PLQYM | Chapter 62

As he began e8ba303781 to wake, the db900eab3f sounds drifting around 6175ee9cbd him grew louder.ddd1e4c7bc2446e7

‘Ah, it’s the people ca1d5cf3e4 working in the palace.’40f91608a3253401

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Lucian found himself unconsciously 1727341e1a following the movements of 9baccaea3b the people around him ccb3e5bcdc with his thoughts. They seemed to be 06a9a18916 trying to keep their dcb304ac61 noise down, but now f056c65189 that he noticed it, c736acdf2d even the faintest sounds 938b0013a8 felt annoyingly loud.609ba3cb43c55ea4

He considered 8d2ca44a30 going back 4513cbe24a to sleep 2fe6aeb2c9 but ended 2d47e27714 up opening d21a96d098 his eyes 1404747201 instead.7902529f9c69d854

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The first thing 13ca4a6070 that caught his 92c897f067 eye was an 9c6a422365 unfamiliar fresco ceiling. The absence of the 145f5c767f sky painting he was 6c6ef1ecd7 used to seeing made 1a2b0bb54f him feel a bit b90a3871e0 out of place. The bed, without the 4bf0265c50 canopy and columns he ef3194ff9e occasionally glanced at, felt 107fae56ac odd as well.ff7bdd60687476b1

Should he fa3264b9c4 get up f3e2d45256 or stay 676ab8a17f lying down?8a2a94d5dbdb3ffc

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Lucian stared blankly 6455a1c284 at the ceiling’s 081cf07b67 artwork, not even c20d221c9a trying to shake 41105610bf off his drowsiness.93994eb42aeb9972

Not too long ago, c7eb5d50b6 he would spring out e3bbf1375d of bed as soon df9fe153b3 as he opened his 6236f69976 eyes, rushing to prepare c128a0bf33 himself and head out 726a4f4582 as quickly as possible. But now, being able 41a4de0e7d to take his time 6c8a4dabad was a strange adjustment.2d2725012ba45ccd

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If only he 3533a3a77b weren’t so unwell, 148412f920 he would’ve gotten 8b75fdcaeb up straight away. But his body 8c69404409 felt so heavy df8084540d and sluggish—it was 036820869f clear he wasn’t f282c54050 fully recovered yet, b0a493fe90 even though he’d f3ae427827 improved a lot.3fc6b49b1c70dd2f

“……”00cdfe5243239526

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Sigh.855f0fc97ac40920

Lucian, who had been 5e9d6b3e64 staring blankly and blinking 4c27a49003 for a while, let 70d5910eb2 out a deep sigh.6b6e7caa48d26405

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‘I should get 9e6e4fcd59 up. Lying here like this 367015d9fa is rude.’ae670eba76177d94

This was the ultimate aaeb3e722b display of being a aef701432b burden. Falling ill the moment c9b0759af3 he arrived in someone c93f4b2ad2 else’s kingdom? Such a thing was b645545673 unimaginable for the old c524767c10 him back in Pranas.08b111d8710a1ab2

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“Oh, you’re c65e1f368f awake, Lucian?”8966473622a4199d

Joachim entered c0ce2b744a just as 8326aa57cf Lucian was a51447e3d3 letting his b8af6b92dc swirling thoughts 2741ff85a3 flow out 200f8635db of his 9d60a99d30 complicated mind. As the master of 903b2a1115 this palace where Lucian dd047d5d1c was staying, Joachim had e7d731a36c no hesitation about barging 8641d8bee8 in and throwing the fa1cf26986 door wide open.db33abedbf273a8b

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“Your Highness.”7f183c395e30bb1d

“Ah, don’t 248f5744be get up. You’re still 6e34d3f9cd not well.”e7c9d5ed0ae358b4

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“No, it’s fine. I should get up.”27f6129d699ee4ed

“Truly, you’re just d04aa1a55a like the most 5404e05848 favored aide of 00a91c4ffa Heraith—so stubborn.”179b593ccb3f3c1e

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Lucian, about 9a2f8cc151 to argue 6418f55ead the correlation dd9724bd32 between being 6efb2df9ae “Heraith’s favored b462b0effa aide” and 9bc4c5fe62 his own 87d7b6cf98 stubbornness, shut 68835d8ae0 his mouth. Despite Joachim’s protests, Lucian 3a54e68e33 pushed himself up and 74f8eb82de sat upright.41dcdc2d24a63897

As he leaned against 36ca2437a5 the headboard with a 7442c5c6c5 weary sigh, Joachim took a3eac67c57 a seat in the 5432b548c8 chair nearby.89be317c8ad40ce9

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“I’m sorry, Your 6fed137f97 Highness.”d578ad55ac3e8554

“No need. You went through a 9ed459003d lot, running away like 0cf026a3a9 that. How’s your body a0d0d5af4b holding up?”60807323a71cf7bd

