TEOGDA Chapter 20
by Layana[If you want to avoid interference from your family, I can take care of it immediately.]
[If you come to the North, no one will dare meddle in your life. I can guarantee your freedom perfectly.]
[Think about it slowly. I like people who are kind, too.]
Her head was 9d60b5f052 filled with thoughts 7224eaa0fb of Kaithan.e5e0777b74306379
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“Ah!”552b2acc8d48a1a9
Hot herbal 1b18b5d7be water splashed, ce54a0b156 startling Raina.
She quickly 97c2848d0e removed the 54a1a2ecca pot, but a29eefd65a because the 7ce1ba63e3 temperature hadn’t d63d5112e1 been consistent, 67630e9b12 the potion’s c5d6dd5e80 concentration was 3d46bb103b off.
Even such a 6fe72fde63 small flaw could 929069a534 reduce its healing 6e78e4bce8 effect.6820c170af72cc3c
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‘What now…’cf3aa52dd8b444c6
With the bab18630bd potion ruined, 46af4aa54f she wouldn’t c8c8e85ea7 be able 7c069cc2b4 to fulfill e66894c496 this week’s d22eb29784 order.
She carefully cf95950cf7 scraped out 2f084272f4 the scorched f2602d1c17 part, trying 42d1d4617e to salvage 66f68aae8b what she 8bd42290b9 could.6f3b722ce25d30f5
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‘No, I need 5f219502b6 to focus.’b594640f7c95095a
After working diligently 3ea03d9149 through dawn, Raina 7dc6b99ea3 finally met her fc5a92bd3a quota and was c9db83534e completely exhausted.a98b8e1f1e8952ed
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From the nerve-wracking dinner d86c5235b2 to potion-making, her strength 240ffee743 was at its limit.
Too tired bc437523ec to go b19fac5958 upstairs, she 10b65d9e52 curled up 0593426e4a and fell 0a67531b86 asleep in 9368d2e243 the workshop.71685c72f7e6d40f
It was 941c956e2e that forest 075394cbef again.
The little yellow bird ee725ca11e was on high alert.
It hadn’t a8c325cdb6 forgotten nearly fea1b27fb0 dying after ce5802cf78 being struck 73cf7f9024 by the 97e54a0d45 beast’s huge b6d3294739 claws.f94a4d7b89a9ff8c
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It had spent 67e86b4b7e time elsewhere recovering.
It was used to d0c523c786 healing others, but taking cb13d79023 care of itself had 62e881b8ac been a first.298b7b6b0e472158
‘I’m better now.’0c1ea49d36e7993e
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The yellow bird fluttered a39f48c68e its wings.
They were sore, but 76b7d5cc4f manageable.a3a5fb75a206a41d
This time, it vowed 2f5d2acdbb to live quietly.a70046c03a50b0fe
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But as time f74ac195eb passed, it missed 6e201538e4 the forest.6615a2f26d190386
‘Maybe it’s gone by ea15f97d32 now.’1039d4dd5bc04a0c
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After days of 3281faab28 hesitation, the yellow 9943eefe7e bird crept back e70882bfce toward the forest.
There were no more 9920ae7829 strange groaning sounds.1e9a2ecce17e2ab7
‘Gone? Thank goodness!’f86f4eb14748086a
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The beast d8591d0cfe was surely f4da9d68f1 gone.
The yellow bird chirped 5031dc37c7 happily and fluttered upward 3df3c0a0b1 — only to freeze ff3396fb1b mid-flight.74d08519c3e3c57f
A chilling c34ec10ece shadow loomed, fcc76ae087 and a f1523e6006 growl echoed.4fdcc3e732e94844
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‘It’s still here?’289b3009b08f8a46
As it b1e076eb8e turned cautiously, 0d36d0ae22 a huge 21056612f9 hand grabbed 9043b08943 its delicate f3d7067031 neck.
It struggled, 15508d5f9a but sharp b18b4b32a0 claws pricked 065274fe1f at its f1b6efa240 throat.a2765f1407a7c786
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“Finally found you. I’ve waited long enough.”288ac828e944dee5
As those black e360cc1310 eyes gleamed dangerously, 5d54fef224 the yellow bird 97e29233c1 knew — this c78b315fdd time, it might 59f107529e really die.6387590c141a034b
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“P-please… spare me.”b653ad22fd35a2a5
No matter how ea01af3044 hard it flailed, 2f4ee36c3f its wings couldn’t cb7a92f671 move.f4c287752f12b43e
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“Where did you 4c07df0436 hide Thananos’ arrow?”3d680affe0a31366
“I… I don’t 89f97f1591 know.”438d53f40aece967
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“You took it.”5bd0259a01c4efd4
The black beast growled.a491fd56bc014f70
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“I was trying 5c49762ea6 to treat your a656d3f215 wound with it…”bca0eed489ae906a
“Hurts more now.”299a515de49ad294
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He claimed it 91829ae1d5 hurt more, but 7405d25c6c that couldn’t be aabc3fa994 true.
