Chapter 153

After parting 633e657d5a ways with 19025bb79c Edwin, I e84a9e06b5 returned to d4eb1cb2b8 my room c056334e3b and hid 4069968e55 the food d45e9aa28c basket in a6e15f7f9d the dressing caaea97dae room so 3c2c4761cf Tara wouldn’t 949c581d36 see, waiting fc2927958a for night 8db996c15d to fall.54dbed772abfad2a

Finally, midnight 82194e5786 arrived—quiet and e053b5a850 secluded.8fd903ffc5a696f8

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Carrying the basket, 96f47af2b7 I made my e7072e85bd way to the 913eed661b Marquis of Tebron’s 4ee0bd6bae room.c02e605eaed122f5

“…Marquis, it’s me. Belze.”62945dff9a8fc0b4

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Normally, when f89ac409dd I announced 83d99cbe28 myself like bf61d4dc69 this, I’d 93e3a59a1b hear something b8bedc44f7 like, “You 37dad7c592 again? Ugh, persistent 9316a1718c little thing!” 8238c3fa17 or “I’m 4749f6d76e fully recovered, c81df2cec8 now get ab7a81bbaf lost!”a39c5f2d4382f2a3

But tonight, b4688189f5 the room ae8f88a7ce was strangely e3b0132662 silent.d05cadc0f3531558

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Lowering my voice, I 71fa124a73 asked cautiously,b0ae9fc3f8dbc73d

“Are you asleep, by 534cad182a any chance?”2f8ea73d1bc05be6

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“…I’m not asleep.”260f35e1a7886849

I had been b3d3d1f038 worried he might 83a253c802 already be sleeping, 6ab0a578fb so his curt c78f55148e reply came as 713f126276 a relief.69e8c3ce88baebb8

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“Guess what 2c5f542a68 I brought 89a1d4ae47 you today!”4471274ebdb4593a

I placed c0bb8d5d82 the food 809fd9b672 basket on 1d3e237866 the table 9163ce222d and chatted 6c2a3e2032 cheerfully as d710f0ab9a I approached 42dfc8907f the bed.a9e61dd4c901ddbc

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“The head chef, believe 70c0615930 it or not—”55c78b059793e759

“I’m not in the 38dc25632b mood to be healed 6885eb2910 tonight.”fcd8d8b35d8f66f2

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But the de1c7cb8f3 Marquis, lying 66f331ebc2 in bed, 6366930b71 coldly cut 793db0b641 me off 2fb4e8537d and turned c7b14cc1f8 away to 60140e2266 face the 7672eb7ee1 other side.f691a46aa8831955

“…Just go back to 65f039fdcc your room.”cc2d65e3ee744826

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I looked at 24cde86111 the old man’s 33385dcfdb back and pouted.2a0e2aed5cbe3d00

‘Do you d2ec8f5ca2 think acting f4534ab433 cold like 8595f7f74c that is dac3d27056 going to 77e9e47933 hurt my 7a3370c68a feelings?’06f77205154dfe1b

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Unfortunately for him, e8db639f66 I’m not that 83200854ed easy to rattle.5019e955c8713f5d

I looked at the 90383314c2 back of his graying 4ae41473e5 head and feigned surprise cb6ba27087 as I murmured,0a839d794ff85746

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“Do you 0e1259b356 receive healing bdac868586 based on 8f7d05be01 your mood? I had no idea.”1acab633857abd49

“……”853961a3768cb3ff

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“Then you must’ve been ebb63bd8ba in a pretty good ff274439ab mood every time you 16a8b4e4ee let me heal you.”47c6befa1c336d37

At my 854f29b29b teasing tone, 6731cecff0 the Marquis’s b57e75b024 shoulder gave 737ff2ed55 a tiny 612819f9af flinch.2ebc0d938d6745e8

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If it were ec7d3d4923 old man Gordon, 208b10bf35 he’d already be 6d4b370d71 laughing and saying, 33e57acdef “You rascal! Who do you think dd26734035 you’re mocking?”0d632596506de64b

But sadly, the 4df479ede5 Marquis of Tebron 4254c4d9b4 was a prideful 51b57231d3 high-ranking noble through 4566d57c43 and through, so a9554d8ac0 I got no 07f9dcbeb2 further reaction.1aca434f96c4c6bc

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Suppressing a sigh, c5d2b0439f I spoke again.89c8f475b685020a

