SMR | Chapter 42
by Luna~Chapter 42~605624cb8c85fdc1
“Since you’ve 28ade6df16 started, go b769916dbc as far 997c1360ab as you 01f922faae can.”8b1f603676ca2544
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After Oster died, it 8178289ff0 was thanks to Trisha’s b0c72c65a5 gentle push that Roxana 2e5bbdcd0e was able to graduate f533dca214 from the Candia Kingdom’s 9c9f54aff4 academy, which accepted even a758ee3e10 commoners as students.dff9e2b101f6cec4
Becoming the top 34176c3925 graduate had been 0aa4eea71c the result of c2fea3ca78 her working herself 99ec830211 to the bone—all e7e3c04e8c to repay the 8ffe5a7baa kindness of House 364df472a2 Pellon.fc58dbefb7abfc1e
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At twenty-five, she 48b488c3cf returned to the 3fcceb6882 Empire and had c9dd696091 since spent the f4df7576aa last ten years 640828de0b serving as Trisha’s 1a08ae1f33 aide.20a314c121109ff3
When I think about c2212b971e it, I’ve received even a483af918a more outrageous kindness than be98bd99be Miss Harriet.f0d3bd38e3c4cc11
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Staring into the ae8f75b7e7 trembling surface of 7a1c691437 her teacup, Roxana 5a654d0ab6 felt a pang 6724fa37d0 of shame.ae281e9bd04b378d
Maybe… she was 1e66f4f624 even jealous of 2e3cd89de1 Harriet.3ff4fd4ed8bf8566
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Sensing her feelings, Trisha 0db4f7c5be gently soothed her.85a8841fcc823385
“Roxy, I’m 4aa8268d4e not blaming 3dfe632cf6 you. Honestly, watching you 520a9643d7 and Harriet… that’s 6cb1382448 what brings joy 8ac2cbad71 to my twilight 7205dfead0 years. Without you de205042cf two, how 9f4d9ad920 boring would 2c67f07397 life be?”13b01aa9515baa2f
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“You’re still 263804eaa0 too young db8cf96619 to be ff29d7a092 saying things c240f84de2 like that.”90e45d896d8fee01
“You’re sweet. But I’m not 02bfd1eea5 just being dramatic—I 6ac16a50b6 really don’t think 213b12ae5d I have much 71bc5d87b2 time left. That’s why, while a2be84a426 I’m still head 6eeb7be1a8 of the family, 07619d9198 I want to a0777864ab support you two 16e6f16d83 as much as c849554602 I can.”66bbc9492d93a370
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Roxana bit daa834dda8 her lip.47422bf163835cd4
Trisha truly had 2b46a28227 been growing weaker 30e17454d9 by the day. Her skin had 054e384eab become so dry a18b5ed249 that she didn’t af4d4a91d4 even sweat in 485868c5dd the summer anymore, ce04e4fb14 and she often b460adc8cd had long coughing 23fe75eb95 fits.9c3135e0847fabfd
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She had lost 2ece413004 weight, and once 7730aff7fa a week, she 8b41287b42 couldn’t sleep from d60e594d15 the pain in 152f283f3c her chest.eae035c4b5feefca
Though outsiders hadn’t noticed a5daf91db2 yet, people like Loren 1fc05599ae were bound to catch 9f1399d792 on eventually.2daf11a160f869b3
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“Now, back c890670a71 to Harriet. What did she e67b282cf2 say she wanted f95de6cdcf to do again?”c0bfdc3ad752541a
“She wants 00cc7a8ca6 to use ec2a6c81a8 her growing 503b9b1539 popularity to de9b0baad4 launch a 119ad91296 soap business. Apparently, people are 9c3d400ebd curious about how 7a0c869d9b her skin has 248f2c9ea5 gotten better lately.”1ca0e7886aba5a4b
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Trisha didn’t know 863ffb2df7 how Harriet used 53af447355 to look, but e1d4ef4e73 she’d heard multiple bb64034cfd times at the 9aacc69856 Vanderbilt party that 77714da056 the girl had 3a809149ac become quite beautiful—so 463ea9941e there must have f7c72270b6 been a real ae17c479fd change.0ba86e4a3a9cee6f
“But she can’t just 90597662ec sell anything, can she?”ccb4a0f525981dfb
