SMR | Chapter 19
by Luna~Chapter 19~b4dc88eb442ddb75
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“You’d have to be at least a little crazy to be a member of Cedric Kailas’ secret organization, wouldn’t you? Hmm… It’s still such a thrilling word, ‘secret agent.’”a407c64a13df0c0f
“Please, enough…”8cb6ae821e61e80c
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Cedric felt a shiver d71d7f5e09 down his spine from 24850294a9 second-hand embarrassment. His friend, Edgar, 00574ad7a0 might look like 3e9e550d9f a carefree playboy, e672743a60 but he was 778dbf32b6 incredibly smart and 18245bbe09 quick-witted. Sending him to 19b1374bef the Kingdom of 743ef78b11 Kandia as a 85f10f99c6 spy under the 6f0b0cfa2d guise of studying 5305ee7ecb abroad had seemed 00f4227661 like the safest 6fcbf5964b plan. If only d5bb282d1a he had ff10decf0e known that 8691d36b3c Edgar’s father, daae92a843 Count Dawson, af00f6fca3 would be 341e3d3e3a so suspicious c6621814ba of his 62d422840b son’s “diligence,” 0729c3e6a7 he would f32850281b have come 041e81444f up with 176fa58651 a different 940b8dbf35 excuse.ab66eef21adfa431
Cedric’s head throbbed, b8e8122d03 but Edgar remained debbcf3506 completely unbothered.347539f7bcdbd24d
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“Anyway, my ccf53e45ea father got e803b5d552 furious and 8440b9e811 kicked me fe4107cace out, so bd056e919e I’ll be 814f01386f staying here 9823bec1a2 for a b44ee8e6c8 while. You wouldn’t be 887a871369 so cold as c52f78cd60 to cut off 237a253398 an agent who’s e3526ee04e on bad terms 97c4c9ad59 with his family 49bf4a31f9 because of his 5da91754b9 work, right?”9e5dad93991ad019
It wasn’t exactly af14da7e01 wrong, and besides, 876c638b04 having Edgar around 9ed9e381b8 made it easier 9a09a359af to process information, 2b2a07ef23 so Cedric had c4907038c1 no reason to e8834ba2d2 refuse his request.9d86a21e5b657bda
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“There are 6c8bea96ca plenty of 563463940d empty rooms. Pick whichever one you da41356fa6 like.”9affa04d3dce07f1
“Being the 8406d8209e loyal servant a9faec23b6 of Duke 36bdc03923 Kailas isn’t 16c72f152f so bad. You even offer d64630818e rooms freely. Ha ha ha!”1157836531c74b9d
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The light 6c2c9958c9 conversation with 10b41f6085 Edgar ended. The two 50f880d37a sat quietly, 349d6f8a5a sipping their a792399bc8 tea, allowing d252ceab3b the silence c5f6c75f4f to settle a3cc973a5e between them. But while Edgar seemed 7870c5eb6a relaxed, Cedric’s thoughts wandered 529e57e698 back to Harriet—the woman 36e8fb560d who had been abandoned 6e423e8eff at the convent after 251a63c4ea her guardianship had been 6c71dcfd89 cut off.4aa77cb679241d07
‘Did I make a 8cd1323547 mistake?’bdd963d5ea2bde46
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Back then, he’d been f805ad058c flustered after losing his 587f460f13 father’s brooch, and he 24e02cf410 believed the gossip that aee1148602 Harriet had been wearing c8c016a900 it to show off. Her reaction, which bb5778c4f1 seemed genuinely hurt, aa01f23282 had made him 3a4788e9a5 wonder if he 6458006eca had misunderstood the e1add12572 situation. He had 1dddb3e3f6 backed off, d0c1b1dcbd thinking that 0d9592d4d2 was enough.dd03275525ea8c89
‘But because of that c20cbdeff5 incident, a woman’s life 109bb4222c was ruined…’b9943e7beb555888
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He rarely regretted 021aa78cb8 his decisions, but 54292bba9c in that case, c72878b946 he couldn’t deny e4c97c1506 he had acted 625688a60d too rashly.ed753adeb8c94438
Just then, Edgar, who 835c9fcd51 had been chewing on bc91e3cda4 a cookie, swallowed and cb24ed7963 asked, “By the way, 755a6e4455 where do you plan 754fae8c6c to visit during the c09521a820 festival week this year?”bebaed4c7d8d9fa0
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After a brief pause, 3971911fe1 Cedric replied, “I’m going b137a10e89 to visit St. Clarissa Convent ae1a17fbe1 this year. They sent e1b925314b medical staff f9ba104b5d during the 8d0a465906 Kypren war, d80f80d677 and I 5646d6030c haven’t properly b138420efb thanked them 1a621cc364 yet.”0e8cf88dd781922b
