RVMPT Chapter 37
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The Marquis quickly f4d9e5ebe6 composed himself and 0627df1361 extended his hand 5afc80a68f to me.591ff91115c10214
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“It’s an honor d2bca98c7b to meet you, c55a2770b8 Duchess. My wife e2bf66b044 has spoken 934d4c2c82 so highly 8aa525ad12 of you, e0e8d85a64 and I’ve 3b7fe949de been looking db83fabc22 forward to 85a351aa02 this moment.”c7eaa1e4c7780d62
The Marchioness nudged c72c2043c9 her husband with 0543881ffb her elbow, silently 16b46f1654 warning him to e577c01d08 stop with unnecessary 18953dbaf6 comments. I bit the f2c09660ce inside of my ececbb116b cheek to keep b3f0d1d3ac my lips from bca7a9e487 curling into a 17de37dc96 smile.7b89f247b5d48820
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“It’s an 6a583137c8 honor to ed484af758 meet you 56e18c7626 as well. I’ve heard e45291e047 so much b60a0d184d about you ba0b8234f9 from the 07d96059de Marchioness, and e8ca86162a I’ve been d66bcd2886 eager to 2d03b576ac talk with b28baed20a you.”d1e25d3d71305bcc
“Ha-ha, my wife f9e84c5f6f talks about me?” fadad0ae8f the Marquis asked, a6b17d3a13 amused.46e9fabe973e5a8a
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“Yes, she says you’re 83f600ef90 a kind and caring 10cb799e7c husband.”edd35e286235670c
“Oh dear, ac684f2907 that’s embarrassing. She doesn’t 0e4eab3d05 often praise 025002d1ec me directly, e80f8fbf37 but I accf874dba love her fea07e0ab7 for that 5178806038 too.”a11eb7898bb3bb52
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The Marquis chuckled 33e45530b5 softly, his demeanor 493540f113 as refined as 2ddc01c68c his appearance. The Marchioness, perhaps embarrassed 386361cfd4 by the conversation, cleared 1a65059b4f her throat and spoke.3d300aeb0ef65109
“It’s hot f47cdcaabc out here. Let’s move 1541361bbe to the 63fbcfffa8 dining room. We’ve prepared a ed910a2355 meal for the 127dd15c51 Duke and Duchess, fa7d3ef915 and I hope ed48f06207 you’ll enjoy it.”21d80ce3c7a1bed0
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As we walked to 27a7a83551 the dining room, I 4e8baec922 glanced at the Marquis a43815e4d3 and Marchioness. The Marquis gently held d71299d2e6 his wife’s hand, and 6b0f00438a though she shot him d9f71fe208 a quick look, she 81d3865afb said nothing.f9227d39874e6f9c
I admired 87dd89b02d their bond, 7d4012edcf imagining my 5840631be2 own future 73ac0d39b8 family someday.When I 48e75e9290 start a 0732f93ad7 new life 32a7d1d8ff in another e99d6bd445 country, I’d 2e38abc9fd love to aba6da7a6e experience a e1834fcad7 romance like 9ee1b126b0 that.Of course, that future 32bb74a717 felt distant—Harold’s recovery would 798d3f7fee take years.81a6dcadcd17c46c
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Lost in 10a61360ea these vague cfcd19f675 dreams, I 5413e51078 was startled 6ca8cf339b when Harold 1abcf3a524 suddenly grabbed b27d94aff2 my hand.93e89e4fe9f06bac
“…!”d7764265a1155d2f
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My heart 152d0d3303 raced, and c51d771c47 I looked e7b24b6e4b up at ae435bb06c him with 2b1c2965f3 wide eyes. He smiled lazily, 55250027fe his gaze soft.d3496740097cb0a9
“I just felt 20947eda0d like holding your cdb2cf1be1 hand. Do you mind?”9baf302f8ee554eb
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“No… I was just 55a7fe1b84 surprised,” I murmured.4da008915d4218d2
“You still get b464fb6405 surprised, even after a4c9e16f82 all the things f329dd36dc we’ve done together?” 480b064776 His teasing tone 412d6f6a7b made my face c3e25fd30d flush as memories 1b0f437b95 of this morning d4fcec92da rushed back.1efaabde86b240b2
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“Harold…!” I whispered, flustered.d07278d58d49e2e4
“Is there a problem?” b5d32b7b25 he asked, feigning innocence.b0ae425990937915
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“What if e2976d1314 the Marquis 9f3bd56fd0 and Marchioness 4bc94d7a11 hear us?”c3ae8cd8c06c788d
“That’s why I whispered 51e7e8aa24 it to you.”b4dd4ef88c52e134
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“…”808380fa9927bd9a