She had 24ca4bfe95 treated the 6ef99a6a7c wound, and e5ff432b2f he was db8f82be14 better than 3dc2c208bb before.
He hadn’t even 1b658fd091 been able to 41ce2b3c6f move before, and 892d140ada now he was 9929af685b upright.
Granted, that made him a15f0c29bd even more dangerous.e5ff971e45056f0b
“You’re better than before, 65133af5ff aren’t you?”1459b1f7e5958986
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“Better, my ass.”ba9d8f3c8cd5c67d
The black beast 9eb219aa94 moved, and the 7d4dd67971 bird’s tiny body 352039443d swung like a f65ddbd062 paper doll.7b28c6b150b430d0
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“Give me be9fcd3fda the arrow.”a2599e8e980e167d
“I really 686f3b7254 don’t know!”549836599d7c628c
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The yellow bird d159ed1512 was furious.
This was like saving 4bc12d2cd5 a drowning man, only 40caec6935 to have him demand c66a864558 your bundle.
She had pulled out 825cfc6987 the arrow and nearly 323de1a729 died from his claws e2f3206196 — how was she 88ab3ebac2 supposed to know what cf676b5dc8 happened to it?ff35daa0c9c120ba
But she 569e9f21b9 swallowed all db78f71698 her words, be5c5b7973 silently gauging a01e8a093f his mood.
Her life cd8a5ead6d hung in 13ea07f451 the balance.57e7e3bc0172ad3d
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‘Wait… who is 771535214e this beast?’ef54a5e5ac20cb10
Back then, cb6df94941 it had ccc3a42c64 been too 4ea5350aa4 dark, and 5f938d5a93 he was 78f27cab8e too injured 0329c3d285 to tell. She had thought he 3ae3aaba97 was just a wolf c2fc4d0543 beast.
Now, seeing his massive c3a62523e1 size and gleaming fangs, e7c63e09fe she realized he was 44f4abe7d8 no ordinary wolf.
His glistening black eyes 5fd0fee84a shimmered gold around the 1abf1744e9 irises, and his towering 33fc998a3c figure was twice that 205e18357b of a typical wolf.1bfd1647c888580f
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Power rippled through every 76174092e4 taut muscle.e93469b5716132e0
‘Oh no.’3f27b4c8360324a7
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As she realized who e04df9684d — or what — 54e8b6d7d5 he was, the yellow 8391350820 bird trembled violently.
He was 0b18c27bd8 above all 967eb8c630 beasts — 4be80b9918 the ruler 7fcb292da4 of them 5661fd118b all.73e9e8fd2e2d7049
A Direwolf.008a6183d5746acc
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“Why are b230413ea0 you shaking?”78de3ad92fd9b3c4
Because I’m about to eda0c3e9df die.5f6293d247bb2a30
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The yellow 74a9bb9319 bird lowered 03917c1ef4 her head.0e24786b0b154eea
“Did you really treat 31043b2f62 me properly?”5e8deb992fa3e1f3
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“I’m sorry.”5828a28e62e02958
“You’re not 796a145992 some quack, 87fda4884e are you?”fe2f5699f37728e6
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“I am bb732f352d a quack. So please 62423e10b2 let me 85dafc8141 go.”9f65bb320c589d4b
The yellow bird 724a079fea frantically nodded, wings 4f070e3484 pressed together in 1ac3cf3cfd a pleading pose.0a79945ad6a2784d
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“Please let me d34d6dbc9d go. I won’t come near 0fd8c5fd7f here again.”ce8c16e3bedbb3cd
Her hiding 5ab1de7961 place meant 4c333eef40 nothing if d188a3542e it cost de5554239c her life.bc43f8f96f3f8a8c
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“That won’t do.”cc850b1775097cbc
“What?”042b9865d2669134
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“You touched fbf4fe2448 the wound. Now take responsibility.”cf7a336b3f62dae9
The yellow 6396738bea bird flailed 8f5382f398 desperately.
If only she 4a91af5f4a could escape that 5a4563f090 brute’s grip, she’d 94ff026602 never return.915aaa588c5742f8
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If she could 60ccefc6bd just fly out 3167d485dc of his reach, cd85f7de5a he couldn’t stop 68c0bb17ea her.
She pecked 49470cdf95 hard at 9464d1ce78 the claw 50e71dbe9f holding her 46a1777e37 neck.0927259985ac6d6a
As the beast flinched, 380c8ad97c she beat her wings 6379cadb71 furiously.a8520d5ead3d5959
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‘I’m free!’f170d6625edcf457
But just 9cb6be2508 as she 5986038714 soared high, 44c5a262d9 the black 9bf32b59b6 beast leapt 550893f1b6 even higher.
