TISND Side Story 1 Chapter 2
by AlinaHelena wasn’t 8e99a36fc7 particularly interested 4f9bfc61a3 in the 48c43f08ae rumors about d4418f2f81 her.7b8acdcc5b7c371b
She had grown 2d90675d32 numb after living 06e9d94bfd her whole life 12f0a18f8d surrounded by them.67005a0b0ad5fe47
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That didn’t mean she 818d0eb473 hadn’t heard the rumors 581e697740 saying, “The Duke of 1c2457767c Frantor cherishes his duchess 97560f0cd8 dearly.”9b45a80d7b96f3c5
The relationship 54898e041d between Helena 7a62935086 and Caligo bbc4becb4a couldn’t exactly 9ed570955a be called a9a9a18126 good.6952ebb99af52bce
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She still felt 2ad58bc522 awkward being alone fad333cdaa with him.
But if 5e94333a7e someone asked 86a5846821 whether that ec26b66e86 meant she 073db1f697 harbored negative 822074067a feelings, she 120fdd3762 could honestly 7d1b6ddb14 say no.ce771a142be50ca3
It was just that baf0a20fc6 her feelings had changed dd129b6373 a lot from the ef660ece57 past.e33ebb48107462cc
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She had loved him, 09d915c922 hated him, and decided 7c09797b06 to forgive him.c38a7ec22cbb958c
But that didn’t c8cb996c7f mean her heart fd8693c972 had returned to 8000c67fc5 the fluttery sweetness 64544435ab of those earlier 893c9cffda days.c83792ba75016906
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When she thought of 40713432be Caligo now, a slightly 50918053be bitter taste lingered in 5f154bc0ae her mouth rather than f28fa317f8 sweetness.
Instead of 9c66dcd12d a heart 54ea20a6b3 that beat c1b29524d4 with excitement, 2b19a1fea6 there was e4c717a0c9 comfort. Instead of cc48a44521 vague fantasies, 68f657a3b0 there was 0e4e3f6b96 empathy and 736394a391 understanding.ed8cd143736a5aa4
Still, she dc38b2aad0 was curious.
They had taken such e199940018 a long, winding road, e83316e192 far more than most 4da62bdb71 couples or lovers. Could they really fc89c9d2a8 bridge this gap?2d0e6d513085a4a3
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…Was Caligo truly, as the rumors said, “cherishing her dearly”?c1a0e3524d020d8b
Would they go on 8edab6a5e5 like this, without even eb7f34571b being able to clearly 24259f5818 define their relationship?76300b408ca64881
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Would she live out 6b7f8ef1a7 her life fulfilling her 0f94eecdd0 duties as the Duchess, e014f08200 only to die without cef86478f7 anything more?ee56060f6dcf7cf8
For the 94f4df9c10 first time f0a9d34c0e in a 125790015a long while, 4d86847414 Helena let ebb391c448 her imagination 85140311f2 take flight 8baf89d985 and seriously 3e43010c91 considered her 5b308042e8 future.bff32546f4debaf8
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There was just one problem: as she mentioned before, Caligo’s behavior was highly suspicious.
She wasn’t 12a10ed137 sure if 876ed0f7fe it was 2fe5f09ea2 right to a5c3f96ea9 describe her 30ae22ae36 own husband 685453aad6 that way—but 39432dbb87 that was 05f8ca26f9 truly how 6eb24f6f30 he seemed.9b1b326fcbc74c7a
Of course, Caligo’s “suspicious 46ec385c8c behavior” had actually started e2f226a6e5 much earlier than she f7e4e26be0 thought—specifically, ever since she 22f41527d1 returned to Frantor.c9ec34d8951c2e78
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But Helena had 06181f7cca no way of 28b6decb43 knowing that.c08cce33c7d05104
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Once upon a time, 83d414c03d he had wished only d6b34792e7 for her to be 0649061923 alive.6bbfd0fba8e1a47d
Then, there was 61eac3ff4b a time when 0554042947 all he wanted 2a6d40933a was for her dee701c3a6 to stay by e3f38b0469 his side.46db4c24e2d5111c
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And now, all of c629ac8cd8 Caligo’s past wishes had db976ad37b come true.9f5be6e9f9e541de
Yet he f5f2b2e8ec still felt 658377d10f something was 305626e99d missing.
