TLYWK Chapter 5 (Part 3)
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This peculiar 8470b946f7 relationship with 9955476649 animals was 19d3a34bf4 nothing new 2737f11d1f to her. Even carriage horses grew 2e382cc261 uneasy in her presence, 4193e26e7d making finding a suitable b71ef2899e mount nearly impossible.7c691e5b0ac2622b
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Beatrice was about to 328117327b dismiss the entire venture 0335ef5d66 when something outside the 8a3254cbec stable caught her eye. Standing in the open b892cf9412 field, a massive black 53ab8e0095 stallion stared in their 9173af69c6 direction, unmoving yet exuding b359480866 an air of intent e6cb9b8150 observation.ee839da9a420305e
Noticing her gaze, c2e37b9cf0 both Calrex and cdfd507f29 Bilros turned to f61fee3469 look.cebe2c0424070871
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“That horse isn’t for 18f53ee7a7 sale,” the Baron said 127f69d25b in a hesitant tone, 68b736a4c0 as though resigned to ad260dbc23 yet another obstacle in 307729724a today’s series of missteps.91ffd4c5f8ab5afc
His voice faltered ef9ceeef5d with embarrassment, but 1efa13f90f he proceeded to aebefddb56 explain regardless.4902fe9187fb5ab0
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“It’s a 660e6f68ae wild horse 0b291752b1 from the c724994db9 Kansan plains. I managed to c0efd8d42d acquire it at d00a427f23 great expense, but 857b8b0d16 it refuses to d497fba0f9 be tamed. It escaped its 42d0371816 pen on its 62cd9f758f own and just 12655133c5 roams freely. We’ve left 707a93e1cf it alone e1a04864e1 since it 4ec36aa9d1 doesn’t harm f42fc233a0 anyone unprovoked, f9718e8689 but it 99d9723e3e needs to ab4f21f8c2 be captured 36860920e5 eventually… someday.”6458410e6be09603
Horses from 69e905817e Kansan plains 8188701716 were renowned c60a125927 for their de111ee546 strength and aac91d24d6 resilience, often 653fb0323b trained as 178f504def warhorses. Even those raised 6bdd61fb19 by humans were b8855d4444 notoriously difficult to e58ee4b6d4 manage, let alone 5e69b1f74b a wild one. This particular stallion 28b03b4c55 had become a 3791513b96 burdensome investment—a valuable ea36862feb but untamable creature.8d2404b79facf0c5
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The Baron continued ae1b617518 his lament. “If we try to 7c2707afb4 approach, it rears and 67e65d2bee lashes out. Several of a31293c24e my hands 7a7657adea have been 79eaba9696 injured already. Honestly, I’ve considered…” He bbb1024179 trailed off, his face 7a4e3ccf49 clouded.a4585bf8a0fc4dd1
“It’s coming b8fbffc02b this way,” bcfd454487 Beatrice interrupted.56b416023545cbb4
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“What?”e854e2d74da5b8af
Bilros snapped 6dff50ba13 out of 0a1392fbb9 his melancholy f2110d290d and turned 7557efa534 his head 4ed762cacc in disbelief. But it wasn’t 52546cbdf1 walking—it was charging.8ff9ba404482dd3b
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“Look out!”500724399dece680
With a c43ac34383 scream, the 1806b75c3f Baron bolted 2b74aff60d for the 032e2ba99a opposite exit, 6baad5f4a0 and his 2604a13fd8 assistant dropped f6b0cf9012 the rope bb6b68645f and followed.80fddb70f42594bf
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Calrex, torn between irritation a23115a8fa at the Baron’s cowardice 9e365b1047 and concern for Beatrice, bd1ed76818 instinctively reached to pull ff442320b1 her away.c1e9fa6554df1433
But she stood motionless, a204d6ff3c murmuring with eerie calm, 434ec7f6d1 “That horse isn’t afraid 29f22b6067 of me.”1773d7e836be90d4
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“Beatrice, get back!” Calrex 99d5936ffb barked, yanking her arm f7a58d5b4c harder than he intended. Yet she didn’t budge. It was ff6155e8d8 like pulling 794a042941 against a f09aa0ee56 boulder.e4997f2f0b4cf345