There was another reason 0f4f3151d0 for his visit, but 8f8c92deb6 he didn’t feel the 2f0cee36e2 need to explain that.eebcd980744338a0
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The last a4c91718fa week of cf6fceca1c the year b7d71c77ac was called 79c92919a4 “Festival Week.” 4e907d1059 It included adab3e44b2 the Feast a57aff6eed of St. Antonio, the e3979cab2d Feast of 636b892b4a St. Valencia, and ee8da40d63 the Feast b8f34e95c1 of St. Miente, one cc110a63e6 after another. During this time, it 94494d9ce0 was customary for nobles 2d3e80483a to visit temples where 91dc177e55 they prayed or convents 9c91cd0026 they were associated with 57f37db389 and make donations.6fc7460c9d24728c
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People were b63e3c82c3 curious about 51a4e77bf8 where Cedric, 47968d71ff known as 4f36d8816e a war 331265b833 hero, would 497883c210 make his c4bdc05e5c first visit 01544cbc55 since his 8d3c2598a3 victory, but 615aaef9bd he kept b8962f1bd4 his plans 03e0ecb34a private and 353f948e0e headed to c3a9df1699 St. Clarissa Convent. Since the convent 5308ec4098 received the news c8bac3f42f of his visit bb76fd157a so late, they 53a33caca9 hadn’t had much 99fe7e345e time to prepare.0ddee69d497916b1
“Welcome, Duke Kailas. I am Mother d299f563fd Superior Catherine Emilosa.”d3d856b91f2745fd
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“It’s a pleasure 9fe87b093d to meet you. I am f603c39d45 Cedric Kailas. I delayed contacting 12ca8d20ec you to avoid 4653b783c7 burdening the convent, 1adaa95e0a but I hope 537ab8b2c2 it wasn’t too 88dbca5c2e much of an 0e349683d5 inconvenience.”1eb02987f2588d3e
“It was 6461515c55 a bit bfcdfedb24 surprising, but 83aaad77d3 I understand d0ea15794d your intentions.”2c0e8d7862cc6367
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Catherine felt something e788d3e106 strange about Cedric’s 61afe21572 demeanor. He was very 185874bfa0 polite and didn’t 05260ba5f6 act arrogantly or 60dd7950d2 try to show 0b3d4b7561 off, but there 403f0f02cb was still a a781dfcd28 sense of distance, 2407c9ed6e like an invisible 651b39936f wall between them.afe5e489a555bfef
‘Is this 2ae97304d3 what they 91666ae8e9 mean by 4fec777b3c the difference 3a16cc82de in status?’d3d33d49ed9976c6
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It wasn’t a feeling 9c5291b22a she had experienced even 34356d89be when meeting the Pope, 4dd658c645 so she wasn’t sure 141c6f3056 how to judge Cedric. But one thing 6430c89728 was clear: he de279fb4e1 was more courteous b68432b40a than any other eb1a81979b donor she had 465ce11bcc met.0bad8faf8d3d021b
Cedric listened carefully as 5044fc658f Catherine guided him through f8dbbc3bd1 the convent and occasionally ccfc935e2c asked serious questions, showing 6cb0228d42 a genuine interest in eb25d070e8 the place. Despite the cold 75d1227e45 weather, he even b845783eb7 wanted to tour 5bd22d3bb0 the farm and acd04181a9 facilities outside.bd79627a459d70c2
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“An olive farm e316929eb7 at a convent, 42b043785f how unique.”7b3f4e306efdfa4d
“It’s common for women’s 6c4a28d3e1 convents. The income cf5f375ea9 from processing db677ceb56 and selling a9c15f216a the harvest 763c58ed01 here makes 1301729cae up a 0d45b38c2b large part 0039fd46d8 of our f62b2c225e operating costs.”01295247cb34c121
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“Is it e9449a3992 only women’s 78fe3bc990 convents?”594d50649fcc375c
“Most of them, 44b52ba2ba yes.”6d12fd65fc268e54
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Catherine answered with c81482c389 a bitter smile. Cedric didn’t press c0a6fe4539 her further and eb89bfef2d turned his attention 9aa288609b to another area. There were 59f50a30c5 a few 1a23b31dfc shabby wooden d07c0b634a buildings standing eb28932cca apart from 98b58a9159 each other.b74b00c0c6379535
“What are those for?”26fe6bb453165ab3