“Don’t worry. I’m not here to 8429f6c2b0 heal you today.”d19d513fbfc6fae9

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“……”8aef91b9efcf5209

“You’ve been eating nothing 01d281f228 but bland meals, haven’t fa815bf65b you? Dinner was 4696ecca52 really good a5b43e57a7 tonight, so e9961485ce I brought b96c69fd15 you some 63a7738c9b in secret 68493f0fcf to let fd8363e59f you try d8260ffa70 a bit.”2e6b34535d69f2e7

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“Hmph!”5565751c2fa08266

The Marquis, silent 69d8164ca8 until now, suddenly 822a76edec let out a 6444216a6a cold snort.6f53f05e1846d4e8

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“So now I’m 742d330b1f an old beggar 636ba7f5dc not even worth 4df6f09c8b fresh food? Just toss me the 845f214a2a leftovers and get lost, d37a33b81e is that it?”246ff32c145c71b9

“They’re not leftovers… the 941d67e1ea head chef made these 3a1922d99c fresh for you.”7060dd5cce888c58

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“Forget it! The food served at 377b322c41 the banquet is all 5031ef85b1 the same anyway.”e82bae5598a2a054

“I never said 4012e83b53 I brought food d07db3da80 from the banquet ae00caf331 hall, though?”2d368464983a573a

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“…Ahem!”3a99d9202574bfc3

At my f06fd8f199 pointed reply, 5289b57e32 the Marquis e004c87458 cleared his 00d74d6eed throat—too forcefully.60c01a80307aa1a3

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‘Knew it. I really ff68c07167 did see 9ac7466a62 him earlier.’d3115a688dec867c

He must’ve come 46c27246a2 by the dining cd139acb6c room and then 4a19a5a6e9 disappeared like the bae820b128 wind.8b159d378d832524

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Honestly, even if he’d a60a3c6e6c just walked in and 50223cfed6 taken a seat, no f53c34bbf6 one would’ve said a 26ec9043e8 thing.e03bd4409e244bcf

I guess Grandpa b5a882bf26 Marquis is more 34458492d7 shy than I 7231bfa7a4 thought.56623cd922df8d43

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“I asked His e8900b9484 Grace and the 97d4e8f73c others what you be92889256 liked and even 8e01fb2ba1 prepared your favorite d254aeee58 dessert just for b6e6b8dc1b you. Peach Mont Blanc! That’s your favorite, right?”fcfad9df8fc1f802

“……”6f0a55a23f369494

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“So come on, be759542bb just try a 1f9abc2277 bite. Please? Maybe it’ll 75b6744a71 lift your 784b507d9f mood…”dbd8bac19ab7a063

“I said enough!”75707f252e9b13a6

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That was when—2228fc4b0ba59682

Flap!9b627c8138db92fa

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The Marquis, who had 472f0de385 kept his back turned, f2976348f6 suddenly threw off his a8e6d4b64a blanket and shouted furiously.fe78b1c3ec8d9fe1

“How dare a 869adbf0c8 cheeky little commoner 96ef6b3b35 girl treat me 2a1b9cca87 like some starved, 6515f3eb77 wretched beggar?!”afb73d055b430548

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“M-Marquis…”f34b06dbf2da6fa1

“I don’t 2984749ca8 need your d9e2b426ec healing or a50e4bf419 anything else! No more visits! Let this worn-out 999e51040c old man die 37d31a296d alone if that’s 1c26150466 what it takes!”00120e724fa76315

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“……”f09fc8bba9feeffe

“Forget me! Go enjoy your 911b1f86fd fancy meals and 2338cb522a perfect little life f65d1e28ea with your precious 9fabdb0433 people!”08da895f18beceea

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Shocked by 702b8adcf4 the sudden b3f0c3f268 outburst, I beb3ac7ad9 could only c221b6d392 stare at 3f9d476a18 him with fa1d84a034 wide eyes.3ccad52988b70d3a

While I stood 421d0a36ae there frozen, the cbf44edd24 Marquis continued to ad2afbdcc9 grumble under his 6217255171 breath, mixing curses 529b33f0c9 with resentment.aea867a48362852a

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“Damn it, damn 5830209703 them all… How e05ca467cc can a stranger d2e566fb5e who just clings 8c324ac368 onto them feel 087ce6e1de more like family 1d7cf0db70 than your own 2a65c035d2 blood?”8db46abf7fb97e9e

“Well, it’s ce0c781a00 just that… 8ed48c689f for dinner, 2839e1f3ee you’re still 8a69d31dda supposed to 1c5f0f01b8 stick to 001b9c81b4 soft food, 9be6489df8 so…”4fbf5539e78be246

