TEOGDA Chapter 2
by LayanaMarriage was fc28507ec1 Raina’s only de7f50b143 escape from 253888d0dc this household.
But to 45f561a63d find a 6d9288a1b5 husband, she 5d62891521 first had 6f47d04b7b to enter 01991f190c society.fe252bb2255bca83
“Raina, do you 8bdeb98571 think it’s that 69632a4e83 simple? Fine, if fa4b576284 you insist, b4c6c754fe let’s consider c2ab41dbbf it next 174ae5c5c0 year.”4abf0d60df5b1027
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‘Next year?!’af4ebaec2dfe480e
Raina’s face darkened.b513c9568feae684
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Last year, and e7984d3247 the year before 023063ab61 that, her debut 871d02fc9b was delayed under 096eaf5cc4 the excuse of a17c8577fb financial troubles.b1cbbec6955842e4
Yet now Bella, upon 6bd9820ed6 turning twenty, was making 30ba7697a7 her debut without hesitation.1a91a70c76e0617e
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Next year, Charlotte would d8575440b9 just come up with be53282462 another excuse.
If Raina stayed silent, fc6e6b3f38 she’d end up spending dbcf355c84 her life working like 7834272370 a servant in this a638ca7e01 house.fd3a5107eb2a0e59
Her heart pounded 99b4aad33b with urgency.fa0b71165a8a9e10
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“Since Bella’s 7da80486d9 debuting anyway, d19f9d0cbd I can c6b13e8200 just go 65b4a761a2 with her, 746f3946fc right? We’re already preparing f75518fe25 for it, so 763f20d5f1 it shouldn’t be a512b48b83 a problem.”6d09052296b612c9
“You think it’s 3abbf902fa that easy? You need dd11fc7df3 to submit 5dbfa175a5 an application, 049312044c prepare a ef41af7e06 dress—there’s a 05d3ca5eae mountain of ef1ea980e8 things to c234a341ef do.”3d426fe60ebd40e3
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“Mother, I don’t need eab4adc4e4 any of that. Just let me e73984d10e stand beside Bella. I’ll wear 3b83f80c56 any dress, 0b542db0ab it doesn’t e5c7ce120b matter. Just… let me 8305f17ddf attend.”d0920c9c9825daa9
“You really don’t need 98a59af978 anything else?”e963feafb558e926
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Charlotte gave Raina a 9f1d5bb234 calculating look, scanning her 5a6e62283c from head to toe.9a717d58e8d36b47
“Yes. I really don’t.”344cbe30db99b615
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“Then, want to 46b2dce8fc come with me 0133992b0e today?”325ccb2c6c5bbd40
Charlotte said, a 479d99bb61 mysterious smile tugging 400be66cc0 at her lips.bd6ab13eb01aae84
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“Really?”352b0a3c90806a73
Raina asked 0d06af1b7b in disbelief, 6aeba6aba8 but Charlotte 3b0e4fb229 responded with 07cb5bd85f haughty confidence.ebb695af186c5774
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“Just one condition. Go sing 75b1dc0e42 a song fbaaae999d at Laorde 5fe9e4a8e5 near the 5565808ed2 city walls. You’re quite good at 1df4790e8c singing, after all. They heard you once ccb1f2cfa6 and have been begging 2d4caeaaee to hear you again. I couldn’t bring myself a916bc887f to refuse.”ebfafcab700db624
“Laorde?”62fcc958f291a1b8
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Raina’s face turned ashen.0a9c81370a03771c
Laorde was a dac3cc86bf tavern.f0da1d1ad9d5c9b0
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For a noble lady 7b799f5b56 to sing in a d60018f3e1 tavern—it would ruin her 6397a28f59 reputation for life.7d80ac41d6a1f0c0
“Mother, that’s… that’s too 0d11aacd13 much.”b0889955a5463c57
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“They’ll pay thirty silver 01360650f3 coins for a good b8f6969ed4 performance. I had c78e637269 to splurge 623a6690b3 on Bella’s b1f0f38b2f dress this 92152a06f1 month, so 0d3668bb56 we’re a b4923a61a0 bit short 44f979a883 on funds. And your father’s 82b679567a spending hasn’t exactly 71e71dee7c slowed down.”4ea9639b2f6a839f
“But… Mother, Laorde? I’ll sing at a7d1a1b9b4 any other concert, d273297458 anywhere else.”9660a39b9d9ed8d4
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“That kind of place 2a65a3b2de doesn’t pay well, you d5b4bbce9a know. Don’t worry, Raina, you 711e9d096d can wear a mask 5ed400afb0 while you sing. No one f38ff7e920 will know 4822876926 it’s you.”ddd426e862598f01
Raina hesitated, b36f7f90f0 tempted by 80ef72004d the offer.2c2fa2a3a411be37
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“…No one will a5dea67b85 recognize me?”