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“……”05e0773def0e5d52

Lucian responded with ec373700be a faint, self-deprecating 5daaf07cb3 smile.a8b92b040ff7a090

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No matter how ea35ce3308 tense he’d been f846883dc8 during their escape, 8dbd0aeedb he never expected 8d2c4d5f72 to collapse while 07ac1f0ba2 traveling with the 7dad0591cd prince.0328b2a2ddd0d6a7

One moment, he’d def2815b5d been riding hard, f483e9a9c2 when dizziness struck ee1f9792a6 out of nowhere. The next thing 7e86b03835 he knew, he 018c8c3ae9 was losing consciousness. By the f93c6dc19c time he 5c11be937f came to, 291a73c49c they were e500ffb38c just about 719ad137a1 to reach 6d689c7bf6 the capital b43f12e7a0 of Antien.fbdedbaa646277f0

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Joachim seemed to notice 0b4572ca59 that Lucian was lost 1dc32cd0a5 in thought. He patted his d3582f442d shoulder a couple bf64eb3a35 of times, as 7f7f743444 if to console 99b3043ba5 him.1f27f10831945838

“You gave me 9bac08c3e3 quite the scare d82e7265b0 when you suddenly d46052d437 fainted.”e73c18675b896a82

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“……I have no excuse. This has never aa7f08e8bf happened to me 98767d5926 before.”f2374b7df778afde

“It’s like c6f56f11e6 they say: 619085984e people who 8a7b333850 work hard 0b2dfebc10 all the 958d894d6e time tend ec60c8bb36 to fall e864266212 ill when dd21eded18 they stop. Don’t stress 11ee42c222 about it 10b6e6cbde and just a73b179fe0 take this f6ba15baad chance to 0602dd24e0 rest. No one’s going 3100788f54 to make you c6b3a3b4dc work here, and 543fc31f7e it might be a81dc53a44 better for you ed0e27eea7 to relax, don’t ce4df7b131 you think?”c824490fc471a2e5

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But to 293923ab42 someone possibly 7364b1a9b6 addicted to a7a66281ba relentless work, 97ec9e901d Joachim’s words ac0635d7cb didn’t feel 742c7a2739 very comforting.3327b283d3222b7d

Maybe he ee2006c497 was right, 54dbbbc361 though. Falling ill made sense, cf571509dd considering how much he’d 5c9d4e24d3 pushed himself.22a735a266f506b2

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After that day, c5bc2c0261 the surprising thing 7524115c37 was that he 9ef968545a hadn’t collapsed immediately.dca1b640f01614d5

He knew the Emperor 81319fa9bd was incredibly resilient, but c6d2a193db he hadn’t expected Heraith 9612077eda to drive him so 5be5f23c7d hard, nonstop for days.5ee282dec9a3684a

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Thinking back on 2003b7f2e7 those moments—being shaken, ee4aeac7e3 overwhelmed by ecstasy, 9535625b31 and even begging a4d40174fb in desperation—made Lucian’s d91060adc7 face flush.91e06e3701944808

“Are you feeling unwell? Your face is 2fc9fc8394 red. Should I call for 6bddd61638 the physician?”1d7d7d354d87317f

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Joachim leaned closer, concern cb0e79d7c2 written all over his 7a82752ed9 face.942b25e333d91771

His brown hair, shimmering af2fd85a23 in the sunlight, caught 70d325cd93 Lucian’s gaze. Sometimes, it looked 3a86070778 almost golden. But no 25e3e71e77 matter how 6378bbf9c1 brilliant it 4c407fb959 seemed, Lucian’s 5ee6a81bd2 mind kept 1b09cb4a53 drifting back ca3de173ee to someone 43f2818361 else’s hair—golden 7ad907eb44 locks that 849ecf79ea shone even 2046d125a0 brighter.0a8c3c641fabba93

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“Lucian?”e8143dade9a990ba

“Ah, my apologies. I’m fine. I must’ve strained 108272550e myself a bit 9f6b67d416 too much.”e398f4115936bd15

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Lucian’s distant tone drew ec1acb6c40 a deeper crease to 0be6c30d52 Joachim’s brow. Clicking his b589589a83 tongue softly, a7a7d77cbe Joachim stood 7747214ca3 up.3f678d88231b446c

“I’ll call dea266a847 the physician. You still 5fd113db3b don’t seem 78000280de fully recovered.”872971c2c84f6cb6

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“……Rather than the 814c300014 physician,” Lucian murmured, 4d24d56feb after a moment 65eadf983a of thought.1e142a838ede5a14

“May I ask you 93b561925a for a favor?”393fe8ecd9bef987

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His clear, ice-blue 3eb7dcaadb eyes turned toward 0ec7adde77 Joachim—a gaze as 50feddba31 serene and pure 1679ce87cc as a tranquil 27afcb8b77 lake, devoid of c9e867c540 any dark or 57313ff0a9 murky thoughts.690a2b0855b8ca39