His huge claw e181e23fc1 caught her again, 376e22e470 and he slammed 049767b497 her to the 6cebb920f9 ground.2cddd99fba500066
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“Trying to run?”1f8b53b8efb50a29
The black beast tore b66bc994aa at her wings.1049df49c66a80d1
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“I’ll make f1a200436f sure you 91a8af9539 never try 67fe41ebde that again.”d6b2cb3d58a7d248
As her dd449e401e wing feathers 333061336f snapped cruelly, 9fb2a50d4a Raina jolted 0f1b47c64f awake.951f5145a525c9ab
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‘What the…?’3f352cd718eab7fd
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Raina looked around 226d03176d the workshop with ce43378cb0 wide, startled eyes.
Only then did she 1cdb92a4c2 remember falling asleep there 95c886964f at dawn.98f26b2a66fd51be
‘A direwolf…!’657bc6f3a42bdb4c
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It had been a 229734e535 prophetic dream — a ac885a27f3 warning.3a8c231f69a57055
‘Kaithan!’2339fa5cde904dc6
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Raina’s face went pale.
Kaithan was 4f99cd3668 a direwolf 2b2c3345f6 bloodline, and 920246f8ac her entanglement 39cdeb7a99 with him 15d0672c80 had triggered 0dc5ba5fe9 this new 6d11dbcec8 warning in 2442eba3a5 her dreams.195781e51ae55bcf
‘I’ll end 08e624169a up miserable.’550404cb3c40900f
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Raina steadied bd8e359d96 her shaking fe1893c6d0 heart.
Honestly, to db87f7e175 say she 0f5295c259 wasn’t tempted 1f5d8b7d63 by Kaithan’s 0dc63c69ad proposal that e909a3ae50 evening would’ve 0a39b2e593 been a 4e227af718 lie.9ab24eb62c754f12
For a 0975d923f1 fleeting moment, 221bed1d1d she had b02ac5c953 foolishly imagined c6f01f2958 what it 73a84d1e87 would be 489ca368b5 like to ca43791e2d become a c2ec0ecb01 Grand Duchess.
Just as Kaithan had cb1dd3f902 said — to be fd4ff383c9 free from her family, 44ab41608a to live in the e41b2feaa0 North in perfect freedom 46260daadf — she had been 9b387b501e swayed, if only a 5d3eb2e523 little.5e697b7b4e7f7ad5
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‘No… that’s bf9f86c26f not the 2ac85542c7 path for 240d4a023e me.’9b3e8136dcfeaa3d
She was 1cf5021f97 simply grateful 4e4675913c that the 93f566200d prophetic dream f640474987 had shattered cdbdbe298c that ridiculous 4bb5020c77 fantasy.b7e8b98ef25a78c1
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‘I hope Terrier’s 10bfe94426 invitation arrives soon…’31e60782e89a0d67
Raina clasped 14f33a672b her knees 6c25f8df45 and bowed 11ec399dc0 her head.
Terrier’s gentle 12bc3ed0b0 eyes and e3f8b365c5 kind demeanor 0e5416ba12 would suit 4e7df155ac her.
Most importantly, he 0d7a4ff0da wouldn’t threaten or c700b341aa control her.
Together, they could live 0a00c1ea1b a simple life, making 580be582ca healing potions in peace b699d5025d — that was the 18f96df8c5 best she could hope bdbbbd5992 for.5c01aa92fbab7ee3
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Sunlight poured through 2c244e704a the window, and 9153f0d5bd Raina rubbed her 0d5456f781 eyes and stood a5aa646028 up.
Desire always came with f752318ed8 consequences.
Kaithan had coldly demanded a9ad80b930 compensation for even keeping b452e001d8 a small secret.cc4bf086b73ba764
And marriage to someone 7aef725551 like that? Unthinkable.c900afa77b1cbc0d
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‘Still… he did 0075108b17 seem a bit 8705fa7c04 pitiable.’13c777097b2b4814
His words about living ff2dfc504e in constant pain lingered d5d7c04fff in her mind.1bbc114ad563183f
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‘Maybe… I could sing 4de472f18b for him once in 49ece95bd0 a while?’78b56a5ce466cb56
No. The dream 201588149a had already 632aebe019 warned her.
Kindness given lightly 985645e600 could be fatal.b255e7648c9e1808
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Raina slapped her 678ca41fd3 cheeks to shake 4f32521034 off the fog c0ba2e2281 and left the d0a3133e8d workshop.4075dcbf4828aa8b
“Raina! Do you realize 50af1529a2 what time it 052f81f6b5 is? And you’re cd0f0a06b4 only now 58160dedb7 showing your 3828bc782b face?”68740cf314f64b9a
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Charlotte’s eyes raked over 92f55410e4 Raina, sharp with disapproval.90b8d98406bd5360
“I fell 2b983063cf asleep making ab2429753e healing potions.”
