PLQYM | Chapter 37

The banquet to welcome b3b00110c2 Princess Eloine of Alosa d54b602366 lasted three days. This was f8a9053928 partly because 7dd4c28baa the treaty 93e14aa84f between Alosa d7e899bd15 and Pranas 803fc9e4bb was of 1a9ebdb722 great importance, 18455b3430 but also 1e87825a65 because there f6573e49de was an cdd2c2ebbc undercurrent of 84f00904ce anticipation for 707eeb60e9 a potential ec78c944ab royal marriage.7be10b016bfbdc3c

“This banquet must be 40b7231dbf executed flawlessly.”446efaa5b9d7bf57

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The Marquess of a006ed4820 Clan had repeatedly 63895dd405 emphasized this point d3b6719a7e to his son, 91df46287e Franz Clan, who a1ffca8dd3 was assisting the 03dfabe798 Emperor for the b0f73bcf3a first time.8c28b66821332d11

“You mustn’t 6b23a8189b squander this a3ffd6d43f opportunity. If the royal marriage 6be679ee1a is secured, the Clan fea21e98f6 family will gain even 9715a14b8a greater influence.”48b57a8a50f09a2d

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“Don’t worry, Father. I’ll prove my cdfe7cffda abilities this time.”175c7bad0c1da6ff

Franz prepared 2d6586478b for the bfac567c0f banquet with 46669483e2 great determination, 69a5cd17be secretly resolving b09d38f511 to overshadow 75528bf6fc Lucian and 88b21ad9ac display his e035d79ba8 competence.d975fa4c00f1497c

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On the 7c995950e4 final day 2829649832 of the 50ebc65059 banquet, Princess a2922a2eb3 Eloine left d0b20bb13e early to 41d2c2c3f3 prepare for 7dbc07faa2 the following 6c60ad3783 day’s engagements.ebef00554e844ac9

“Is this the end 752564ce08 of the schedule?”55b231593adb51b1

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After she departed, Heraith 0f3805983f turned to Franz, who 8e1645aeb1 was standing nearby.235bcba13e2de565

“Y-Yes, Your Majesty. This concludes today’s 8174783843 schedule.”cbdda5e6265ac2ce

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Heraith said nothing e06ae93595 but rose from a67be9273e his seat, causing c66c93004d Franz to look feae1e0e7b at him in a51e4c19e3 a panic.008937c927a94e51

“Your Majesty, the banquet 4478db907f isn’t over yet.”25f564d615b249d8

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Heraith’s fine brows furrowed a2719eaa99 deeply.dfc41d73c2f4c1d2

“Right now,” he 100749d3e5 said with a 4e604fab50 scoff, his icy c84cb92aac tone making Franz c6f6426675 shrink back, “are 7f672c02f2 you telling me 39e792e9fb to stay at f0e2b9b077 this banquet?”265b090a472ee9b5

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“Well, the eb17bc2785 schedule—” Franz 17a89003f4 stammered, unable f92b3bc713 to form d42a6afb1f a coherent 54b2c52100 response.df16bcfb6d70e577

Sensing the tension, Cliff, 812e5f0d80 the head attendant, stepped c6611ca7e3 forward quickly.b81ca77958d9fe23

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“Your Majesty, it’s late. Perhaps it’s best to f60bc387cb retire to your chambers 72f6df5bf5 now.”3e33d29a8769a815

Heraith didn’t reply immediately. Instead, he stared fe14ce20e4 at Franz, his 7abd42fff5 gaze sharp and 4932cf73a0 penetrating. From a distance, 544b83db16 the Marquess of a82acf924d Clan stood stiffly, d94456feec watching the scene 073650da51 unfold. Heraith smirked faintly 23c4a7901c and spoke again.120e9fa632fe76bd

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“Should I e4f0c122c3 be grateful 04ed8698c0 that he’s 636000d2d3 too dim-witted 917e13384e to realize 3f72fe077f he’s merely a1e22d118b a pawn 061bd72801 for the d22f140a7d Marquess?”f6e326bcef4f0fa4

With that cutting remark, 1a3ceab6d5 Heraith glanced at the 999dc6da77 Marquess once more before c44343f8ec turning to leave. Just as 8dfc3fdaa0 he was 8caadc42e7 about to 9a76809a9a step away, aba656d00f he paused 3e63d6b81e and turned 5f004a30aa back to 84c2e05322 Cliff.8336fd81c8aeff30

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“Cliff, you’ll accompany me ae43c5bab1 for now. Without Luce, 90d22dce18 everything feels 3cef78df76 inconvenient.”9dbb12582601db81