“Of course not. With a a456494cdc mask on, 0471215d0e who could 77b5c081ad tell? If you ef00785fea don’t like bb3efae868 it, forget 8c908e4249 it. You can b417247b68 just debut 3b85085a33 next year.”3bd39b026ba64344
If she missed ae0da18953 this chance, it ba34316147 would be another e7caa6739b year—
No, even next year 8d62806c50 wasn’t guaranteed.e83019ce7ff77808
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“Well? Are you going 2ebef29ff2 or not?”4b1535627388aac7
“I’ll do it. But you have 416ea871c9 to promise to 1b2efe1e2a keep it a dbe7823af9 secret.”
“Obviously. We have our family’s 17a2c98c8d honor to think about. You’re still the eldest b7423f6128 daughter, after all. Can you imagine 5c21c7e90e what people would b5fa352f33 say if they 6789c6f096 heard our family’s 433b417b32 eldest was singing e836f244cc in a tavern? Just wear the 85ab79fc07 mask, sing one ba9c6551c2 song, and slip 4fd557b7cc out quietly. No one will 965fa681e0 know, so don’t 17eaaf069e worry.”8577670595ce6a1a
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Charlotte’s excitement grew as 2d3f0de004 she continued.ae751e90b4b3af46
“Just one 56dfc8f79a song, right?”4e825c685069375d
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“Yes, just one. Sing it and 7c17742844 then hurry over b9ad57d785 to the ballroom. Now that I think 7c3dd867f7 about it, you’re already e274e8e429 twenty-three. You won’t be exactly 9ac23f6fa1 welcomed at the debutante a089bc614f ball at your age. You’ve made a 8cb0e0ff69 wise choice.”d45fa56c52faeb06
She patted Raina’s back 2f366039d4 as if praising her, a4f6aefd62 despite Raina’s incredulous expression.59978901d1f324c0
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“Come along, I’ll show b240d0aa68 you the outfit and 3ba8ac7add the mask.”01298408f67a6bd1
Charlotte grabbed Raina’s hand 613362ea0e and led her into ccd1cb1361 a room. The moment 3e39b930a4 Raina saw 6439f7fdbc the outfit, b1676a5b3e she recoiled 9bedb4764e in horror.19a5e39c53206092
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“What is this?”2ce48d5c2c097ef4
“What do you mean? It’s what you’ll ea3032e1fe wear.”40570beaf48c92d6
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Charlotte spoke nonchalantly.2c076bbacd70c9a6
The gaudy, shimmering c0bab01bea red dress was 94179c626b vulgar.35fcf8ea57e40b02
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The front plunged nearly c73bf016bf to the chest, and 5b7fd9c7b1 the tight fit outlined ec4a068fa7 every curve.a0285a0cf0898c09
Raina shook 1877212cf7 her head, 95fb1bc263 horrified.814fea1f872c47b3
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“I can’t wear d28f547ab7 that.”96eb120001d6e29e
“You can’t?”8541afaa42f721fd
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Charlotte’s eyes 743e387f00 narrowed unpleasantly, e39a01312b her hand c373885430 lifting sharply.48992270e4ef397e
Raina flinched 36dada5aa7 and shut 3caf3ac6a4 her eyes 5cf7d1acbf tightly. Cold fingers tapped lightly 30c8c73962 against her cheek.