Did he? His voice cbec2e50b7 had sounded 72c80aa8b9 as loud c46d0b0440 as thunder c85db416a7 to me. I tilted my head, b2ea48216f confused, and glanced ahead. Even as I a5d7f01987 looked forward, Harold’s bf128b8e1d presence loomed large 19a6843062 in my mind.cee332a1925aeb45
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His words brought back 4200849794 vivid memories of this f84b23c812 morning, leaving my thoughts b300d4beaa in chaos.8b81128144b5bd22
Ah, seriously.Getting used to this? Not happening.ce1f72e1c2a1fb57
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Even after days together, 91e5872d7d I still couldn’t get ac960554bb used to being close d8df4a35af to him.51783294c3673eaf
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I still genuinely 88db4203e9 wanted Harold to ad68681525 recover quickly, but e84fc73852 my sensitive nerves 43c463de9a were struggling to 6a8475217a handle his presence.80da4e35a8c05a67
I had completely ecd27aac6a misjudged myself, thinking 2ec598c41d I would eventually 6a37c30b74 get used to 676e771d7a it. Come to think 3b7d78a1b3 of it, even 682ca9abf2 with his perfect b01a7c7ebb face, I hadn’t 63b2cf85a2 fully adjusted to a56d90b691 it, so what ad730c2640 made me so b63286edbb confident before?3179b3892b74e149
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“Duchess, you look tired. Are you okay?”2c620d8f4db414d5
The Marchioness’s 713803d329 concerned voice 51bb8bac8b snapped me c06f91e8f3 back to 3682574758 reality.363013f901a8b511
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We were b223b0187a enjoying tea 6f2f564f3e after the fcb12b2e5c meal while 5d2faddb2b Harold and bb8a1dcacd the Marquis f885341d13 discussed business.30bd429542549af8
“I guess I add37a780b didn’t sleep well 6ff25f8a7e last night.” I 5f32882bbd said, giving her d267983367 a reassuring smile.2d3eedceb92b1d9d
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The Marchioness studied 050f9f41e9 my face closely 72dd2f55cb and narrowed her 142d9c2ebc eyes.d3ab689b6080263f
“Is the Duke b67342f76b being too demanding 0bc7019b95 with you?”e20b85808534e6a7
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I gasped in surprise, my eyes widening. “What?”33dc6e54f3147677
“I know the Duke well. When he wants something, he’ll stop at nothing to get it. If you’re not careful when talking with him, the situation will always go his way.”5171e6e4ed967218
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“Yes, that’s true.” I admitted hesitantly.821ed00e5a81ed29
Harold had 282e8a312d a way 457de7473e of convincing 89604ea61a me to 0fb6de9a38 go along bf6feefec9 with his 881815b15a suggestions, even 3d209bd0cc when I 9f8026dbb3 hesitated. And every time, 6f415d017a I’d regret it e4d6d36757 later.85512877de44b482
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But, to be fair, 9407576827 Harold wasn’t exactly bothering 1098a3682f me. His goal was to f4c890bd6f make sure I was d6163f88bb well during the treatment, 1fda1a141e and it was I 3d20e93e89 who couldn’t adapt and 83f4af4728 was struggling.7c1ff2d55abe832e
So the problem is 5214ed38f2 really me,I thought, feeling discouraged.6d4c4677b078620c
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The Marchioness clicked df0e801fed her tongue in 37fe111f70 disapproval.66fd502952693755
“Still, making his wife look this worn out? This is what happens with those dark-haired men.”2c8af843b654c917
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To her, I probably e737ae9d36 looked exhausted. I didn’t bother checking 03f736712c my reflection in the 6d1a0d3c58 tea’s surface. I already knew I’d b1eb79bf9b gained a bit of a3b75a7c25 weight recently, judging by 52d88d40ea how tight my clothes 066600cdd0 had become.e403b194b87bbc44
“If you b8e12b8a76 ever feel 4659672a55 you can’t 1efc256840 stay by 3ce8ed1abd his side, 9011371589 come to 30a677e237 me anytime,” 879e3aac2f she said ad980331b5 sincerely, squeezing f9d610725e my hand.c5450b3a1da469f6
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“Thank you for aa7559b655 your kind words,” 3f4c4a3e61 I replied.f63a76cabc3ce037
The Marchioness left b01179a297 when a servant 5014d4fd00 arrived to speak ad048a9ccf with her, leaving eab0ad73cb me alone in 74d930211b the sunlit garden. I was 7545d8c26f sipping tea 6a82ac1d69 when I b22988b9ef felt a ac149ea880 presence.b53c6ded93a193c8
