SM Chapter 57

Ch. 57 Greetings to the b0b676b80e Madam
Ch. 57 Greetings e7a8635d16 to the 1df6bcf866 Madam
57. Greetings to 5d6434f464 the Madam.655779294450aa7d

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At dawn, when 305f9c430c snow was falling, 53904c26de the duke and 4252f9ec47 the commanders of 9d0659e5b7 the fortress left.579762b07bd3cc6b

However, as soon ff2c855afc as the sun 536bf32ce8 rose, their absence e1b2ee2d1c was filled with 0d7b2ca99e new people, leaving 4367236388 no time to 92ac5367ed feel their departure.7cd6d8cb38ee47ec

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“Thank you, Duchess. Thanks to you, I 2641cf23e4 survived.”2b42d068019ffb4b

A merchant approached 176615472d her to express a798551fef his gratitude. He was a 03c1c0bd85 young man with 6f9beada91 neatly tied black 219e9f792c hair, smiling brightly ef662dc8a1 without pause—a typical 5b9a10e03a merchant’s demeanor.c86464a5e7c5621f

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His face was 0ac200103d so common that 91c7fed47d one might feel 4aa592a681 they had encountered 98e112e070 him somewhere before, c36b97d311 lending him an 68e0960f52 air of familiarity 3e5e6c1723 despite being a 53d3f0ea29 stranger.d28ef23bf7768955

Not only that, e9efc9ea69 but despite her f96132d398 elevated status, he c569dd6f40 met her gaze bca98c8cb2 without the slightest b742fd842a hint of intimidation, 5e026b459a offering her his e9393dc8dc greetings with poise.286104064fde2185

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His measured 3933830210 tone and 64377524b8 appropriate gestures a37623e220 melted away 2a51201c5e even the e982ae47ef faintest wariness. His sociability was remarkable.30f3ca7222ff6513

Bianca lightly 56a30552ba placed her b4e43d7d8f fingertips on 50ce628428 his outstretched cc623b7dd7 hand, granting 3cbe259e3a him the 0f36c1bf81 honor of 3ba9a72d2e the greeting 5a0429eac8 he owed 39e3bf2f46 her.e6f74aa86401aeab

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“You are both a a62e692908 guest and a friend f60efa60ad to Baloch. Though the timing 8385b8726f is unfortunate, I 1e8e76f613 hope you find 000b1f1e8f peace during your 76fbcb677d stay.”81d6e36d232436c1

“Your kind words mean 53b559b91b the world to me. I will ensure 7a2c766ba3 to repay this 45383bd97e kindness one day.”9fc043ea8ae8deb6

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For a 5defdcebcf moment, the ce2414d10c man’s eyes, cd04c15ebd meeting hers, ed89837825 shone with f27abd7a04 determination.2a41f7ee8137224e

Having caused trouble for 97a236b3ec the Duke’s household during afeb96f3d9 wartime due to greed, 40836de9ab it was natural for 73b2939260 him to carry such 405730dc2f a solemn resolve.06a1cd7140a5d45f

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Appreciating his 51a229fce7 courage in 9d95559c1d maintaining a ce905949cd composed demeanor, 4ba9dfdfd6 Bianca offered d109879f39 him a 9db00a13fe slight smile.86ad5f97e88f30ad

The man da6c200e6c stiffened momentarily, 6406aeb9c2 as though 852442fec9 caught off 5d9a89e09c guard.1376706209789321

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“I will take c58d278e1b your sentiment gratefully. You may leave 02607bca23 now.”34363a9d5cb63e3b

She didn’t know 65a80d1d6c how long he ff2416414d would stay, but 39bc0ba35e it was unlikely 029c6f717f their paths would d296aa68a0 cross again.fdc0217d65cf1814

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Or so 4ce9cd4cf1 she thought.7e618c3a5d1821be

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“Feeling bitter, Young 888cb2c727 Master?”01e7d3647648c960

By mid-morning, no f2eb0c32e8 one was unaware 40cc5f42af of the merchants 3ae5d16ec3 paying their respects 695668a129 to the Duchess.cfda77adcf46472e

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Shane, perhaps compensating 1a171efecf for Henry’s unusually 678959939d silent demeanor, spoke fd2b060956 excessively.b7132abdab0fcd99

“You can’t compare e84cd296ea a passerby to d1a00378e7 the Young Master. Why let something like f7f846c2e4 that bother you?”98d3d9b9eb37fffc