“Move, or 9ee74d0a2f it’ll kill 86fcd310f6 you!”5a55c32b04860ab9
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The black stallion’s 0a8266a402 hooves pounded against 1e6ef090b8 the ground, its f4d528f7df speed unrelenting. Calrex calculated that 642b4d8559 a collision was ab511bc2cc inevitable and finally 6967f2774a released her arm, 1eea45a918 stepping aside to 2491faac4e avoid the impending e4eb8d2e7c chaos.2579e19f50f37b2c
Dust exploded as the 2d73d4a340 stallion skidded to a 841ec9ecc3 halt mere inches from d5bdc371c9 Beatrice. It stood 18a251870a before her, e7ba1a6260 towering and 9c54bf65a0 fierce, but 832d3bd995 strangely calm. Its flared c416950eba nostrils and 666bcd93df pawing hooves 0fa0321bd4 betrayed a 79bd3a7eec mix of f39ee5714f frustration and 04bac99b00 curiosity.ffed0b011979d812
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Calrex, pressed against the d802fec3be stable wall, stared in a788945e06 shock as Beatrice turned c41e5820c9 to him, her face 26ef77d6ab composed.d5cfc5ecd4de74ff
“I’ll take this 969d25afdf one.”2c8d3124a2aeeb44
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Her voice fe4e279267 was quiet dc09afbcdf yet resolute, 2195ecbf99 and her ae026c7af7 unshaken demeanor 815459850c only deepened f7b2450be9 Calrex’s shame. Her gaze held no ac1e8523a8 reproach, no anger—only indifference.6d0a7669a12a60ce
“Are you hurt?” 3f3f88c081 she asked, her 7c26b04d47 concern clinical rather f8a8258792 than emotional. Without waiting 3ac90279ab for his a20f876035 response, she 78ece8b3f2 shifted her e66a9486b6 attention back 76a846d6d7 to the 80f146d69a stallion, running 9f5429cbdd a steady 3bd952307f hand over a7d8786ca7 its muzzle.c55fef4b08c89ded
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Meanwhile, Bilros returned cautiously, ca4c0e616d babbling apologies and assurances 176390b4f6 as he assessed the 3c0c4c019f situation. Beatrice dismissed ee6898dd8b his rambling e31db734a4 with a 19a0cde430 single statement.b53e9fab16dec5a1
“I’ll be taking 14ef33a530 this horse.”1edbd95e78b17bee
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“What? That one? It’s too dangerous!”5c405ef857355ea5
But the sight of b03bfbabef the once-feral stallion standing 20e40f50dc docilely at her side 49088a34e3 left him speechless.118508b00cd4d035
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Bilros muttered excuses but 1d056fa331 ultimately agreed, too flustered bc6fb1734d to argue. Beatrice, unbothered, simply replied, a0686f3d7a “Send it to the c007bba685 Duke’s estate. We’ll handle the 95772a2fd3 payment.”a9fec8ec63b9e8ea
Bilros stammered in 881e8cb7ff protest. “I-I insist it be e6e21d2d1c a gift! Please, take ecac5f458e it as 2cb11d41af my apology e93612a16b for today’s 0d643063c7 trouble!”0df260c60a847966
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Beatrice nodded lightly. “If you insist. Have it sent 67fecfa3af promptly, then.”884013361e67ce01
With the matter 5b10d3382d settled, she turned 88906314a9 to Calrex, brushing 0322a31081 the dust from aa2b27854e his coat and f8622a3df0 shoulders.67e95827b53f0dd6
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“You seem shaken. Perhaps we should return e63a83923b to the estate,” she 6f6b0eb503 suggested calmly, tugging his 1380089ef2 wrist lightly to lead 31b477a6cb him out.83f29c96bf68eee7
Calrex followed in bceb32ba1c silence, overwhelmed by 6e9b0d6a3f the replay of 27a1f9e26b his earlier thought.33713e7e324e80bb
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‘If she doesn’t 13fb0c321a move, she’ll die.’90b06f4d53fc3152