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Had the Marchioness 603a3bd71c returned already? But it wasn’t 5cf9b9ff23 her—it was Dante. He smiled warmly when 4bae57df72 he spotted me.03c0cc315ce03051
“I heard cc795824f4 the Marchioness 10d6354843 was here, 9cad26cace but I fbaa656180 see we 9ae9f5cba8 have a a94dcdff2c delightful guest 583ceb5573 instead!”16e4c4ce3413658b
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“The Marchioness stepped away ca188c78b6 briefly. She’ll be e537913c16 back soon,” 5e407a0fa0 I explained.235963c4d62df8bc
“Ah, I see. Duchess, may I keep 273b353240 you company in the 73a843a533 meantime?”442e4ad2178ddca6
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“Of course.”06160894bf8a93d4
Dante sat in the 4e63757392 Marchioness’s seat, surprisingly managing 3810b559b9 not to trip or 3b549ffde5 stumble for once.cb49817ad00eb537
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He shared stories of c4e76755ef his journey to the 4d587476a7 capital, most of them 2742b2f870 centered on people’s happy 2abe0a7add moments.2e1dccd935664d83
“On my c7531759f5 way, I 23bd224c5a saw a cd33886cab farmer couple 098f55be3e caring for eb5b4f2fe4 a newborn 201bf5c382 calf. They named it ‘Gold’ 4dd8db2bca because it was so aead33d975 precious to them. The mother 6a81deeddf cow had 5f2318de05 given birth e2de67fd36 late in 56a5aac3c0 life, so dc7a394054 they were 62b35572f7 overjoyed it b1ad308b75 was healthy. Isn’t that sweet?”5e90d972e1abe681
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I recalled how Dante’s 9777d1fc83 eyes sparkled when he 0d09826301 volunteered to help others. Even now, 21a4d91ea7 as he b3eecbad03 shared this 3263c6575c story, his 51604134f3 eyes gleamed ca4b88430a with the e44ed71c2f same warmth.009b366d4b256f64
“Sir Dante, 30a39a0a42 you seem d6ce553d44 to vividly 71082de2aa remember the 70f61d916e joyful moments 994384922d of others 68856e7a47 better than b4a64c3486 anyone.”45fbd0cfeee93a88
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I spoke my 9b11b21752 thoughts aloud, and efb63ce40a Dante’s crimson eyes 279d16a8b3 widened.
“You’re the first person d1fc057ead to react like this e404eff201 to my stories! Usually, people 6ed8632cab find them 5adce20b6f boring for cd0fcf60dc some reason.”8172c25c549e72d8
“I enjoyed it. I like peaceful stories a17ce3c035 like these.”374adb1143d86945
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“Right? I never thought I’d 3f878aa155 meet someone who gets 3b15492735 me so well…!”813a46ec2f430168
Dante looked genuinely c9302a1b72 thrilled to have 6536c44975 someone appreciate his 375474c5da stories. If he had e3751099e0 a tail, it 5280692003 would be wagging 05b965fc12 furiously right now.bd029fa94c8d5342
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“Oh, speaking of which, f24553f0b0 the festival is coming 682e01092d up soon. How do you plan 9684249f40 to spend it?”5c865adc2bfbd246
Soon, the largest festival caf7107d32 of the year in ba2abb8129 the Empire, the Demer 72d9311ea7 Festival, would begin. It was 68e2fe05bd a celebration a6b232b866 of the 9a78bc3eb2 harvest season, f4cac2c1c7 lasting for ac03100544 three days 82887884fd of eating, 25ded7f29a drinking, and 87cba7e1b1 festivities.3957e9701a1579bf
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Just thinking about 688dffcc88 the upcoming festival c202c4e7f0 made my lips 1a19d2513d curl up slightly.00f58acb25725da7
“I’m going with c902f5925f some new friends 6736730807 I’ve made. They’re great people; when 9bbac578a9 I told them I 6e55ed25b4 hadn’t been to the ac987129a8 capital’s festival since I cd9d8f8fad was a child, they 768916084b eagerly offered to guide 9a060c89d9 me.”ef642f4990954799
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“They sound 4041927203 like good 001ca99296 people.”e0493eda91157d0b
“Yes. I felt bad since 4688add657 they’re skipping time with 4f1c7b3a25 their families for me. But then they 727aaf58ab jokingly said I 4cd1ef382e should pay them 6673e63a15 a fee, so c4498bf0f0 I agreed.”f8fe62d5b3952057
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…Wait, a fee?