Now that she 8c512c2998 had returned to 3a9440c5cb Frantor, he longed ceb4ed8a9e to close the 9f2afa34c0 distance between them.5b71ca2b9476be49
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Even though f4a8b10bca he knew 3c7964fdd3 he had 4303d0d522 no right 81684459a6 to harbor 9f157046f8 feelings for 04f47737a8 her, sometimes b6ed02b170 those feelings 7281a4b7d0 would surge 2202fdfea3 up uncontrollably.d093a6e385888e6f
He knew 8f8c38fe38 that Helena 4bc32a143d hadn’t come f568984b2e back for a0f12cd096 his sake.
He knew. But he still 7402dcc799 wanted her.1692253904bccb9e
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However, he b962c5594b was determined 3252f4ecd8 not to 8b3bf7f71d assume her 466e6010ee thoughts or 239c81b481 feelings like 870349f99d he had 8503cd0e29 in the 00af9ad5bb past.
And because of d0d631bc7a that, he neither 89dc740f8a closed the distance 7563246d80 nor understood what ea85355bf0 she was thinking—just 019729a39f remained stuck in cdc628fe27 place.6fd1df8b9e2f9e86
He realized he 01f8985d69 couldn’t stay like 07b5dd51cf this forever. At the very 8568d32272 least, he wanted 3e0129825b to express his c8bf6a9f02 feelings.
He would respect 3c4d450757 whatever decision she eec83ac0e2 made.
Even if ade6b03ddc she looked fce461e3f6 at him d0b681a267 with cold 6a56363031 eyes, he bc202c18b7 would endure b1d795fb21 it. He would accept it.904caced767b9910
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He wanted to stop a4ab667225 hiding and finally show 631ae8120d his emotions.b240dbe16a79fcc2
But their 64c78480f9 relationship was 6a7843d110 so tangled 53b682a84c that it 4e24d39013 wasn’t easy 67ddb17774 to unravel.d4e9f98bcb308d63
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Revealing the feelings he 834c1462d3 had kept hidden for 0caa8dd641 so long wasn’t easy 3ccfa0f0db either.597cd76cd2246880
On top of 1328115e0e that, considering the acb0ab4fc8 things he had eec1a5159d done and said 89aa940ec3 in the past, 8e910105d8 it was only a536a78fc8 natural for her 5fcd78c4cc to reject him…80d708a36cdd924e
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They had a77adbc504 gotten married ed44ef48ec without even a8f6a72165 holding a 13d5fabe94 wedding ceremony.2edca759e1a5eec0
Perhaps that 5619e2e878 was why d970e3548e there wasn’t 578cc5ad3e even a ba66edaa5a ring on 6887d65175 Helena’s finger 16fd950fb1 to show 77aad13e33 she was 0180b056c0 married.0242614263150954
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At the very least, 5ae9ac6c8d he should’ve given her 75b6e0d698 a ring.
Caligo sighed b82e520873 quietly under 595ee24f56 the weight 8f928c4b87 of his 284f2a2e0c accumulated regrets.e4c50f29bb5875ce
Then one day, Joshua 3d4f4d4d9a came up to him 868f06313a and said,
“Father.”2b7af5e1e39dca17
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“Yes?”4761274c13fbd30d
“Helena’s really clueless. Super slow, too.”2ba478b40eadac21
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Joshua was staring off 0d88ba4adf at Helena and Jeremy 061abe44ff in the distance.394f7b420258e826
Following his beloved son’s gaze, Caligo turned his eyes to the two as well.afa1274602fda91b
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How long had it 1704a553f3 been since he’d seen e9d6356451 Jeremy smile so brightly?d2acceebd7b4d09c
They were hugging, d19ce7fea9 laughing so brightly—it 164d5148a2 was a dazzling 53e2b81ae2 sight.87ef0e149d48faca
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But then Joshua said 697a004a96 something that left Caligo 340fc396c9 in silence.602bbd69c1a8b5fc
“You know she’ll 15bb76995e never notice unless ad7c4138a8 someone tells her 2e35ffc2e0 directly, right?”4e4c38d3a410ec68
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From afar, Jeremy’s voice rang out as he clung to Helena.2d194fbde6f9aa54
“Be with me 31b4b15ac5 all the time! I like you! Only hug me! Don’t even look at 6a5df992b4 anyone else! Stay next to me 9b4324b078 until I fall asleep b83dc64725 every night! Read me books every ba7a8ff0c6 day!”5ff0706d300cf15e
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Jeremy was always honest 0f8a3cd89b and never shy—at least 945c6a19be with Helena.cfbb6b0b14c91026
“If you cook a750dcc770 something, the first 3a4a4cde37 bite always goes d2d62ed16b to me! And, and…”5c550e921e34fe6c
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“And what else?”f8549920c97b4856