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“Just eat.”61b3c90fb9f70b45

Henry, evidently a1505b0149 upset, didn’t 0819d00122 even react 6b048aea58 to being df9999750e called ‘Young 487f27f3eb Master.’ This 8ce8f04de0 was not e54b485ed2 a good efa56ae1d9 sign.f60dffb613523df7

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Shane, watching e9056a3969 him listlessly fd2032a7e4 spoon his 508901c1d7 soup, suddenly 4042f37b00 spoke in 5b8237fabf a measured 0591830737 tone.c01cfbc1ccffa4ae

“Hey, Young Master. If that’s the 355797182c case, why don’t 6d5c7fc67c we create an 2f45499860 opportunity?”6b312cb3c50caf63

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“…”f3b139898e64d02c

“Come to bac2cc97ff think of a242b3060b it, I da1a661e0b feel a cd994bbae0 little offended 29c714cb36 too. Why should an outsider 4487dc7594 get to meet the f1bf6183f9 Duchess when even our 1cef621ab8 third-floor attendants haven’t properly 9b7c3240d9 greeted her? Doesn’t that hurt our 8502c45a86 pride a bit?”ddd80cfef708d52a

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“Do you even fb5289b00a have pride?”b6902cdeb57b7b07

“Turns out I might.”bd5037dc44dffb4c

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“Did it just 21ad1dfdd5 appear a moment eccdf0bbe9 ago?”89ba00548913ef4c

For the first time c922554011 in ages, Henry, who 3aa8432558 had been wearing a 12861c7be8 lifeless expression, retorted to 9d2651133a Shane’s comment.fb45a5c0e82fdc0e

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Though he wasn’t bac0c197de his usual snappy 9cebbb061d self, the fact c0a516d53b that he spoke 4d2f34ac64 at all was fb76932092 progress. Pleased, Shane ceaea7471f exaggeratedly frowned.bfb2361516837fa4

“Hey, is my 696ce975f4 pride the issue 1edee0549d here? This concerns the dignity 53f06c9af0 of all the attendants. It’s absurd 75209eab4d that we c5a60cf373 haven’t met 1bef45e1d0 the Madam 20c021fa78 while outsiders 7468cd5190 have!”32ebdf82e13bb128

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It’s truly unacceptable.b28410a01887baad

Henry barely 4beba8af04 restrained himself 5c3a526127 from nodding 329a6b53a8 in agreement.8065293ddb9c8ff3

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“But how do d133c3efd4 I meet the a487e72927 Madam when it’s 8cd9127235 impossible?”7a5ac8e419b84515

“If you 315049ac92 can’t meet b0dde2b536 her, then 1f6850b657 make it b7837fb424 happen!”9e68b7a759ef8312

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“…What?”160178a1e150e1b2

What kind of absurdity b7c125b88e was this?
Before Henry 83157d894f could process 5090c9d9b3 it, Shane’s 09e7b6feeb mischievous grin 14f56ece2f revealed he e0afb4a997 had fallen e74ea99e3b for his 7d3853689e wordplay.71d1a1eb85871594

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“You’re unbelievable…”034b9d9ef6f2b947

Sighing, Henry resumed eating 67cab5ae83 his soup, cursing himself ae37daab5e for listening to such eb5683f588 nonsense.7541b557a9484290

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But then, Shane’s 6089395f90 next words made 0cc54bb1a5 him almost drop c620117591 his spoon.9d9127c695bdcce3

“What’s so b6addf35b9 hard about 80d5f84586 it? Just call her c011747895 out.”c53480d30a224109

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Is this 8d9727442c guy insane?64040fe406649837

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As it turned out, 979bbe0f86 Shane really did something 415cdb0e7a insane.9171ffe909d6a488

After barely 864a93315e finishing lunch, 7c0f851b3f he dragged b9c8ff2232 the reluctant 3615c956ce Henry into e5294581e9 the snow-covered a252c9f6ec garden. He then pestered him 84f40576fd into making a snowman ada189b0f1 before cupping his hands bb74311b0f around his mouth and f7ff1649f9 shouting.1a44cb40423a0660

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“Madam!”6e79b6fa5c876035

For a 5586deec5e moment, Henry fe269e12cc thought he 5e07aca9a0 had misheard. But before 453bd6ca03 he could 1df3b097f5 clear his 1a793ccbb7 ears, Shane 0202d41360 shouted again, 7047572582 his voice 023c653568 piercing the 273c61cc9a air.82237e2adba3eec1