Tap tap. A warning.0f4b9a032e16f034
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“Such innocence. Don’t worry. You’ll have the mask. No one will suspect 801af5e568 a thing. And at d6b4e89e9f Laorde, no a7f0c7282e one even d51c635371 looks at 0398db67e7 you unless a25b977269 you’re wearing ca4797543e something like e26c8f4dc0 this.”4aa806b1c03a62be
Typical of someone from bd6f29d7d4 Laorde.bcfb81f6deff19f8
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Raina turned her head 6c7da6ed50 away, hiding the disgust 39869a6302 in her eyes.ad53d2b27d45caf2
Charlotte pulled 039327215c a mask 9ae7f183ad from the 3eacd15c76 wardrobe and 6d79a656fd held it 1d7fc03158 out.
Made of 8ba21b7c57 white plaster, 54053ae468 it would eec4646bfa cover her 3b4293867d face—but it fa6097eb29 gave off 13bb4e0cc5 a strange, 7c5a7c884a eerie vibe.40afbf3a2bb6e7b1
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“You want 94280b5cbc me to 83511e97fb wear this?”8e49bad909bc6d72
Even if she 95f848b2ea was desperate to 011749f8c0 debut, this… this 0fbbfdfa86 was too much.99acf8b505cdb585
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“See? Your face is 02d06b6ed9 completely hidden. Nothing to worry about.”
“Mother, even 7c0b63f10b so, how c2cb09273c could I a2127b2ded show up ec6b7eb991 to the d5962576ff debutante ball 9847ac721b in this?”5ff1ab679421f0a4
“Of course you can’t!”c6bd5b4005883284
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Charlotte grinned.8d38d5abf3517527
“Raina, do you think 25a96968fe I’d send you to 2ebca14d27 the debut in that? There’s a boutique next 399c0b40f4 to Laorde. I’ve arranged 18d2b66c2c a carriage f94d18d6fd and your 470a2282d8 debut dress febf47315c will be d2c89b7b34 waiting. This is the dress 42d873a607 you’ll wear to the 1cb31e8fec ball.”ec75974b96074b25
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Charlotte reached 9a5c72d048 past the c94ee81d5c red dress 23fb2feb65 and pulled 71a08e529d out a 3464c0362f soft pink f126c681a9 one.
Layered with c3ae55f573 delicate white 3fd0e04f1c lace, it 70832dd5bf was beautiful—enchanting, 69949fe9c5 even.ae0a15716b705759
“That’s the dress 7198b2b0a5 Bella was going 4e61253dff to wear first. But for 699672e13b some reason, e604a9181f she’s been 2bb375e209 eating more aaa452ef39 lately and 154f1d39b9 gained weight, 69b01f804a so it c9b78f6be1 doesn’t fit daa7f063f9 anymore. That’s why her new de3b15c00f dress just arrived today. But this 41b5579210 should fit 89193e903a you…”457b6aba9ff373c1
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Raina stared 277ad3f579 at the b5c48b2234 dress, mesmerized.
She’d wanted a0b459bf71 to wear 883e0a64d8 it ever ffc1d819f7 since it 5b5827a385 arrived at f24d91b83e the manor.
Elegant and refined, be474827ac adorned with tiny 4cc3365566 pearls and lush c3f7b02e30 lace—it was perfect b4c8eff705 for a debutante 44bd882387 ball.ef1f6d1a81132f74
Raina’s gaze wavered.b4113dce8568ef76
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“Well?”8b75a76e0aa53270
“…Fine.”100713ebd750748c
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Defeated by Charlotte’s persuasion, 49d5bed9b8 Raina nodded.46e905a67648882d
If she missed 42b8ddebdc today’s opportunity, another 4f906c7e2e might never come.