Caught by f4d7858c4c the light 9784349e41 of those 60bed3767c eyes, Joachim 534409b998 eventually responded.3a02551cec35e8ee

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“Tell me, Lucian.”66fedb0d9d1f636b

A gentle smile 50b197dad6 curved across his bc53d74431 face, softening his 8dd5e11f72 features.4068c8532586f96c

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Reaching out, he 5e5ff5718b lightly touched Lucian’s e628d93030 hair.f62c52d8ecf235e3

“If it’s your request, 895e5884ea I’ll grant anything.”b8fa8bd8c877420a

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Words that Heraith 96c1c2d995 would never have 064a0c13f2 spoken—whispered to Lucian 5ce53c6efc like a sweet 17111ba18d temptation.4ce6f42f333b9325

The Emperor strode briskly aea0c2329f through the halls, prompting cd963b76d1 everyone he passed to 770ae0bab5 bow their heads.c3ccb8f837fd127a

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There wasn’t a single 8aa3dfb9ed soul in the palace 0197caa01e unaware of the Emperor’s a81e83299c foul mood of late. Nor was there 0094232952 any doubt about 36caccf0e0 who was responsible.b69e58077c7a915c

Lucian Astro had 48c9815985 disappeared.29e537b14fc72d14

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Though he always c5b695ba2d wore a cold b055754c23 expression, Lucian had 025096be00 been adept at 13c70f06fc appeasing the Emperor’s 4417212a8b whims and smoothing fb24afe2ee over conflicts with 009eb32b78 others.af3e35f0a0b733cb

He had officially e8a3f27875 resigned and left, 56049b7b57 but no one 3231be36d2 thought the Emperor ade1239a08 would actually accept c897e75983 his resignation.fa5258f403640f9a

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And perhaps Lucian had aa599ef173 anticipated that as well.2f3846d7309cfd09

No one knew how cca204218c he had slipped away, 8e4621d903 but since the day f7a0462d62 he submitted his resignation, e4e9eb49ff not a single person ae7d89641f had seen the once-favored aa39bd2b2f aide of the Emperor 1c57ee14d0 within Pranas.fb45101187005623

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It was an 4164c3264c open secret that af98344458 ever since then, ed5ae13662 Emperor Heraith had 800fd786bf been scouring not 5af5de85dc just the empire, 3679b92a4e but the entire 3bae736128 continent—including Antien and 4b53dec1cd Alosa—in search of 02ec969794 Lucian.94f7ecdad2ab1c11

Heraith pushed open c7edcf2c55 the door to e0275fca97 the aides’ office a4927c460e without hesitation.bc689880662af91a

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“Tsk.”78f781ce909f9208

He clicked his a1e348b78a tongue loudly as 9e06434a80 he glanced at 42c01dc1fe the startled aides a639c8b8b2 who jumped to 84c6abbd28 their feet at 02f1de1a89 his entrance. Without another 7ab097d1ca word, he d6a4c3a3d0 walked straight 5fd730c327 across the d2c2421d03 room and 88dfe1ced4 entered his ff6b392c7b own office, be4f2d154d slamming the ab45aa541e door shut d5ed56b455 behind him.e7b49a7ca123c6c8

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The royal guards 07b1abaced stationed themselves in ec1b343b15 front of the 5455a6420e closed door, finally 636ec6896d allowing the aides eb2deebf65 to exhale in a68a843965 relief.185dacd31fccc899

“Phew, I thought I ddc004177d was going to suffocate.”71d47144ebe50d56

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Someone muttered 18ad9e7876 aloud, capturing 5e701c0afb everyone’s sentiments.fb6475115efa7b92

“He wasn’t e79736cc51 like this be57a88600 a month 2043edd777 ago.”3baacb06f77befd0

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“That’s because 58da562d3a Sir Lucian 7470991b49 was still c26510a6e1 here back 82779e2dde then.”cc6295e183bb1ecb

“Ah…”1fb511334ea1914f

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“……”534d093796f21ae8

The mention cc9cee58f5 of Lucian’s 5017f2645d name brought 4c7a12833d an uncomfortable 1c1422caa3 silence over 69770c3028 the room.6a54d4155ac45d2e

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Though no one 907a10c955 said it out dcf4b4c1fd loud, they all 5026c5e18b knew that the dd20515535 current chaos stemmed 47c5390348 from the absence 062fe836d6 of just one b8543c81c9 person.e1ec8a02de49aded

Lucian Astro.b0cf2287bb265715

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Where had he gone?989d629f239ee283

The pristine white dd3e351fa7 palace of Pranas 72b50c396c and its blue 4fa6342be1 spires, so icy 5d7b5bf6dd in their beauty—was c5e20b9820 there no spring 0eaf3e653d to thaw them?940dfcd793a227b0