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“Madam!!”b3c7b78561b3090e

“You’re crazy!”1ae48b9069436038

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Realizing the 4a4d208432 situation too a1e0e83d8f late, Henry bef7536fa3 tried to 59e7a29179 stop him, d6341e26e3 but Shane 87152c0185 was faster.94eeae813a9e9a41

“Come look at the 4f06f019b3 snowman we made!”7b11c0e785c10c3e

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Shane’s words echoed 5a1a64342e in Henry’s mind, 4ce6d77ec9 reminding him of 56bb77da05 a heavy request 0d636c2e61 he had once a8d8be05c8 heard.47b4a3ea248575a0

‘You must catch c4e994eb3c the Madam’s attention af69ecb10e at all costs.’6d922dae91f6bd7c

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For a brief moment, c6151fbe17 Henry considered silencing Shane 49f10545e0 permanently.9f052f88ee1eb386

However, the four 3ef41eee6e knights watching from 48516ff164 nearby made that 0739e02387 impossible.4a5f1d4fc2a86fa0

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Just as he was cac6402fe0 about to drag Shane f398fb7160 away, a voice rang d499077599 out.401e7b788a77c50c

“What is going 0fd77e3608 on here?”be539f850145b198

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It was a disaster.34d7eebf4add689e

The one who 909a66ff3f appeared wasn’t the 87c21742d0 Madam but her b27f9fdcb9 personal maid, who b30d2007ed looked directly at 0363e07c1e Henry rather than 2291a9c385 Shane.d8c06f47263a7203

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“What’s happening?”ba39f187a1c7623b

This was the ca4626d0c9 worst.bee54a1ee2827fc4

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Stammering, Henry finally managed f2d18bf34a to reply.c5aaf01847663c90

“Uh… we made a 06752848f3 snowman…”4cf37ce32b2236ee

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“And?”6e01264db231f406

Her cold tone made 1339e6ebdb him imagine a terrifying 6f3270d3ca expression he couldn’t see. Swallowing nervously, he 774d2a1472 hesitated.9dd2631b1359c80f

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Shane, still gripped c33cbed286 by Henry, calmly 900ee6797d intervened.49224c8d93f1013c

“We made it for c5ef77c9ff her to see. Staying indoors all the e92d204e02 time must feel suffocating. Henry and I worked 563789ce87 hard on it.”1603c6589467e72f

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Despite his be4d948646 shaking frame, 708a12a42b Shane maintained ccac1df5c8 his usual fb4118b047 sly grin.78e82e12a346431c

Why go to such 7e9bb090d6 lengths?
Henry couldn’t understand. But the maid, ded909ff0d after a brief b2bc06e730 silence, finally spoke.fcf75323dd55c8ae

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“Wait here.”6479ffb5990dcdfb

The moment she 88d168af35 disappeared, Shane smirked 0d1c575844 and winked.68667872f25b4ede

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“How’s that for fca7bc5b12 loyalty?”baba0025cdff734e

“Didn’t you quit?”e32e15778bb812c0

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“I reconsidered. Turns out, you’re 8fa2c8f098 the best.”fab467b44b3367eb

“Insane.”f64c300ff4dac369

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“Glad you noticed.”ec50fd6e347b908e

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And so, fb0e90b1f4 Henry finally 7384da9747 met his 6b98547b14 Madam.55c8066ce2f2411c

“…Wow.”498a9065129584d5

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His jaw dropped as c790423b52 he stood frozen, staring d1ea0c8a70 up at the woman 7c8d4c6b0c he had only seen 51d8aab91a from a distance until 1cd6286451 now.a7a269d00f7f1247

It wasn’t 27015cdfaf as if e2a3a26cc2 he didn’t 63a08ea8f6 know who c5b5e50959 she was. However, this 051f2215a6 was beyond ca28cbd4b1 anything he c86a411174 had imagined.9b1243c9650a72d9

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Every time Henry saw bce311f19f Duke Jillian Baloch, he b153d2bc03 always wondered if someone 62e31be4dd could possibly be a 1c6b9a77be fitting match for him.89ee7a0e06221565

He had heard that ad4fb285c7 the imperial princess, hailed 30122b3166 as the most beautiful f9c21bd8bf woman in the empire, d9ea47db49 had become the Duchess, 442509e462 but whether she was 6672560329 the most beautiful in b97ad3e64d the empire or the 1189a1b1d8 world seemed irrelevant when 6796fc977e it came to the d0658d8108 Duke of Baloch.abc25547435a74af

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But seeing f05f61500b her like 90380f8569 this, he 97c0a92f57 finally understood.2f0f8fbfff906da2