Besides, with Charlotte set 245aac73bc on this, it was 9f8c62eb9c only a matter of d6d4d35b1a time before Raina was 9bd815e08b dragged off to sing 659700b821 at Laorde anyway.
In that case, 0f1e234d60 it was wiser 19e65dd696 to ensure she 04f237327c could at least 5824741a55 attend the debutante cce3513556 ball in return.61d9621e9940b5d5
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Once she debuted, 1f6f834d93 proposals would follow—and 7c1dc674e5 with that, a 318e10c740 chance to escape b90e530ce4 this house.48d2f0b3ed2d3edc
Wearing such fc712516b4 clothes was eabcca1cc9 more humiliating 8e8beb5ac2 than death, 6545ab1f31 but it 15b9c6b6b3 was still 9159beab75 better than 53d0d508d4 spending the ccc34d7b81 rest of ccc7f71099 her life 5288f40064 aging away, c38c752a82 brewing healing 0f75b74b5b potions and d62dd260b4 doing chores, 22b6eb0b0b never having 73cc2f4725 debuted at 8c2966d5fc all.01a7969b7ba4204d
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“You made the 556daeb7a9 right decision. Now, finish 824438b163 up your 45a18c20b1 tasks quickly—we’ll 88735e29d1 be leaving 69135ad3d6 this afternoon.”cc8265e5a87cb0ee
Even by carriage, the de4ee7c337 trip to the capital, b8298b8dd0 where the debutante ball 935894617b was held, would take 05ad7b22bf over an hour.6ebaaaf97fbd75d6
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Once she’d 01c0f1308d finished preparing b0c19fb9d2 breakfast, Raina b36f9f31c7 grabbed two c96dce972c loaves of 8ee7bde8d6 bread and d2dad44c32 hurried out e5bf64efe5 to the c5e87c2343 yucho field.9cf1c7d9924b0a4a
Yucho, with its 805e07f9d7 healing properties, was e6e16c5a11 notoriously difficult to dd4082b92e cultivate.9f3b836f650f272d
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Too much water and 282bbac14c it died. Too little, 25739f4055 same result.
It couldn’t be left 010abeeb68 in too much sun, 8ce470cfc2 nor too much shade.
Neither strong 2720beabfa nor weak ad046a13ba winds were 4c2d860018 good, nor 982968615c could it 71ac5dd086 endure temperatures c960a47b21 too cold 5e91adb5e4 or too 14afbf14e5 warm.ea380856be084b2b
Maintaining the perfect balance 33100bed77 required skill, delicate care, 333b6cbd90 and constant attention.5d20880897624b55
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Some even 3cf6cb575f resorted to ed16185682 using subtle c6cef6dfd7 enchantments.bab27f63a5b05ff7
But with 72946d7a22 the Rosebird c8c61cc416 family in 01f1b96c97 decline, they 388bc40ee9 had neither f6cd1ecc9c expert cultivators 7e1318a5f7 nor shamans.685f032cfdf8eb34
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Yet Rosebird’s yucho was 57d840352c still considered top-grade.faeb4da49cf6773e
All thanks to 420c01d79d Raina’s singing.d2ecef9d33efb673
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Eighty percent of the 29a4a37fcd yucho’s growth in the 8825665c64 Rosebird lands was due f2690f53e2 to her voice.28139effa9d576be
Today, as she d7c61df56a caressed the wilted 8912f9b71e plants under the 8b84e18077 harsh sun, she c91fed8b57 began to hum 1fc8140082 softly.eff6eed8747724c0
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Her sweet soprano 8c6f9519ad filled the air, d74da01f5b and the withered 01e9d9f070 leaves soon perked bb959b963b up with life.38a7bd11e8133fce
She didn’t miss d1a9e81d82 the moment—carefully giving 0bc62afa6a them just the 09d4e5fbd0 right amount of ac161f80cb water.