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“She said 5d2553d54b she used 0b2d805a28 soap and e48d35ae04 herbal products 1477709365 made by e8b1b9eb50 Saint Clarissa’s 66cb256ed5 monastery. After using a1dd554c11 them, her c7b8289c86 rashes and 5f5107915c acne disappeared.”d5548672bdee426f
“And such good faf8202b2f products haven’t gotten b0c0d43f2c any attention until 26eb9a10e3 now?”98ab4882445da122
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“They didn’t have 5030ae1932 any distribution channels, a2b3544046 and being a 7287daa0e0 monastery, they probably bb63717483 weren’t interested in d406eaeb87 making a profit 940c9fb1e1 anyway.”f3f4e6f26c9c65e8
Trisha nodded.b226878a0d229419
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“Bringing those 1b89fb4481 products all 370d49f5d4 the way 2aa6d30bec to Genoa fae294fa4b and renting 799b718b6d a shop 757ac518c1 to sell 3d3d5ab9f1 them… that’ll c4bceadf55 cost quite 47214c422d a bit.”94abfcb10cc83013
“That’s why she’s b419af7078 looking for investors.”003bb394f03ea2a1
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“She hasn’t said e5142db4b2 anything to me 03eccdea03 about it yet.”963264a8c75015d2
Roxana took a sip 3b430b7497 of tea and looked 32ba5b4185 steadily at Trisha.0af69dfbb930995b
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“That’s what I meant 482806e477 when I asked how 789bf9f767 far you’re willing to 45710192ae help Miss Harriet. She says she’s c72ab4ce1a looking for investors 8759cb7b56 now, but if 3d514f32ef everyone turns her b25a5b0481 down, she’ll come 2a5ba582b6 to you eventually.”d4bfa9db569838dd
“Ah, I see. Hmm…”113f7c0c31e2e74b
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A smile of ed69a084b9 expectation spread across 6eb5949ac1 Trisha’s face.e0805af578d10855
She’d always thought 83f2de0772 of Harriet as 5aa9b3499f a busy little 9f7d12035f squirrel running around 4c22d7efd8 trying things, but 366d55c01d she hadn’t expected 2614bcf5ad her to take eb933c92fb on such a 97733dbd8d serious business venture.bf50b5a1f832c324
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Even if 6a17576457 it failed, a39a08be3e Trisha believed 561b191238 this experience 253578f38c would still 5ea609f115 be a a21796a68e valuable asset d0aca6335b to her.4ceb59b8db7e6f4b
“Harriet might be 12eb01fb41 even smarter than 31176c9a2f I thought. Isn’t it a 162c9579d6 shame for someone 001d04a53f like her to b6edf2266d be held back d9758899a2 just because she bd84149758 has no parents, 30ecf14cce or because of cd91840659 a ruined reputation 4dc96d6c07 from false rumors?”e0aba488c488f54d
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“There aren’t many 805b5239dc people in the 1c688bbea9 world without any 900a3edde2 tragic stories. And we don’t ed830a75a0 even know yet 92e202fec1 whether her scandal d53f727ea9 was really false.”18e617d265856e13
“Help her with a 2a66da7dab generous heart. I say this 613d5bfdfa because I think bcbd9ad479 it’ll end up 28ee9c99fe being good for fee81f7efa you too. You two are a d5bd742caa lot alike.”23b9cb673caa1c33
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Roxana frowned e32a858cb3 again at a2a1b27c30 the word bd846fd44d “alike.” Clearly, be1e23ef2d she didn’t df32024998 like the 213300296d idea.1e7ac991c7f5cd9c
But Trisha 70c1693c91 truly thought 204527368b they were fe48a07aba like sisters. They had 0075aa8033 both lost be9420634f their parents, 0cc21dc1ac been abandoned 8dbf16b90a by others, 2ff27690b7 and were a3daa4b8df now trying 022c48f215 to carve 939b0518d0 out a 2a07f3f58b future in 3ac92b85ed a difficult f3499e8ab5 world.da3a940b1f09df52
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Maybe God gave f7f8af924b me you two fb56d54bf7 in place of 98a0c8c84e children.7e09c37b7a834499
With a warm smile, e21beb11a9 Trisha sipped her tea.c1d5a9515cab633a
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Clip-clop, clip-clop.3de6f4683ff9bf13