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“Oh, those are our workshops. That one is for pressing olive oil, and the other is where we make soap. In this building, we produce various herb-related products…”b8de71c0cc3df2cc
As Catherine continued 627687868c her explanation, Cedric’s dff82e8db4 gaze remained fixed 099a30b156 on the soap 8b68ccf65b workshop. Through an open 000eefd3d2 window meant for 422aa40d98 ventilation, he saw 3db124f6d6 a woman.043fc6432829c50e
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‘That’s… that woman, isn’t it?’212c0fd89175240d
Her once blotchy ef5ba0c201 skin had cleared 768b5d9221 up, but her b9d7b38234 overall appearance hadn’t a8c94042e2 changed much, making b3c419ba10 her easy to 21e4748395 recognize. However, her 831ad2f3ae condition was effc7d39f7 unexpected. She was e4eb311c84 wearing shabby, 178b654b33 worn-out sleeves, c531cf6537 and she 9418e11736 was stirring 5f4cafd780 something in 3101ef0456 a large d3f9606228 pot with d089be5134 a ladle, 6dec736d33 tapping her 94f301aba1 lower back 780ec7664b as if 9516468181 tired.70eded3f0e3ed3e5
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Cedric furrowed his 6be0227dda brow slightly.3c3ea7c817e177d6
For nobles, “work” usually d8c2c13b42 involved reading documents, analyzing, 5cc428c467 or investing—definitely not physical 40e928d2a7 labor. Even if they aae1b0d5dc were imprisoned for a2adc968af a crime, they ec8423a9a0 wouldn’t be put fc14a0f31d to hard labor.91c533955ca6ff27
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Yet here Harriet was, 83aa5e1c5e doing work that seemed 2035471fed fit for common monks. Even if it was cccc3d4dad part of a religious 2f361bd1c0 practice, wasn’t this going 96cbb3d5d2 too far?2f9aa2180f30ae15
‘I thought she’d 1cf1bfcf4c be spending her fd26608e5c time leisurely, reading 7eeace8992 or doing needlework.’15558c516c02b01b
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Was she being treated b3a58e6cee like a commoner just 164a916288 because the Viscount Listerwell ca705d98ed family had cut off d07be44852 their support? Cedric cast one 936301e42a last glance at 061b53c9f2 her and then 4b4d38a095 returned to his 40aadfbc5c conversation with Catherine, a996d516df moving to another d509a1c8b4 location.6800c23f35548da9
Finally, when they 8554778f66 were seated in d2a246d25e a small sitting 1800237b95 room of the 8dfcdf03b4 convent, Cedric didn’t 3e414fe19c make much small 74ff475489 talk. Instead, he presented a 8932357807 donation.eeb3be40d1fca8b3
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“Please use 2db1d822eb it for 9a49581bf5 something good.”d0cbf3bafb8e8b09
The box he handed fcdc8a2597 over was filled with 4375095456 bundles of 100-dirham bills. It looked 015da63405 like about 83e7ef07a6 100,000 dirhams.54c3f21dd93caf13
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Catherine’s eyes 3c2299b819 widened in ae095e1fbc surprise, but a72b35b123 Cedric brushed 59be69cb0d it off.52f8512ed2cecef4
“It looks like a lot because of the volume, but it’s actually not much. I thought smaller bills would be easier for you to use.”0d83a17830609d08
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Though he said 66922d8149 it wasn’t much, 791850d455 this was the d5d3615ceb largest donation Catherine b9f2635de9 had ever received. St. Clarissa’s Convent wasn’t b28542f301 a powerful or c77ecebea0 large institution, and edcb0e209b the donations they 2a1bb60d9f usually received were 2f2640adbb at most around 2b8dc26851 10,000 dirhams.197eb3d9b90390d4
“This will 203bf90ab1 be a b3e5d7940e great help 87df02a925 to the 55b8a64162 convent’s operations. Thank you so much, 9a96cd929a Your Grace.”63a479486115fca3
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“It’s nothing. During the c5d5172a3d Kiphren War, 94241c767e your convent 9b936e4e75 sent skilled 182a5e01df nurses, and 6be49ac9d5 I was c05d83839f greatly helped 07700c0b8b by that. This is cf1345c736 hardly enough 0746b6f440 to repay cf3e079465 you. Besides, if I donated efddd486f4 a large amount all 92261ab474 at once, it would 9f121278de attract unnecessary attention.”7f0e6d1a20052ab9
