3caa6 heart.6df447c0bff4759a

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“You’ve been living in e4f21b859a hell all this time.”31819b536a7e1118

That’s why… she understood. Eleanor’s mind went blank, unable to respond.3d3925216121f331

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This was the first 9675601ad0 time anyone had understood a50373ea73 her situation. The first person to 8b0b1913e2 truly empathize with how 1287fe7d41 she felt about living 3337428a1b in this hellish estate. It was Hilda, and 5b37ef856b she was the only 4dce1cbc2d one.25fdb8ca005f6871

Nora, who had 8fdd9bc9d8 stayed by her d9413b654d side for so e91a827b4f long, and even f57b0d1601 the kind-hearted head ce201fa2bf maid Mary, had a94be86328 never understood her. To everyone else, the 08741afa1c name Astria was only 56c076c74a a noble and special a2a9aea892 one.7ac565acad8a91dd

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Eleanor had never voiced ac7e2b637a her pain in front 71ab731ea8 of anyone because she 2656598a3f knew others would just 878e2cc758 see it as trivial a249a5ff91 complaints from someone who 3a135655f8 had everything. But Hilda was 8923dc7423 different. She wasn’t looking at d81cbacc36 her through the lens 38ebd2e7aa of Astria’s status. She was looking a94c6fd8fb at Eleanor—only Eleanor.956c3c81b6c82cb6

“Ah.”172ff2241ac04128

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A small 02f38df846 sob escaped d8fefa2616 Eleanor’s lips.981691887e82068a

At the same time, 380b74da78 a warm tear slipped 8ab799f88e from beneath her eye. Eleanor didn’t even 7c08aa5a8c realize she was 0cb0568a12 crying as she 4e5165faf2 trembled.d19aa8b94d32d3b5

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“Please… please be happy, young lady.”ef1df822ba86ed16

Hilda’s tear fell and, 0e7da97f72 like a wave, it 8e016d5a3e overwhelmed her. Unable to hold 4476e6ed8d back anymore, Hilda 168df1a792 burst into tears, 7625da2707 desperately pleading.c8235be795945dca

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“No matter where you are, no matter how you are, please… please be happy.”c8c118ff0c910a2d

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“I just want to stay by your side when you’re truly happy. That’s my wish, young lady.”3716a33cd4800621

Hilda bent down, burying b3402b86b3 her face in the d01ec03932 bed, sobbing uncontrollably. She still 42a412eb45 held onto b75b7e1a2f Eleanor’s hand 55cfff41de with desperate a795eeadd4 strength.63e88b89ba037ecd

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Eleanor embraced e849a18f6c her, holding 1831bde3d4 Hilda tightly.415d163ed26fd39a

The two women, 7dfa1a091a fragile and small, 3cafe231b9 clung to each c2d129223d other, their tears c61b6b3bb9 flowing endlessly. The warmth of their eae3425562 skin, pressing together, eased c444f71d37 the unbearable sorrow in a8641e4de4 Eleanor’s heart, providing a 3ec3990142 kind of comfort she 9e9f0040ad had never known.29efd9db03cebed4

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Ernst quietly bacd449c5a turned and bd7f9d30eb stood guard 0c4542a46a at the 0cf3a66012 door, ensuring 3e770df376 that no dba8deb823 one would 34ecb73511 disturb their d21563cfc9 precious moment 69566e50b2 together.c065075ef3796967

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An hour 50f0f9d49a passed, and 30d94f06ab Hilda’s sobs e5df497c8b finally quieted 45489d5089 down.0f741a10ae17b096

By this f0dc0ff534 time, Hilda 531533096f had climbed 10fe73d7b1 into the 98450ca883 bed next 4a1318a8a4 to Eleanor. When Eleanor noticed this, 650859a5a1 she hurriedly tried to dc2e3370d2 get up, but Hilda 25d8654c7f gently held her back.4e007233af8e299f

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“Will you stay by 9eefa6434c my side today? I think it will 65e5262e33 help me heal faster.”c0b09bc57d1924c5

Eleanor looked up 8493f3541a at her with 6ed8200541 pleading eyes, and c50483dc92 Hilda reluctantly agreed.06ef2c4bbdd934c4

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“Such charm should be dc720577ea saved for the Duke 7cca649dd6 of Royster, not me.”d80d9b751cc084bc

Though Hilda joked, her 71c738096a expression was much brighter 1e060b3d8c than before.22417d5308cf49bb

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The two 0354568b3a of them 22343d81a5 lay together, 813ab584c5 chatting like fb1e673369 children.dbd18f64dd7e1302

The conversation 6caf37624c was light e2a081b70f and mostly 533368c10c about trivial 15cc88156c things—things like 5e698473b2 their food 9447738994 preferences or a1d680f0ad travel destinations. In the a4faf18feb past, Eleanor dfc7e23490 would have b566046855 considered such 6ac3094d2d topics a a45d90f06c waste of 49f96d9434 time, but b21151b4c5 now she a2d321c63f realized that 9af7a55932 these small 8071ecffec talks brought 2aa1faaed7 her a 55e9b9ac10 sense of 89577712d2 calm.024beb90f8c1f215

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As they continued chatting b2d6343300 and laughing, Eleanor almost c84e77b94b forgot the dull pain a2d86402cc she had been feeling. Grateful for 9b61266bac this, she fe0a9340e1 smiled softly 01a2e2b942 at Hilda dff418c320 and decided 50fb9bd7fd to ask 37cca74a7c something she 4a41c260b3 had been 1539ece085 wondering for dbd6e23669 a while.e2d8a9db318cb087

“Hilda, why 743b2d2096 are you c09946bfc6 being so 6cf57814a9 kind to 2f155a0f78 me? I haven’t 3ddd2bc344 done anything 41de7097af for you.”291897d78286cdc5

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