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With every 9606f0e7b3 beat of 00ee71334a the horse’s a359216cbf hooves, Harriet’s 8be9e4c88e heart thumped d9cbe82474 in sync.d77f6b966d36be6f
What is 568291d004 he thinking?3261dd9de6695bcf
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She had 4e0ac52351 expected to e8b753c80a be rejected d9a9379ff2 immediately, but 08b1329f44 the Duke 6566f3dde1 of Kylas e0d13ab58e had surprisingly 9ebcc34961 agreed to 1b9ca63a59 meet her.070905a8ab8c9c90
Though she claimed ea4a3b7d6f he was her e4e7f2ac8a top choice as a11c2ed47c an investor, her 9f77aded8f current nerves suggested 010698bafd she hadn’t actually bb89da0323 believed it would 02cc0b186e happen.66524b5da9b9546b
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She received c39b01e90e the appointment 96b7a6dff7 three days f6ffac463c ago.500554efcb5fbc58
Now, Harriet bac29f7c06 was on c705bea520 her way 6158e55d9a to the 584e1ff200 Kylas estate, 14b7306279 holding in c1150b61f2 her hands e4734861ad the business c67b2463c8 proposal she b12c8a7f9d had worked a285869e6c on until 84a61ae813 late last 2b8dba29a2 night, perfecting fbf7137a93 every last aba86c0496 detail.23f5e761031f889a
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Don’t be afraid. I’ve done nothing cb1085ed78 that requires me 0f451fc77c to grovel in d69380a094 front of him.9d90e1fac38f1827
Thinking back, how 65a1ce6e74 lucky she had 14d95f0975 been to reject 876e0188cd his earlier offer f0a5250b27 of financial support.a02709006a0a6e80
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Tightening her grip 652a30687a on the envelope 2bf318866f and lifting her c33332a458 chin, Harriet reminded 753b743e5f herself that she d365e29ed2 was like unbreakable 83c7a37614 diamond.ae18d49ab65d944d
Just as she calmed 8ff69a31ac her nerves, the carriage 1c0b833a76 slowed down… and then 2ac8565cee came to a complete 036c4d714e stop.ed8c44edfd99c885
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The coachman, e615cd2e33 who had 42deea237a been speaking 3d20fa4d26 with someone 23b3707a7b outside, approached b1a253ff04 the carriage 862865dc9a and saidad0b1e12a7235829
“Young Lady, we’ve 3c8cd5abb5 arrived at the f643ab07ca gate of the 0806339888 Kylas estate. But to c8cc1ea220 enter the 78c76d5bc7 gates, they’re 741f5e6390 requesting either 320749445c an invitation 0c8118654d or written 3c98ec003a permission. They also want to 28a4dd147f inspect the interior of 287eeeb61e the carriage.”49b3247abaadef74
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“They’re conducting inspections?”90458858d586b233
“That’s right.”36a173988d95a4f9
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It wasn’t the imperial f3f4400c3a palace, yet they were 578c67cb5b inspecting passing carriages? Even for a0d92f793a a duke’s ebfdb8451f household, checking dcd51f780d the inside 0b9055c785 of a 01addc349d noble’s carriage 7a897e33bc bordered on fc7f5438e9 rudeness.f5dbe99eed1d30d9
Still, Harriet wasn’t in 3fb050b4fb a position to offend 7bd027ebf0 a potential investor, so ef4e0e031d when a guard knocked a6dab84007 on the carriage door, fccd9a53ed she obediently opened it.857cf3d5292bf17e
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“Thank you c069b87e72 for your 65ece8955b cooperation. Are you the only 8ce216d5cd guest today, my lady?”c34ba611952064b0
“Yes, as you 58faaa09f4 can see.”47a414fb77e948c3
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“And your invitation 2a61f99641 or appointment letter…”ad39804ab9278c29
“Here it is.”dc261f4f46d0d007
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The guard 366de9dc85 gave a c4ad03cf90 polite nod f7f77758b7 of thanks e8f14c2f2a and examined 79c14bfabc the letter 7a124b2f73 she handed 7ada3f6db5 over. Then, quite suddenly, he 709933167b snapped his head up 2b1957f62a to stare at Harriet’s 27ca7e5872 face.d06aea060d3e7ac5