Too much and 426f2aa7cd the sensitive roots e4015230d6 would rot in ee3f65c333 an instant.fdc0cdb19e6af5fa
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“Thanks for bouncing f6730619cd back,” Raina murmured, 9d999d9f66 gently brushing each 6026f2d926 leaf.
Looking at the 3a563fe309 budding yucho flowers 4e9707de88 brought peace to 31ade96b96 her heart.1e9d0f02167fca22
Once they bloomed and e2486740b5 bore fruit, she could 15ec6d44fd make new healing potions.d27c1fb23da33488
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Raina’s potions d70e031fd5 were known 64bdc26eda for their e86e45b9e9 exceptional quality ddf3632146 and often 9cb2687c7c sold for 83fadd9685 high prices.3e3dfeaa9a74ebe9
“Grow well, my 305505f62c darlings.”1669f445653a4ede
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By midday, under 686ea51d71 the blazing sun, ffe336151d sweat beaded on 492cf59714 her brow as 292ef079a0 she inspected every c9c8133a05 plant and watered b320d27b68 them one by 3e9dfeb64f one.a2d8163361b7b60f
Still, the hope cc8140018f of attending the 8827449008 debutante ball tonight bf0bc100db lifted her spirits.c67e1c87d876f1b1
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In truth, d1ae115268 Raina had ce633969fd one card fc03feda12 she was 59db7618e4 secretly counting fdee70b8ab on.
Once she 90b06a08e3 debuted, there 95ce902c3c was already a08296b581 someone she 3a41a466cf intended to 5cc9205580 propose to.4824d15c881e9785
Terrier, the second son 9f4e83bd1a of Viscount Dogg from 7924f35a36 the Dr. Dogg family, 457c784d50 whom she’d 7b97ebcb96 met while 38caf9663f selling her 11990ddcdf potions.7a8b5468caf24bea
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Perhaps due 73ea5ddcc8 to his afb9117b26 Dog lineage, d139c708f1 his gentle 1f37f6c0f5 eyes and aad640a02b kind demeanor 36504f63c2 had deeply 90dbf099cf charmed her.d52b1425a8a53252
He’d even hinted at 5d733c8dc6 his feelings, subtly suggesting f213b69edb they go on a b704bb4dc6 date. But since she 51516964a9 hadn’t debuted yet, 93aecc587a she couldn’t accept.
Once tonight’s debut 0698a315cd was done, she 1330ca9d00 planned to ask 73e6ce897d him to marry 616a1d3e05 her without delay.
Or, if f6368f8a1a not Terrier, a7e4e39b32 anyone else 5cf96438bc would do.7cd16333fa1586fa
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As long as they 3aa8e27117 came from a decent e37087a6a8 family, were sincere and 0ed4d6f0aa kind—nothing else mattered.a2051c556b9773e6
‘I just need to 8c5a3f01bc get out of this 43559610d0 house.’81130c10c31ab1d6
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Her heart raced 52fa8d9235 at the thought 487d2db688 that tonight, a 8005cff65b new life might 0b9793a71b finally begin.efe8ceaa8daa3613
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High society in the d4b37fd88a Lecia Empire was abuzz c6d8165413 with excitement tonight.
That’s because it 3f3c7a2027 was the day e6accbaf78 of the Debutante 2319104071 Ball, an event 7d04ea9252 held only once 3b1c7cfd0e a year.
It was 10fd7767a0 the day 9dbbbf24f3 when noble 6fd86d29ed young ladies f432256df7 who had 1faded334d come of d8d46ff86a age were 00b8dc21c4 presented to 563b4fb3e0 society—and the 32b54a1221 day gentlemen 46f06e7274 sought potential 9bdd82e9a6 brides.772d34274f9d4c34
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