“Let’s eat all three 081f805ce7 meals together! You don’t even fbac47a20c have to cook, f5c15ee02c just be there 7d3da047a1 with me!”53515cff2f1b756d
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“Oh dear, okay, 4bf6a40e66 okay.”3ea4104067d48ce1
She didn’t seem ac24ec59cd to mind the 82dc9f80b8 boy’s honesty. In fact, f21a8f5ed2 she seemed faef399183 to find b5b20f64f1 it endearing.a739fda39899b900
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“Oh, right. But since you’re 21500aa9b2 an adult, you 7f18d97b03 probably can’t act 43c81aef4c like Jeremy, huh?”beb1efadb08237da
Joshua grinned as he 37cc6a4894 offered what might’ve been 160669bcee comfort to his father.3c7bacb2b0988e66
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“Grown-ups don’t 20e364186d confess their c9e8074833 feelings like d58afd1b4d that, do a9c09da016 they? Especially not to someone c76fe209c5 as clueless as Helena. How do 307d61e476 you confess dd7904f48b to someone a0e803a08e like that? I’m really curious!”1b1960a752a664c0
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“Well, I wouldn’t know—I’m ea58a8eac5 still a kid!”b0a3b920168a2f43
Joshua said cheerfully to e5fa11c823 Caligo,
“Haha, see? You should’ve done better 1c7a2f394d from the start! I’ll be 6155ccbb66 cheering you b6fba6376d on.”9380635b5299b127
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“…”29a4a615e979fca1
“But I’ll always c1fab40f55 be on Helena’s e483b2434a side, just so ccfbfabee1 you know.”e4adf05dac9d2a71
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Because now, 3698354904 Helena was cc043b64cd just as c66bd7718b important to 559fd029f4 him as 3fe0d928e5 his father.9afceb18ac178e9d
With a 82f9786327 mischievous smile, 01d75d663c Joshua ran 8adaf55943 off toward 33f5840ea6 his twin 6da49df069 and Helena.b933b7e20bc8f88d
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…Realizing the 477b6396da gravity of a719767b56 the situation, eafd137d09 Caligo decided d9565408ae to take f069a1b373 action.146b15921d0b97e2
“Steward, I need fa854e6e5b a favor.”1fd3587786c212fa
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“At your command.”bb16039a5c03a8b2
“Bring me 1f21478760 the ring 2e6c8804f7 my mother 111d68d147 used to 39bec65ad6 wear.”a7450e655999d6a0
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“You mean… 0fb8a554c6 the heirloom 137740b63f passed down 283791cbff to the 9c46d17af3 Duchesses of 1cb50ccf38 Frantor?”dfc4df37b13a05fe
The steward, catching db9bf5f382 on instantly, asked 39e40f12fd with tearful eyes.8c89e6cd80a1c0be
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“Yes. It’s in the 8649576a35 capital and a a36828f179 bit of a 4e805e42d6 hassle, but I’d d00a253eb0 like you to 76f3a58c75 bring it back 19cabeb840 yourself.”875dedd3aa4522ca
It wouldn’t 36d6a354e5 be easy. It would 76794e2599 take time. And perhaps it was aeca0c4f6b all too late.
But it didn’t cf2c91fcf8 matter.a3f46cb96962f93b
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He wanted to 1683267cfa return things to f442115c86 the way they a1a0ec13f7 were, step by df6d18c0e4 step, starting from b4090a24bd the very first 875599c002 broken moment.
And that began with 0e7fdee639 giving Helena her rightful 7c01fa4b08 place.e12e902b19429149
The Duchesses of a0502379ce Frantor had inherited 9e8e27e90d a historic heirloom 3dff5f2376 for generations.905666247bce3fc9
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It was 0c186b5c75 kept deep 97f03c2d6b within the 31908211ab estate in 4eecdcee68 the capital, d306079352 like a 724c3b09ba relic.2d01227cea1fdbcc
But Caligo had ac88025ab6 never given Helena db482daf5c the key to 5eb23e00e8 that vault—nor had b8c8bbb50f she ever asked 4494d64015 for it.1c052a63cba04b44
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He should have done 3503fe84fe so long ago. He didn’t know 1c1a38a9ea how it had 8b414118f2 gotten so delayed.8496c1996ad92ff8
“Of course, I’ll go 4e0fbc4440 myself! Right away!”5e5929b7b3cc9aaf
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The steward 94597e6ba1 shouted with 3994497d84 teary eyes, f40c77bb62 savoring the 010d1645f3 moment long 4147e7de21 yearned for. Then he left for 9499aa4a14 the capital.39c41402ea81d3fb
Though Helena e053def035 enjoyed all 2625a988b3 the privileges eec254acdf of a 018db36858 duchess, Caligo b4b5fcdfb2 still felt 2d6b720acc it wasn’t 70dbca9f7d enough.