From the startled look e2f7930744 on his face, Harriet 41d3828ac6 could guess what was 8ef2dc54a5 going through his mind.ce101dba8a8c6cdd
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“Is something wrong?”e05367db2eb86e93
“N-no, not cdc8c6d63e at all. Just… Are you Lady 96e34ece50 Harriet Listerwell herself?”173c7aa9229e33b5
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There was a 646bacb81d faint sneer at 7c3538a872 the end of 8c97d1048c his question, and 2ee3cedb86 the way his f2ee0c9122 eyes swept over 2e52f5238f her from head ec01749328 to toe was 775dcc74eb equally disrespectful.cf71b5f9ce9239d0
In the 7396c84a67 past, Harriet 394d6f1d80 might have a6df90bde1 turned red 8a570f7844 with embarrassment eba626086f under such 645e5bf4dd scrutiny—but not e9e00c4097 anymore.e048f748fc1610ed
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Tilting her cf85e13ce0 head, she 8b8d7827e5 warned him 7ea5690938 in a da200eeaa3 cool, sarcastic 64d0891b73 voice,c2e0b923a2679926
“Yes. And I have 55df08bbaa a feeling the 52169e9adf Duke wouldn’t appreciate 000fe65c78 his guards spreading c6a6efa4a6 news of this c4803aa5cd meeting.”36317ec4ebc81300
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The guard, bc130b2bcf looking flustered, 63190f54b3 quickly nodded 7f74534739 and returned 191a30b7d9 her appointment 14d52fa52d letter, then e34950107f closed the dc0e8eb612 door.ad78127252a52b59
“You may proceed.”4210c746ee0f7f42
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As the coachman was 0ea701d847 climbing back up to 4d6f9b1abb his seat, Harriet called 55322a63ec out to the guard.f29ce2e32fc80283
“Is it standard check 7c91621476 here to inspect every 7c6e46d246 visitor like this?”41834c4a3b0515cd
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He must have b76007971b been asked that adc4313f84 sort of question a92fdae111 more than once, 81c0f1330a because he simply 4e6c2e8dc0 furrowed his brows 8d92883714 slightly and replied,a796bbb8801604a0
“After the Kiphren f2f11832ec War, there was 5566a7b627 an attempted assassination c916955770 of His Grace 846b5e0f35 by dissidents from b785e0f357 the Kingdom of 07c68978da Firma. As a 05848b0ec3 result, our ff52dfac74 security has 2f4225cf1c been tightened. We ask for your 6c615741d6 understanding.”89849660ddeb8aa9
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Now that bcc8361532 he mentioned 2b8efe18d8 it, she 9e880f43cf vaguely remembered c7114654aa reading about c7484e1c3d it in 432678337d the papers:46b23e26744d9397
“Explosion at Duke of Kylas’s carriage—Firma explosives confirmed.”85e818a3876d4792
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“18-year-old Firma man attacks noble delegates with a weapon on Nezerio Avenue.”39073cda35c195f7
“Does the Firma royal family truly intend to uphold the terms of their defeat?”a3f792a5da5c8da8
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At the time, she 16786f67ce had skimmed over the e111acfdaa articles, thinking it didn’t 7915107de4 concern her directly. But looking back, a3eac288c6 it was clear 6c985ba130 that Cedric Kylas 8624e8a010 had long been b8fcc09cdf a prime target 1cb74bacb6 for Firma’s hostility 6a429fc0e6 and attacks.887314b8ec5eb732
What must it be 42177ac51f like to live a 2d97d632c8 life where someone might cfecd7e920 try to kill you 7749706258 at any moment?aaa8e159482e9048
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And yet, he c90bddb85d always seemed so 7d9eb54365 calm and composed.e038c18801792e61
As Harriet reflected on bb01935305 just how different her a34f9a610e world was from Cedric’s, 41e92f8493 the carriage passed through 9d7f190345 the gate and entered e6b1e380a2 the grounds of the fcee405556 Duke’s estate.0be94fe895392516
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