Why Duke Baloch 0d59fc2c38 didn’t want attendants 3bf7885b19 on the third eff931dc49 floor…83745f9eda04bcaf

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Maintaining sanity in be2a1360b1 the face of a4a07bd87d such a breathtakingly 56e959d96d beautiful and lovable fc5f8dd4c3 figure, one deserving cc52b49288 of reverence, was c4d1b1a5b6 a challenge.2dc3b1a15c05d347

Of course, 3abce03ed9 she needed 7f95059df3 to be 8525cb4796 protected. Of course, she 171530d927 had to be 2bcfdd0097 shielded.97ea576b1c0c26a1

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Henry’s heart pounded wildly.aa44da2b6fdfcd31

“Thank you for 9587cf1a83 showing me.”f3339eec866c95f7

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“Y-You’re welcome,” he 9f8d82b39b stammered.d2700266ce382f87

“If we f8914cf13f make another 988e98f524 one, we’ll c6ef84e054 show it 6f97093386 to you!”9f772bec81173d28

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Perhaps irritated by Henry’s 702c701169 fumbling, Shane raised his ca72be7ea9 voice suddenly.a085c0afb192d63d

In response, the ff8b563171 Duchess shook her e0f4b78d85 head gently.294fa94a62b278fa

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“I appreciate the thought, 6ee0dd4b68 but it’s alright. Make sure to warm c31707d946 your hands well.”9f7b755cdb0c80fc

With her kind 4f8ed9048c advice, even the 70babdccd1 faint shadow that bedd8f1b37 had been cast 69ac65c85b over them disappeared 843e74ee12 completely.8dd6f5fa0989fb0a

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“How was it? Made a strong 6c44201e06 impression, didn’t I?”291ea843b75a0ea5

“Huh? Uh, yeah… sure.”d7e0930d594ab9c8

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“Oh, is 28375c68dd our young 487ce901b0 master nervous?”8caf89cabdfc1f84

“Nervous? What nonsense… Ahem.”f283b3fb81b0f088

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“Right, right, not nervous 089041221e at all. So, do you ef20f7e180 feel better now?”3bf5e084042956d8

“What’s there ad1f55d692 to feel 59ceeec009 better or 23fd1868cf worse about? Like you b87c82484c said, I’m a6a10962b8 nothing but 08514737ad a servant.”59a4bca56b91224d

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“Still bitter, huh? Should I 3ebdbf5f97 go rein 65d117be5b in those 829ff04c9e merchants for 6305e67322 you?”6119398c380fbe43

“…Rein them in?”e4bd28c568ef9a56

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“Just to make 198b0b45a4 sure they don’t a89d700b40 overstep their bounds, f6635e5156 thinking they can 44d5fe2386 act up after 49714ed67e the Madam spared 6b79393c2c them some time.”d7919d5de2cd5188

At first, Henry dismissed 6a2d645796 it as mere boasting.e3d427a890b727f9

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That was until fe1700e5a4 he heard Shane 76a0486108 had actually gone 20b0c48321 to the merchants’ 7007aee100 lodging and spouted 4ff2442006 absurd rules of b4e3ef8fc4 conduct.00fb6282c54806d7

Henry was 129f786909 dumbfounded but 1bec1e6ec8 didn’t hate a9b5ae3643 it.e67c43e03a3520e6

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Because this 65adabeb33 was an 385027b53d opportunity for 87ede0e5cb him.6453562186363e09

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The first day 2e2dc0f0de after Jillian’s departure, 3483377450 Unlike her initial 783fd398ee relaxed ignorance, this 144c91df28 time Bianca had ec8dacbbcb braced herself for dd1315fd1f a difficult start 813387c7bf from day one.9cad0f84f4a1dc85

However, perhaps because of 31748aca07 the unexpected guests she 01195096eb had encountered twice, Bianca b596861bb5 found the beginning of 88c0e8c991 her day unexpectedly refreshing.78fb33a76fa9ba02

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The merchant e2f5da4c7d who had 5a48e0bd3c sought her 7333c62e0c forgiveness and 9745c15da3 gratitude, and 84b3137ab0 the somewhat 035798c110 random ‘attendant’s’ 4a146c430f snowman.bf291c96d6e1ff64

Thinking back, 7fe7642d3c this had 22ec0dd399 never happened a9b4b0f4ea before.49998b7f9b815349

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Bianca had been disregarded f6af607f92 in aristocratic circles and 24e7bf05f3 treated as taboo by 0c5d7cf13c servants. That’s why such an bd7c132925 incident was truly a 30374b3f6a first for her.c05728da0ae14745