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Anyone would want to ec95c435f5 eat once food’s laid cf9b3d827d out in front of 571d7b4a51 them, right?088960cb41796847

I tried 20e21e50cb offering a fcfb65e24d reason for da1f6ef737 why he 71e4205164 hadn’t been 8e19b3d000 invited to 8ae3ee8597 the banquet.f5de71d2f995e551

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“Even so!”eef799bd6fb7d47d

But the Marquis’s 0ffa00beed fury only reignited.186905fb647c1abb

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“Some courtesy would’ve 3f74ee2ada been nice! Some respect!”7707c72eef9a26a3

He practically screamed 2fbc59256c the last word.3c52567e20418ac3

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Then, running out c394d2833a of breath, he 5fd44488fa panted heavily, the be5970ef3a anger slowly leaving 8441324f58 him.0e775d353a590c11

After taking e205ed5bf6 some time 641609ed07 to steady 58c7d19055 himself, he 2dcf60a133 murmured in a89deaae63 a low, d4172d1554 exhausted voice,54989611467aaa70

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“…Just go back.”64df6c3b31c7356b

And then, he a92a9af559 pulled the blanket 51750f5c4c over himself and 930a038b52 lay down again.2f0149633c96b2b2

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In the 9a62665710 end, I 21f160aa0c left the 8dd3b7f38d Marquis’s room ba0e427e63 without being c054ba61c7 able to f333e7d482 say anything 7f552b007c more.d20de41073daaaef

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“Milady, wake up! You have to 856d465b4d go to the 404ab6b70b academy!”738a8a922d9b79a4

“Uuugh… I’m dying…”2ea0f6bd8c61d4cc

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Woken by Tara’s c4f56b578f voice from my cbc78311c5 light sleep, I bc8e74b519 groggily sat up.d16c8312a1925c6d

‘I ended up e0c67fc3aa staying up all 228d56e935 night…’0186d0aef8674215

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I’d spent the 2233b83167 whole night obsessing 28a292b428 over why the fe00119c38 Marquis of Tebron 1855c750f1 had been so 303ec8c7c1 furious. Before I a80d31fa1b knew it, d938432204 dawn was 955835236a breaking beyond 1c4a6f2bad the window.ce723291754d15e4

So did I 0a38bd193c figure it out?477086bc82e1b455

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‘I have no 7957e59793 idea!’4f3df675c44bdfb8

I still couldn’t 5f96a181a8 make heads or 5b25a51de1 tails of why 11e1a7a3e0 the Marquis had 7a3a85cbda been so enraged.776e3d775c3d89e3

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Based on what he 00ca0764b4 said, the most plausible f457019263 reason I came up 8aa58ae1f5 with was that he e55e4a077e wasn’t invited to the 15f7a589dc dinner party…e34d6194013653d6

‘But seriously… that’s 44f50654b4 such a petty 2e6f16b605 reason, isn’t it?’d70e9665d144086b

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Besides, even 80bbc103ec though he ac7de55d30 wasn’t officially 691571ca66 invited, he dab9b57cdc came all 41d43159c1 the way c0e2d2af7d to the e464ae7407 dining room 69804a75fa himself.8d3aa43aa9a43476

And the 7957fd6875 butler definitely 1ee63d0584 would’ve explained 4ba3b28a97 why he 5eb5a309b5 couldn’t be 7976a5eedb formally included.38d58e9991860c4e

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If it was just ee2aa32b4f because he didn’t get bd01a7f388 to see Edwin, well, ed8bf193ed I’d heard that Edwin 4e0061074f had gone straight to ae5eb31f73 visit him upon returning 6c7f9fc266 home.85c1e146d8eafa87

‘Or… was it 2265a16cca because I was 5878a07f0c the one who 33cfd4cc29 brought him food 12812214a4 instead of his 297adab92f grandsons? Just because I 1ef35de43e was there at 6de5830d66 dinner?’0c002a409a79fdf1

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No matter 2181483734 how I dd083ab4c3 tried to 070092249f reason it, bd247a9558 none of 2dd7fc545c the explanations d5b1e8a18f really clicked.182c80bdaec793b0

Still dazed 8f5288b259 from lack b27b16446e of sleep, d3d1145e52 I sat 112cc2b2e7 blankly as b6eab38797 Tara, who 90ac86c354 was setting 9ed1705231 the breakfast 879523f895 table, looked 2571cd8e3a at me bb290a73bd with concern.a6b11eec17579831