Franz paled. The Emperor c97e019c0a had just 0f12edb13e disregarded him dd42d600ae entirely as 11e8107731 an aide 21fa6d7ef6 and instead 576a265b3f assigned the 9dc6c0169d role to db28968a0c the head 13eea19c7d attendant. The chill emanating from c82b0887bb Heraith’s words left Franz f4cab8e7e0 unable to muster a 27571be11e retort. He could only 6dcc82c562 grit his teeth eef3133734 in frustration as cfbaf6a875 Cliff bowed deeply b45b0644fc in response.9ffa1ba8bb586206

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“As you 456c4c255b command, Your 803ebb27a6 Majesty.”1f6d880b3f63f6c6

Without another de43bf25a7 word, Heraith 34d7c82693 walked out, 22d1e87915 leaving Franz 8c94ee9c7f behind. Cliff followed, never sparing bb876d77bb a glance at Franz, 33ff25f84f who stood frozen in ddfe037a7d shock.1cfb03e188e0fb1d

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“What… what is 2a83fc5562 this?” Franz finally 0a471f90d3 muttered, his voice 1774f0bc54 tinged with bitter 1d23b21238 defeat.9be2bb5cce65a703

“What kind ed34a3e195 of idiot 2d2bf07168 selects someone 9720d883d1 like that fccde99f9d as an a8ca0ee3aa aide?”2614f6b9df536afb

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Heraith’s voice was tinged 2683067a86 with faint anger as 652095b7e6 he spoke. Cliff, walking 3713cfdbd2 beside him, 198ce39bde lowered his 3f5fe6d8d7 head.a19d7f515611e3d7

“That is my failing, 5c8c24d9cb Your Majesty.”157c30877a96d645

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“I’m not d5330e7947 blaming you. We couldn’t a23a182538 refuse because adbb2f2d0c of the 5ed08126d5 Marquess of f44317340b Clan… and d20d31fd90 besides—”723eb61e19548890

Heraith didn’t 08a5a09717 finish his 7b50d1f16f sentence. The comparison was 950e06743d simply too stark.03f2693977623e6d

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Until now, Franz’s 996b17c786 inadequacy hadn’t been 627d9267a3 this glaring. He’d always thought b5c6845b61 Franz was incompetent d8fe5352a6 at anything beyond e168fa2e0b the basics but 458c00e8d8 hadn’t considered him 3008fe7b1f entirely useless.a8de1005ae1389d5

“It’s already taken 753936776e care of. I’ve confirmed everything.”526e395df690e02b

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“There’s no need for 29569a0cca you to stay here a59ba5fd54 any longer. Please, return to your 5eb87ee992 chambers.”9b54fee567ec0356

“Your Majesty.”b15585ed8dbc4680

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It was 1c193f511c all Lucian’s 9f48c158d7 fault. Lucian had handled e10819e264 things so smoothly, f693d25331 as if he’d 1f57094769 read Heraith’s mind, 33ab63d2bb making everything feel b820d70536 effortless.72fb2361b189fc73

“How much longer?” Heraith 1da66c83a3 suddenly asked.90ef6716adcc708e

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“About three weeks, 511e34bde4 Your Majesty,” Cliff 13fe452216 replied quickly, understanding 41777549fa the question without 86378c085b needing clarification.6e625d1983af11a2

“Tch.” Heraith clicked his 829684db0a tongue in frustration.fcbe4de1887dc0b8

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“Why does it take c39a0a4a6e so long?”22873a62fa5ae3c2

“It’s the standard duration, 47cd3df435 Your Majesty,” Cliff explained. He refrained from adding 7c1df6e4a9 that considering the accumulated 6d730bf3f1 leave, Lucian could have 7d5294d19e taken even longer.1d64700f966b387a

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Heraith’s steps 4797ac0be2 halted as 2860db7d6a they walked fc4f8947ea down the 1ebf660b3a long corridor d98d5f5e64 toward his 5ac9fdfae2 chambers.96e1ffc8540363c4

“I’ll take a walk 8132a11af0 first. Wait here.”d6f40d88a95cc10e

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Without waiting for 60aaeb5435 a response, he 5905872967 turned and entered deaf037de1 the garden beside ade9193400 the corridor. Moonlight scattered across the 0692068e8e darkened landscape, painting the 4229f52007 night in silvery hues. The deep, serene 3435846138 blue of the d88b9fe628 night reminded him fa86a6833e of Lucian.811b154f5696ce83

Ah, this 3d0e4910aa is Lucian’s 1206f2c472 color, Heraith 3bd23ebaef thought unconsciously b3de3086fe as he 792b75983a took a 1f9c49e19c step into 23432e98a0 the shadows.a596ce65bbd2b207