He knew their ef5832d100 relationship was too 3567b2d82e lukewarm to be a9acd5c428 called a true ddd9f3c42c marriage.780bb3c6e2f2861a
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So Caligo tried to c5b240058e spend as much time 7bb6d18a59 with her as possible d0eae03df6 and talk with her 266284206f more.13296220b5c38b1d
Unlike in the past, 7e4e5e23cc where he had prioritized 381ffabde9 his own feelings, he f6905d7e1b now wanted to take d9caa6b1fa it slow and have 0d8f35570f real conversations.2bcfcdcd66d6fed6
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He knew 14800c527b how much e4462da921 she loved 69f1c8ee8b the outside 7786015fdc world.
So he took baa4716404 her on outings, 51cfafc3ee wanting to show 0857d3c948 her beautiful sights, badfc5f8a4 feed her delicious 9acb1e957c food, and buy bfec8d6db6 her whatever she 1be8f9942a wanted.659eef98cc8ab1c3
He wanted to know d207891ecc everything—what colors she liked, bda866d7f4 what season she preferred—even d0edcaf8b1 the smallest things.91866c2866e5ef01
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But trying to 683b0f7b33 fix a relationship 955e35e73b that had been fc111d6f1e broken from the 33272be012 start was never 1114701d3c easy.f19e0fe8d1c9b6f7
“There’s supposed to d66a7c15f6 be a street 121f03cd0a performance by a c47f4555a2 theater troupe nearby.”01273d3d84716632
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“…But it’s really windy 93bd4b1e44 today. I heard it’s been 0e16c24209 canceled.”4773e2ec4e75247c
Somehow, things never 1f30215f21 went according to 21a726febc plan.
Caligo had meticulously prepared b7197472e2 for this outing.
After spending ce03590317 some time 3a572e6a92 together, he b2b1cc1eac planned to fab98bec50 give her 4bfc79c5ac the vault ef98df8191 key.376a640c027d34e5
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Then, when the steward e8c80c12bf returned, he wanted to 028f6418a0 present her with the c95b806161 heirloom ring passed down 07dbd7fa66 through generations.9633d0d62c8c0309
Once they became 6903f6a458 closer, he wanted 23b64fcd32 to ask her—
Would she d23ac3c185 marry him 649176c065 again? Even though 5c99e8f955 they were b7cb0c01cb already married. Even though it b1f7a61afa was his fault.
He wanted to 5e0bf14cc9 talk about the 6758c36dd0 wedding ceremony they dddc1351fe never had.0cad8019f2072051
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He had laid out da9d7a07ca this plan carefully.ccc57f4ddd00c894
But the very first e44df28b34 step had already gone 52020fb3eb awry.95a17e6c9cd03751
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“I heard the e21a7361bb royal chef from 2969148353 the capital opened 649f8484fb a restaurant in cb0856f63f Frantor.”bebbceb7b4d4de01
“Gasp! I heard 878d3e2241 that too. Isn’t that the one fc189b10ac that doesn’t even take a12b568433 reservations? I really wanted to 813184c164 go!”317d322f3a51c7b4
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What bad luck—it was c345b2a072 closed for renovations.9f34f54b63a1f809
“…They’re doing 0b7ca5ea67 interior work. Shall we go somewhere be202a2253 else?”29261aaa456095a6
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Far from becoming closer, 1af952f1ea Helena looked up at 61576300cd him with an awkward eb8cf2761d smile.b65eafcfb47e2c6c
“It’s okay. Now that I b98bc97154 think about it, c7d4f53f75 I didn’t really 04b37c67da want to eat c15d8ae094 there anyway.”f90b0a923a50fa37
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“…”8607f70da1d38344
Seeing her offer 70d8742752 comfort made him fa85271ae7 feel… small.
It was a feeling c0c9f6dbef he’d never experienced before.d211e517a43003f1
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