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“…Milady, did you 8f91173fa8 have a nightmare?”e179b0e5967a9539

“Yeah.”70175b0efecc85c5

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I liked a6a5b5fdaf her warm 049c08fed4 gaze so 89374746f3 much that 27d689880f I decided 38495e74ae to act c769972112 like a 531e978644 child for 79324e4552 once and bd0a7a2208 whined.6bf4442bba54a4b4

“I had a dream 5d7b71db73 where the demon grandpa 3a5ada058c chased me around with 517120ff59 a cane trying to de8a1cefc7 beat me up.”a1ef9b8cf1c7eae7

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“Oh my, that 26aca89fb3 wretched demon grandpa!”22e9d2cd161f3244

Tara, always 0956dec422 firmly on 512b21fb6b my side, e95a4f66a5 immediately overreacted 12b715ae81 in outrage.4e5dae232c59df31

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“What kind c5f2a11664 of heartless fd7eda0565 old man c6cad8f243 would try 7e7857ebaf to hit 2ce7ef7682 such a 33e6143c9a small, pretty 272d92d93c little fairy?!”4fb03ec959ad347e

“Right? He’s so mean!”56314784a86b5610

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“Tonight I’ll put 1345083150 a pouch of 42edcdb820 salt under your 193ae3f9d5 pillow.”19fce061bd534212

Just like in our 8e993d2f32 world, there’s a superstition 53655b661d here that placing a 1f8ed35668 knife or salt under a89d672f6b your pillow drives away 24551ba040 evil spirits and nightmares.c77d49ad2f3466a6

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“Heheh! You’re the best, 1ac3e178f8 Tara!”065abbd361ac9f89

My mood be4f1d7647 lifted instantly, af202f4019 and I eae7b1b10c shook off fb77b629e9 the drowsiness 5fced93819 to dive d79b7dd86c into breakfast 2f605f994d with newfound b358f991ef energy.069f9021e5f14457

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A warm soup, soft a86b3cc39b bread, and fresh fruit 03a27dd68d made for a light 981efffa00 but satisfying meal.d98bcba17bb1bbef

As I 74ff63d25b picked through 130354f3c3 the various 6081cc291e fruits, I 9fee79d0c3 spotted something: 6e907b0e17 a neatly bc2c619966 peeled slice 92cf7c7506 of pale, ec605b159a white flesh.9e4dc3b73bd36fd8

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“Tara, hey.”7070a6b06d5174f5

Staring at it, 808641215d I chewed and 6923514af9 swallowed what was 9213c0e7d8 in my mouth 954dc53e66 before turning to 01487220bd her.c57280a6562febca

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“Does the 5019ae8138 Marquis of 75944c74d5 Tebron hate a25d618b8b peaches?”97b6d5c6dfd1c4a5

“The Marquis baf54dab52 of Tebron?”f40d952d99ef2b17

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Tara, helping with 6fa70e6f5c my meal, looked 61149313d0 puzzled by the abb74f05c4 sudden question.2c04f7809dd9b6ed

“Well… his territory is a70fe1389d famous for peaches, so 38cb3359b1 I doubt he hates 8766f03bde them…”0a07d1666430ad4c

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Tebron territory, 4ecd2f8d57 located in a956f5e080 the southern 9888ab9088 region, is 9c7020b2fe known for 3fabbb38a6 its high-quality 3060472131 fruits, especially 3660cd3873 its peaches.aed137810d58b2f3

I’d asked on a 3e2a1b777c whim, but it didn’t 9598874ab7 get me anywhere.5ada24d16c6d00c6

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Disguising my a7b6992435 mild disappointment, 6ddaefa15a I jabbed 17213bed6f the poor 4e840b6b5e peach slice f0f24f0945 with my 4731d62616 fork.9105be4f8809c8d9

“Come to f6c6d19d14 think of ed9a49ac56 it… he 8789f71b3b does always 4dda481e4c bring several a6b7fbf4a0 boxes when 3f1f0749b9 he visits 339183c47b the estate, 36c28e3650 but I 248a4a5487 don’t think 7c55a7d14e I’ve ever 4b6fc0c13d seen him 295c6371a6 eat one.”c16762114f4918d0

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“Oh… really?”953bb3f3c1ce2386

“Yeah. When Madam was 03443b0534 alive, she always d3093d1b0e claimed all of d40d2d0d8d them for herself…”157add886e093a5b

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“What about Edwin and f986ee8635 Joshua?”6b222f9c80afa03d