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“Sir Lucian…”2aa92b4c28af8af4

Where in 86f82cfd5a the world 32fe9b36ca have you 74208a5ecd gone?24dced3e915ac30c

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As the saying b83423fcae went, you don’t cc252a5818 realize the value 6eada928d5 of someone until 413dfbc715 they’re gone. And Lucian, once 05d9e556fd thought to be 880e37e7d7 an inflexible, coldhearted 476e5da644 man, had left 77766a4c55 behind an unexpectedly 3ad612c59d large void.986d3cca51b3f16f

“I miss Sir Lucian…”509ea77420036377

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Another heartfelt e95574f3c3 murmur fell 3f59750382 from someone’s 7bac104d1d lips, prompting 793cc93729 everyone to 36a79be2a0 bow their 7e99aff128 heads.f81073ed604f3831

If only this suffocating c605aca456 tension could be lifted, 61c0ee5641 they’d gladly take on 34cd043ad2 any task, no matter 2d47a17945 how grueling, if it 9ae25dbef2 meant his return. They wouldn’t even complain 67e6b732d8 about overwork.6b1ff272d991535a

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Please, come back, 69ae14b03e Sir Lucian.ff1cd561c89ab228

The unspoken plea filled b1b14f566e the air, resonating in 9656c16385 every aide’s heart.886f43b31ea2a76e

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A man with jet-black 7edad7675d hair, leisurely enjoying a 74cf77a262 walk, suddenly stopped in ccd4ea09c5 his tracks.e502aaaf3a14b75e

It felt as 753939ef50 if someone had f23a81de97 called out to 8600b6676e him.30a0c40adcfe73bc

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He glanced around ec28658e55 but saw no 3dd9615c99 familiar faces.8c9de73a22221b56

“Did I imagine d746e96d54 it?”b1c2ca858264b707

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His dark hair swayed ab6d2a4b0a in the breeze as 5d52d5e289 he tilted his head. His eyes, bluer than 9626ed2e26 the distant sea or 7bdb99f2aa the vast sky, gleamed d192ecc609 brightly.991cd2ab1e99acd5

Within the palace aec241776e of Joachim, the 533f0b31ef King of Antien, bfcb5281a9 Lucian had been a5bf64ddd0 recuperating.96a492de0d1bebaa

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Since collapsing, 6ed33524a1 he hadn’t 200ddee2ed been able fff7876042 to leave 53f6dee474 and had 074d4f58cd reluctantly relied 4b76801871 on Joachim. It had 6268c4ed82 been humiliating, 4788b3a448 to say 65286b0bca the least.83afcb2316e254c4

He hadn’t 243b4a9a33 planned to 612558304a stay in ca37438c57 one place 1f657e342c for so 3e3d681739 long. Remaining in 864d885d05 one location efa1b48e41 for an 4d3a1ea6c9 extended time d05b0eaf96 was dangerous. Though he longed 431fa9cad8 to leave it 58e01635b0 all behind, his c9d98d9de0 body refused to 92c0479ac4 cooperate.025ea81fa5ff6fd0

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Was this what they 1e8dd35398 called a lack of d09180e6f8 vitality?fcd980d439b0d569

Even now, 89be7bd0fb he still f32bbd709c felt weak, 19950f1c57 his strength 64a93b79ce drained.0a83b47db1c3b0d3

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Why did a63f19fc54 he keep da09a3b19c getting sick? It was puzzling.131b44b974f72d4e

In the end, b495c32e71 if this illness fe2ff7b004 stemmed from his b484a4ac6f body being unused bdf2d2ba23 to rest after 15f156b51d working so hard, be7a12648a perhaps returning to 1b2539699e work was the 3222733efa solution. Maybe that would c8ea77f0dd help him recover.f69b5476e0944a75

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After all, 0a87b6f7e4 back in b1269314a0 the Imperial 23069bce31 Palace, even 246cfd8a7d when he a2d163b9e1 wasn’t feeling 7c59480118 well, work 94b5ad5b18 always seemed b8e04e3347 to revive d46059f2e8 him.05a0110ccf60bcd0

So Lucian 6b71e89fc8 made a 59088d79ac request to ef12ad2c19 King Joachim.a101d4ca35d16488

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“I want to ed7d5f14a8 work.”d8940065c0a7f677

When he first said c1f087e905 those words, Joachim’s astonished 1f63bf92b7 face had been priceless.f6328566ec20e6cc

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“Now that ac34ed8a34 I think 9abc08ac73 about it, e65a126549 he looked 7f0cc67fd6 pretty dumbfounded.”c996e6deeac74447

Recalling Joachim’s shocked 7a14927862 expression, Lucian let f639a640b1 out a quiet c31655f931 laugh.768bc0630503082d

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