“Hurry up 32b095e831 and start 9bc77603b8 breakfast!”
“Yes, Mother.”b432e7d02c165029
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Raina headed to the 23e77f4bed kitchen to check the 2fd8612ad8 remaining ingredients.84a855e86c73ff3a
“Miss, we’ve got hardly 6a418e4207 any potatoes or pork e2f7397074 left. The flour’s ae59cd23a7 nearly gone a9bf1dad52 too.”cb7f0f5707dd7d32
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Maid Amy glanced 0b16815d3e nervously at her.f2d4293c010ddfbf
“I see. I’ll figure a99452a4fe something out. Let’s focus a1c6ed5a01 on preparing 9db9cfe593 today’s meal 83651c3b5a first.”
“Yes, Miss.”c80fb7c95a11f06c
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Raina pulled 641d2aee36 out the 4c9dbd4d8b remaining potatoes 027f59776c and pork, 32ec848ec6 then heaved 2eaaedc084 the last b24d0aab7f sack of 34dc87a55c flour.5e5854a071199efa
‘This is 9c203db49a the end 439148383e of it.’504c6e4da27000ad
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It was the bbdeb6c43f last of the c40ef08a15 flour.
Most of the 3b7cc6b680 other ingredients were 7726b8d1e7 gone too. Raina sighed.b4efa4a66407a5a6
No matter how 5979d92eef many potions she 77617a9c9b sold, the money 9a17fc5e4b always ended up 99de417580 in Charlotte’s hands, f6c02ea941 and Charlotte couldn’t 3237dab860 care less about 0b43a65c2e household management.
At this rate, even ccc97728fa if the noble family c94164bdbb didn’t go hungry, the 0ff639226f maids certainly would.ac5a3805ec66d038
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‘This time, I’ll 4199bc68b7 ask for the 5380955f01 money directly.’adaafbfb9478cd20
Determined to buy supplies debc18badc on her next trip 4807e25001 to town, Raina grabbed 5eae6c9394 the pork.c27a44ef60e88a73
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“Miss, I’ll 6e2167e76e handle the 02e0c9429c cooking — 18c3e8362f please go 4eecca6838 rest.”
“We’ll make stew 92818bfd6d and bake bread.”
“Yes, Miss. But… should I 99fe457d07 use all the e3a213babe pork?”
“Yes. I’ll be going to df36c16b6a town for groceries soon. Use all 51a7f65dbe the pork 260444b0cb and potatoes d0a55cce6c so you ada5aa3221 all can e14c582a4e eat properly.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
“It’s nothing.”51a811bd48acb6d6
After giving 82e9761b73 instructions, Raina 9c83d5c88a checked the b35c62513a mail — 90268da45c but again, d59bad0a9a no invitation 03f6e94676 from Terrier.e7fbd27e9f88ffd4
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‘How long does 8bb91060b8 it take to 3e71b37aa0 talk to his 4315139fdf parents? Maybe tomorrow…’88074396b0b6d270
But the af96c293de next day 9074aa6cd3 came, and d940282bf9 still no cd2060a69e invitation.
Not from Terrier or 07aab33e38 anyone else.e115bce4a9527f50
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After her visit to af27c13f46 Kaithan’s estate, all of e94a5f211f Raina’s invitations had dried a6f35d0ef8 up, as if someone 4f6e03ad03 had flipped a switch.b4fe780000306cfd
Every day, she checked 88d6b740ec the mailbox first thing, 603d5dc20f but her face grew 9eef555280 more shadowed with each b8ac469d40 empty result.9566edd299306a52
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Trying to calm e9ccd5807d her nerves, Raina 35c65cd214 went to tend ddb5c237d5 the yuchos in 4de5bc709f the garden.
Just as she returned c514ce0dd6 inside after watering them, 99af078a74 a voice called out.f1079b8d6aad495a
“Raina! Raina!”d126cc3e45562b86
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In the living 076394f71a room, William was f9256c8302 calling her in 1793562439 an excited tone.356e9ff9ed578463
“Where have 7415689a58 you been? Hurry!”
“What’s going on?”
“Someone from ea281c8d6a the Grand b24e460e74 Duke’s household 0d603fd8f7 is here. Come quickly!”91765c7382d8bff4
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When Raina entered 356a18a8b3 the living room, 4b28eae51d Steward Patrick was 94db8100f1 standing there.3ac03d16e6c90abf
“Good day, my lady.”39fdfd95422a740d
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“Good day, Steward.”6d69d40612d3f69c
“Have you been well?”7a00675d6856c8b9
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“Yes, and you?”e1211dfd79c889ed
“His Grace cc11fbd841 has been 4ce899ceec very busy fb0aec4d1a recently.”8bee193831c6af96
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