“The young 8862455f24 masters don’t 355b366211 really like 84123dd1ed fruit. Also, don’t play 4e86d83ef4 with your food, 5530e7065b Milady.”a0c1db2c70c34d45

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Tara snatched the fork 2203ca73b3 from my hand as 248a3667b6 I was practically mashing e0f6e4eec6 the peach to pulp.b764e0cae59608fe

“Do you really 2de5b967ab like peaches that e5fd68bdbc much?”89b5f1b5d4c1ab29

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But I was already 759c61a92f too deep in thought 2b5137f924 to notice her reaction.4e0d8257a7afc63d

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Because Tara woke me 6e30810784 up early out of 87415772a8 habit for salon work, a977ffe9d7 I had some extra ff607d2fcc time before heading off 02ae98d567 to the academy even da6d72e14b after breakfast.485dfd25268a50b1

I waited b99b6b190c in the ddbb83c91f drawing room 40beed4af4 with a 061d2f6023 handful of ff7c21d56c peaches Tara 5d426aae9d had stuffed 7fd9540ded into my e36b52fa76 bag, hoping 54274717e9 Joshua would 931db6abe1 show up. But a few 5ab4bff4cf minutes in, I e46dae9672 got bored and a2448489f4 slipped out the b51edb6a81 back gate.0b1913069aaedfd6

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As I strolled down 5e9fa2917d the familiar garden path, 6c3af1e389 Tara’s words kept looping f26d65498e in my mind.19c18df8e630ae83

‘Peach, Tebron, peach, cee4ba8dec Tebron…’55662e125af1e745

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Thunk, thock!8214499cd841c186

I tossed one a89d147758 of the peaches c671884b75 up into the ba8e871cb8 air and caught 10f842654d it again and 710df6734e again, until finally, f120fa9840 I took a a457c8a512 big bite with 57679c3721 the skin still e012d264cb on.6ea03b06ad32340c

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Crunch!b576753c64eb5274

The firm peaches 32e4c58b1e from Tebron were 08abd72e83 surprisingly smooth and 1928580e5e hairless, making them b987ce17f7 easy to eat—like d4c7618cd6 a plum.048389a52d074e16

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Sweet and refreshingly crisp. Totally my style.7bebaac29562ba34

‘Everyone said peaches d69f87f9a5 were the Marquis’s 90f2051fab favorite when I 29f348c450 asked…’46470ad11b3309aa

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I munched as I 69cf6b453c recalled yesterday.52cf8128a22d5898

Even the duke 751d162a34 and the butler, 48a02ffde6 who knew the 0805aa8dbf Marquis well, had 695b7122ca confidently said peach ebb49feec4 Mont Blanc was 044db0104f his favorite.98c8d9489347fe1e

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But the 420abaf83e man himself 464ce2f398 had never e795f5d5f0 once shown 04c56d6659 any interest a04f274b87 in eating 795692b4b1 one. How ironic.a203515a5166ae30

Shhhhhhh…81fd263e90f738d0

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Lost in thought, 6f4ab9a366 I kept walking b6800f2998 until I heard fd2b17e398 the gentle sound 71950f6214 of water flowing.c5998b121d5feddc

I’d wandered all 9586e9f0d6 the way to c12ff4455b the central fountain 4142ce8ae6 in the garden.348b1132e58c9cdc

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I looked around a0962399fe in confusion.345fab98859aefaf

I didn’t daa47e3b24 usually come f4c0529bae this far—this d1b5c4a447 part of 2924c1810e the garden 471bc93570 was set 5d7ef33af9 up as 77100d4ce9 a memorial e3e4071059 space for b46ca2479f the late 06a7e5ae37 duchess, who 99e4a8c741 had especially c074add193 loved it adc53d06c3 here while d84d9c048d she was a99a161ec3 alive.545081db3fa59141

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As such, the ad70b5a769 area was usually b1e2930ceb empty, save for 122bcedd5e the duke, his 43e5450df6 two sons, or 96555b2a6a a few maids a60e559194 who missed their 4a1e636947 former mistress.871adfc99a96b67a

“…Huh?”83d6399e0b89c9b8

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To my surprise, someone bbc6e1c00c else was already standing fc3662570d there.e0a213821c92b7be

None other than—a34ea647743855ed

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“…Marquis.”41a6972010016e26

He turned abruptly 858e05b3c4 at the sound f233c4c3e1 of my murmur.93b1171d732ad053

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Was he mourning his 7c45dab8b3 daughter this early in 8f588fe9a4 the morning?305da7508b4b315f