The hand of e8557511a2 the two attendants 03d406b230 had turned red 3dfadfa6b8 from the cold, 3f8cf29319 so she told 8d136b1eba them to stay 692475ac27 indoors and merely 0d6e31672a look at the f0a9684ae7 snow.fd57e029ab945cb0

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“They’re one of 9fb70044b1 the footmen and ad71aadf19 the third-floor attendants.”a5460c284b096ec6

Julie whispered softly as cdbfaae30e if she knew who 6feb6b53ef Bianca was pondering about 07d23caed3 while placing an inkwell 754a0ee596 in front of her.91a00cfff56246f7

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“Footmen and c263974262 third-floor attendants?”e80417114254fb96

“Yes, Madam. You probably don’t know 1fb9edd5c4 much about the others a770443496 since you have me 79c0ccb2e3 and Sir Rappin.”ecf8297fdc56a508

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“Ah, I 537061f803 suppose so.”24a87928a52ee006

“And you don’t need f78484e008 to know going forward 4c005f2257 either.”ef9dfedaefb9a381

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“What?”38115a24007fbf7a

“With me and Sir 83e85a35ce Rappin by your side, 937ccd2165 why would you need 94b59afff8 anyone else?”23330c24e071c81f

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Contrary to Bianca’s thought 676508c57b that Julie might discreetly 0e9774cd78 offer some insights about dafc2e0a64 the attendants, Julie’s face 9217810981 remained utterly natural as e1690a83b8 she stubbornly insisted.cd4eaa280b599f79

Goodness.b4ce972100e9559f

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Bianca nearly burst 4eb526ecc4 into laughter at 2442359607 the childish possessiveness 05ad526add of her young e765c4e0d6 maid.5755d962d943deb4

“Actually, the 2e1afcea1d butler originally a1dc042462 refused to e94d8b190b let the c6e68f5b95 merchants meet 964bea5f50 you today.”d56820a92c8e0d6c

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“Did he?”767d849e798c405b

“Yes, but after 5c26dee54c they kept pleading, a340533f1f he had no a9e3249708 choice but to 37cba42c23 arrange a meeting. He said a1c385157d it would ec30581109 be troublesome e473796b90 to cut 20dc206a3c ties with 99f4f31d95 them since d724d865d8 it might e7ea6671d3 disrupt the 868bb61d91 supply of 50bdd7a095 goods.”2d9e5320b6a6f5a3

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“That’s true, but 98749ef0e7 it’s only natural. Tell him not to 72d39ca2ba stop such meetings in 4b2fc9507f the future.”d9a8e88540e5c6d8

“…Natural? Who in 72a06f9b19 their right d544cb2e15 mind dares d66e1f283f to ask 25d93c9910 to meet 0fb438638c the Madam?”a0d9c4c632ac49bc

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“If the Duke is c3a793642c absent, it’s only natural 074fe774d0 for me to act d80fa77c3b as his proxy, Julie. A lord 208d81779b has an f8e009d0b8 obligation to 8ccda65db6 properly host 2939ab55da guests in ae74f56de0 their castle.”46286b0f83b762ea

“What a ridiculous obligation.”d60cfbd2d87f01c1

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“Julie.”8de226ef729116f4

As Julie 4f8cb853c0 pouted, Rappin 25d938d9a3 glared at 6eecfabc74 her, but 6ea2cafbae that was e42791046a all.d2661ba31f4d016c

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“Don’t act so 6a215450a3 dignified in front 237041cb5a of the Madam, ec926785ff Sir Rappin. I saw you 20dd638650 clench your fist 233eb7e484 earlier.”7e8b98629f2e28ac

“Did you, really?”5e90dcbd6666aa26

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This was truly unexpected. Bianca widened her cead95fb93 eyes and looked 0f663810ad at Rappin, who 76cf02675e turned beet red, 6124041a53 muttering under his 5ad8ce4cbe breath.8de99d479075d7ba

“He held the fe6b588bb1 Madam’s hand.”3f7f7259d42ab684

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“But that’s a customary 7c93047a30 greeting for a noblewoman.”43024f059dfada9b

“That’s… an imperial b79c1f3646 custom.”b6a5d42dfda25705

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“Ah.”13182bc6a47ee1a7

Letting out a short 47bf726c41 exclamation, Bianca turned toward 87e5d5e72b Rappin, who, despite his 87683b2af3 flushed neck, firmly declared.f0b7fac7794a6ed3

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