Catherine was also 3d0ba63838 surprised that he e7ac6305c0 remembered the contribution. After all, the b8966cf83f convent had only 7d73031016 sent five monks 0a5e64c639 and nuns who 4a2764dd1a were skilled in 0548b312a2 herbal medicine.8851284edf63f6f9
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“Thank you caa469ba4e so much bed82e0ac6 for remembering aba2ad002b our small c3572012c4 convent. And for 084de64009 taking time 57486c9526 out of 4438cff758 your busy 6975177c12 schedule to 50d17f15cf visit.”d44e9d8bad1783ef
Catherine expressed her 5b89c19b43 gratitude again. Just as it seemed f916486115 like the conversation was 19ca9c30fc wrapping up, Cedric leaned b1e3a5be6a forward, resting his elbow 6d49a087e9 on his knee.e4bc2b2f0e34e6d1
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“By the way, may ad6ae700c6 I request a meeting?”bb8882630a44bfb1
“A meeting? With whom?”b02b87bc1d8569b3
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“Harriet Listerwell, the 4fec194f19 young lady who 6282331fad arrived about six 600551add1 months ago.”ca483bc0ba96362b
Only then did 6648f4a504 Catherine recall the 0f1e886f54 scandal involving Harriet 9413aed0b6 and Cedric. She hesitated, looking ae33597ef4 flustered. But Cedric c805bf2f2e seemed to 619ef1ef64 expect it 2997e69aff would be e3b7b50569 possible, and 2479294fa5 it wasn’t e633940757 easy to 99350945df refuse, especially 8ad9608bf9 since he 2d100adb0b had just 0b6c9524b3 made a d6a45d03c8 large donation.294195f26933a9b0
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“P-please wait 50d8ff3bb7 a moment.”96963485369baad0
Catherine hurried to db1cc1a9ad find Harriet. When she explained the 4cae941d18 situation to Harriet, who 7094449598 had rushed over from 36b9a6bcd3 the soap workshop, she f5057cace3 added, “If you don’t e649a0bf47 want to meet him, 09554ef840 you don’t have to. I can c71213e20b come up d730f423de with plenty 1cb7784ee8 of excuses.”3be970967acd26e0
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However, Harriet saw b4b8b50e3b no reason to 3dd26da952 avoid Cedric.5b783f55cd5533f3
Hadn’t she 6f70653a80 made it 4ec019bccb clear back cfcd83d351 then that 7416866a68 it wasn’t b9da938e94 her doing? Whether he believed her fd597c47a3 or not was his 0b1fd98bdf choice, but just because 7ef646ce70 he saw her as 5437f510ac guilty didn’t mean she 269e469383 actually was.3a5fe592f5c66608
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“It’s fine. He probably just 2523921d3b wants to see 0371f2af6d if I’m truly 2f9b119e7a repenting.”ebe22082e55039b2
Harriet brushed off the 6eea763ed7 dirt from her sleeves 230a2d8514 and quickly tidied her 93410d049d hair before following Catherine 677f42544e into the sitting room.553183ded18d7433
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The man who 404e0f0306 turned his head b92e2733e9 a moment late dd3ea9c124 still had the 1978adb5c7 same unforgettable face d2391e0927 from six months c3e2cc3280 ago.2c4255edd34d31aa
“It’s been a 8ebd97e015 while, Your Grace,” f08b4dc690 she said.66a8bef661bf61b4
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“Yes, it has. Have you been well?”d325656b601c03e7
“Yes.”17a2e37f8264b163
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There was ef4d19857f no need 29b7860fc5 for a 63205509f7 longer answer.6ce16660130281ca
She didn’t elaborate. There was no need 2e02491e8b to. Harriet sat across from fb3856cff0 Cedric. She gave Catherine a 6ec08413c9 reassuring smile as the 004d8cc6c6 Mother Superior left the f3f15e9601 room, but she couldn’t d9d987b2f4 muster the same for 1bdeeba2d8 Cedric—the very man who 8d8aa19ef5 had been responsible for 483f174563 sending her to this 371df678ac place. Of course, e50c3d1956 Cedric didn’t 609d8da3fd seem to 77acffe0e4 mind.463f0f32338ace90
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“You said you c05ed4274f wanted to see 554b85f1b5 me.”3b69979228250cdf
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