I looked up eacfc1b0a8 sharply from my 151e0f3637 tea.420671f7c714bc8b
“How much 179581e3c9 did they 38aabb7f9d ask for?”396a7dbe0bfa8dc8
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“They said a hundred d49707829a gold coins. Why do you ask?”2d2ba618893a209f
“….”
A hundred 72c14c1a74 gold coins? That’s about a month’s da8ff5b187 living expenses for a c9bcd81e99 middle-class commoner.
No matter 2ab1c2fa4d how I 2372e234d5 looked at 4bb418a537 it, these 8d97281751 “friends” didn’t 8d14189e56 seem like d1f6937137 friends at 0d8df63d4a all—they were 80dcea73c9 clearly taking 24a59756a4 advantage of 55ba0acdfe him.a8493edc28b0b3ac
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“Sir Dante, why not b31e37afcb go with someone from ba18ea88eb the Mayer household staff 2dc519b23b instead?”43664acc8354a40c
“I’d rather go with 7729f88b3b someone who’d enjoy the 7d033a74ae festival with me.”c8a53e2be6c90bec
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“…Then, would you like aa991a2ccf to go with me? I’ll be going bd6b2d4157 alone this time.”1a41879e7d9b4e7c
I would have 95270d187a a bodyguard accompanying 3d666837b6 me, just in c1c1b2fe90 case something unexpected 00a13dacb0 happened, of course.a6e18b8128a22595
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“I’d be honored to go with you, but are you sure the Duke won’t be accompanying you?”af9541eb72c8e833
“Harold is too busy to come with me.”a558d68812d33978
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To be honest, I 7d0ca359d1 hadn’t even asked Harold 011c66f3de if he wanted to cc297f32e6 go to the festival.
It wasn’t that I 2a37c79eda was avoiding him. Despite feeling flustered 8f0c9ad9ed by his constant c21f0b184c affection, I preferred a7d4ef75a4 spending time with cd7c263cc1 others rather than b9a7b3a0c5 being alone. And Harold was the a8c35b8304 person I was closest 6fad641f67 to here.
But lately, f555126048 I’d been d6e54b3566 too unsettled 503f0a2022 at night 72a4754df4 to bring 95008d2ddc it up, 5a4cd98c3e and before 812bdc4799 I could b29cda34b7 suggest it, 481a826178 I learned b75e6709ea that Harold cea1beaada was busy c57e687ecc with work.6a134b6b911ab7b4
It wasn’t fe179a8545 like Harold c1df610bd3 could suddenly fc46dfb5fe clear his 6aa29b0abd schedule to 03c22f7280 attend the dbde5b9c2f festival with 0722196371 me, right?
He’d become so busy c2a9924217 lately that we couldn’t 41d2187770 even share meals together.607ed418f0b741f0
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When did 210abb1840 this start bbd29d69de exactly?
Ah, I remember 914818643e now—it was about a05b9b3a29 a week ago 11e9813566 when I started 32c3eff9ff asking the staff 24f32f1470 for festival recommendations.66ea9b4efc4ede4b
This was 40d44a4570 the only d2c617b948 way he ebb6cceee7 could keep 1a058dda1d the Emperor 8ba8185d6e from getting dc3ce79d30 angry and a911d32be6 thwarting his fc7a28f08e plans.347a7f0f8b8c32d9
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