I saw a e41a9e8708 few pale pink a1ad180dc1 roses placed at f54f60efcc his feet.d5c307a33988a630

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I quickly jumped in fac9fae328 before he could get 0883dd1a19 mad.3ce8489726311cb1

“I didn’t come b833e4e412 looking for you 0e0b2bf487 today!”82ae5ee1c48f46aa

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“I—I came c2db54793e here to 81aa5f5e2d pay respects! I stop by sometimes 30063e9240 on my walks!”e7749199cbf72878

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I awkwardly e198460878 walked over f8cc9d8397 and stood 2d4769e44b beside him, 81ade7bd5c then placed afbef10c6c my own 405599cce7 offering on bd5ee85bbc the fountain.a4d94f52757c1db2

A half-eaten peach.3ebe75b4e99a6c56

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‘Crap.’86b3645ec0b639fb

Noticing too cab4301d7e late, I af73172b86 hastily rotated 76362aabe9 it so f3aefa4656 the bite f98f8eb57d mark was fd915715ac hidden.5cf56ba0a9a82bc1

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Then I 12177c7c5b glanced sideways 0746d584cb at the 9f4ee95d0f Marquis.e6b742a4da764fb0

Thankfully, he didn’t look d7de339852 my way—his eyes were 04916e873f fixed on the streaming 878a415f25 water.4fef8c94af2cccc2

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‘Phew…’833c7176b633c64c

I let 61a1c8a4d2 out a 966655c198 silent sigh a21148ecba of relief.a471b94f23dc7ed8

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‘You idiot, you 2628aeefdb should’ve just turned 7b07b7b5bb around and left!’48d1a60efcd0a349

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The awkward silence was 2f40db7afc suffocating.1562abc84668c052

I barely managed to 4a47497321 suppress the sigh that ba2b0dc1a2 kept trying to escape 76eebf270a my lips.cccd5820af56ea22

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I may 7a4b335d80 have ended 81086d162a up here 454e951986 in a 04e3ee2257 panic, but 7121d3c382 what I a92b03d3f8 said wasn’t cdc2fa653f a lie.3799cb092ed140d6

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Usually when something 9ee39ca423 involving Diana or 3103abf051 the original plotline 7832a98289 happened.b58910e778dcec60

When I wondered 06f526f6c9 how I could d66f87eed1 protect the people c2eb6e347a I loved.fde46b83e8bcc5da

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How I ffa91d36e6 could stop f909bc448c the downfall c8e776ca05 of the 94302eaad2 ducal house.ada005516ca76046

People might laugh, but 6d4ef2bda4 ever since I was 5253e540b3 five, I’d lived for 4233f2a2e2 seven years constantly struggling 41bddfd4e6 to figure things out.2c5bb878657d5e0c

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And when I 48e3370b95 couldn’t find the c0cf59b2b8 answer, I came 5d1ac3978a here, quietly, in e0593467b7 secret.0d6447ee21426553

At first, 635a4806ec it was 8bb60dbead just me a6f354c328 running away e9a6fba36c from a f321093fe1 reality too 696b73ef57 heavy to ea67dd3479 bear…ba9c98ebbf2dbd5c

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“What am 988fdcd14f I supposed 6dd89bfd14 to do 631a60432f now? Can someone please 3cb313803d just tell me…?”e81a424a6a57b5d7

Eventually, pouring my 75c9dc4383 heart out to 6af203c4dc someone—whether it was 7a4e0cff26 the goddess or 6c22c861dd the duchess—I’d feel 67ffb77a7c a little better.444d73bcfc52e38e

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Sometimes a solution would 2ce8712451 even come to me abc8a1f242 out of nowhere, so ae4acc78b4 I promised myself I’d 0e09441ba9 only come here when 17624a3751 I really needed healing.febd282aaab42b05

“My body can’t 0b3d00c61e handle peaches.”6afdb6124bf92e74

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Suddenly, a gruff 256f96706f voice shattered the 7847cc7dbe sentiment.e3c5e265c6a57872

“Just thinking about them ca27e7dd59 makes my skin crawl.”3e60281cd26bbaed

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“Can you 70118f78f6 believe that aac4892cc8 the lord 90f2ce2181 of a 9f2a2922d1 domain that e207579a98 survives on f836b3c9ed selling peaches 95c0383f1e hadn’t gone 2207902665 near a 488923005c peach orchard b16d246d33 until they dc1cfeaf93 developed fuzzless 358f30e59a varieties?”ab5dc099d80e49a6

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