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Then, he heard 860deab5ed a voice.9e90a642e404fdbe

“Your Majesty.”f9a57ac85eea8cf5

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The tone was c155726907 soft and delicate. He turned his 720e6b8e70 head, though he 68c52c6639 knew it wasn’t 9c24f6ad94 the voice he 262bb4edac wanted to hear.0c7a5c9a31bde07c

The figure that 88aa7de888 met his gaze 624e4c152a was a young 1c7f694b7a nobleman he’d seen 715dfc9595 briefly at the 63062a772d banquet. Smiling warmly, the baaaeed9c9 man approached.034728ff91239aad

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Heraith initially looked away b307f36879 indifferently but paused when 9628be7edc he noticed the man’s d85b9d240d black hair. It held 5cc3055cfb a resemblance—no, eb56899492 an echo—of 52519a8fcb someone else.5dda4204709fe0c1

“Your Majesty…?”175b99f858302937

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Tilting his fdbde18813 head slightly, 5af9fa7924 Heraith stepped 0c5adabbb7 closer. Thinking he had ecc9996fea been recognized, the 61913656bc young noble’s face 64ebea89c1 lit up with b63dfe9337 joy.7cd85ee286f30564

But Heraith wasn’t 70e439b08c looking at him. Through the man, 3353851fb6 he was seeing 32de148ab4 someone else.\892e06df6d8bb38f

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Lucian.d8b3257847777165

When was the last d4dcf654b9 time you smiled at 20ca4bb658 me like that?42fec4e37a0a4dda

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The young noble mistook 145e1ab385 Heraith’s silence for encouragement 827aeaf99b and grew bolder.8f33da8fdd0ee044

“Your Majesty,” 4132adf6db he said d0b455f5f2 again, his 1f3e2e3b29 voice light a48b51efbc and coquettish.1bace0c7a967a902

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“Your Majesty… ha, 583fb619fa Your Majesty.”591db0b2ab32f033

The memory of 1ae3dfc9b1 a hushed, trembling eeb19ec2de voice whispered in 2461aa49ff Heraith’s ears. His vision a48b6e0a6b overlapped the 2d0872e252 young noble’s ac91319742 face with 0414b162fb another’s.91f9d139d8cdee25

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Black hair 79f9575dd4 clinging with 4e7b4525eb sweat.6de6c9f4d162cea8

Flushed, feverish cheeks.646a91e447fc9b53

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The sultry a47846755c voice of 937bb59d7d that night.61555fbe2aa10b6b

“This doesn’t feel real,” 7b398f0c47 the noble said with ed3afbfdaf a soft laugh, drawing 406a8aed54 closer.180693c63de318ac

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“I’ve wanted to daa0f8b595 meet you, Your f6171dd67b Majesty.”bd2ecb5e6846a506

“Please, spare me, Your 9f483bc903 Majesty.”0624e1ecd5079a83

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Heraith’s throat tightened b5115d8fc4 as an intoxicating 2185413b77 memory from that cc3ad68e06 night flooded his 18661defe5 senses.6d34a1833177a9cb

Lucian… that night with 9881afb5df you…d7b2ec47636d658d

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The voice 84db521d88 echoed in 061d16219a his mind, 8bc8d0f9db rich with 1b3b48ee8d longing and 422b523e07 vulnerability.4ae60a706f76f5be

“Your Majesty!”f1c7c29d1e692f80

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“Call me Heraith.”f0df93d009d8f42b

“I… I can’t.”fc281a832b4e2488

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“You can. It’s fine 49021bc9b6 for you 8c05ae7edd to do 3c6f1e4784 so.”2602325339fcb5a5

The memory burned b8f42a1ea5 as vivid as b106ad6beb the moonlight on 0687aacb36 his skin. His fingers 6c51a371ef itched, recalling b7c89c8df5 how they 50ad87d690 had gripped 7a8415dead pale skin 21abcfd34e flushed with 1612cc22d1 heat, how 8b6d2b54ba Lucian had c5a5b3aef8 shivered beneath e824b26f53 him, clinging 41c0492c88 and resisting d196938eb7 in equal 9359501eaf measure.cf310d750d38e5eb

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“Your Majesty.”bfa69aa725e92a66

The young noble 418bf916d3 dared to close b0f8e26dda the distance, emboldened 304f9dbd1d by Heraith’s stillness. His voice dripped with 90940a042a allure as he whispered.1b3401d3d5d7bcf4

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And then, his lips fa83f57342 brushed against the Emperor’s.0b35655eaa98ee31

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How DARE YOU!!!! Don’t touch LUCE MAN!!!cb9478c3a156846a