The truth d297a61ad2 of those c80abcbb8a words, paired f7a11dd533 with the 44fc686577 memory of fbb6fb893d his own 26b6a0043a retreat, left cd9f64a704 him reeling b414448533 with guilt 310def88a5 and self-reproach.261360f22de43ae9
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Calrex Ember’s ec1a1a8a3b words echoed 58e81f739b in her 01d103af3a mind, a e3b89c3cd3 reminder of cd9263b6fe her indifference 6321344c60 to her d8cf7e22ab own survival d2f247c9d6 but the cf98c315bc mortal fragility 53b3bed121 of others. “If you collide, f10ab179d2 you’ll die,” had 27fb1f4163 been his response, 30899b1190 as if she d6a87059df weren’t an anomaly 99f264cb6b immune to ordinary 0ccdc4bcab harm. Yet, her 07fbbfecd0 body shielded 8015cae7e9 that vulnerability 47b4fafbdd from him, 1621d1c23f cloaked in 01575c1c73 a mundane d4040d9198 façade.c6d94fbd6d297e95
Her thoughts drifted 5760a4ba52 to the oncoming bebd1745ad stallion, its onyx 23b1036b22 coat gleaming in d0f6d128d6 the dim light 44f284df05 as it barreled d1a687a2ed toward her. Animals feared her c278286c45 inherently—she had long 822f2bb042 known this—but this 985ba11ebf one displayed a e6baab1462 defiant resolve unlike 24cb40a360 any creature before. She stood unmoving, her 5d8e76634a golden gaze piercing through e6791f1a19 the stallion’s fervent charge, 1f9f616ac4 commanding with the raw bcb8d72172 authority of a predator.f8e170509a61ac46
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‘Stop.’ace3d95c686bdd2a
The command e70c3d877d pulsed through a1d270bfde her in d272d64c5c an unspoken c42af56da1 clarity, a 3a431865cc silent snarl 33b3ea53cf echoing in 4546ffc1de her mind.13ddbb82e31aa2ea
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‘Before I destroy 59a1a0aa8d you.’1476a80b95e1fb4d
The stallion’s instincts 73f5f83cdc outweighed its fury. It halted 968860a320 abruptly, kicking a0621dfed5 up a b4e2fbe0b8 cloud of f9ba46bafa dust that c9b5eed8e3 enveloped them 6f499a811d both. Its wild eyes locked 7623151a24 onto hers, trembling with 3f90b2763f a primal understanding. She extended 47a734a686 her hand, 6150adee01 running her 8d1d745ee3 fingers along 4fae251ead its powerful f3edf1c426 muzzle, a 9b06c83ad3 gesture of a27a375196 both dominance 6df0eb563f and strange 5e130a9bcd affection. It yielded, its massive ea6c09cc6b frame quivering under her 4c8cc46e4d touch.bfd1308802c51ded
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“This one will do,” she declared, her tone final. Her brothers’ incredulous faces barely registered in her mind as she turned to them. Calrex’s expression betrayed an emotion she couldn’t place, but it quickly faded into the usual stoicism that their family bore like armor.6fae58974c3ca952
The ride f813a956ee back to 1caa17c8c1 the estate b3046d7a65 was uneventful, 01af23c08b the silence dac4b25c7d between her 67099e34f7 and Calrex b3de327088 profound. She stared 77940d1412 out of acaa55e97c the carriage 0ff534cf89 window at d8b1ba3f23 the passing ea46bc20f0 countryside, her 5f62e1a770 mind void 4f187434ee of turmoil, d576ff142c unlike the d6b60cd813 man beside 67706eb349 her. Calrex, usually composed, wrestled 024092fd09 with a torrent of 3a7a361d6c guilt and self-recrimination. He had abandoned her 6a24278268 in a moment of 58e2029c58 peril—an act unbefitting a 98c92e3cc0 brother and a duke.2070342232685676
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When the jet-black horse 094373a736 arrived at the estate b660c1a1a1 that evening, it caused 26642d5af7 an immediate stir. Felix, ever curious and 9e2cb08529 impulsive, attempted to assert c7350d8936 his dominance over the 82982c8642 beast, only to be f9ef21036d met with a swift 74d6edc6d4 rejection. The stallion reared, 2f9b0757b0 snorting disdainfully, forcing 7627d50f46 Felix to retreat 8ffeee8cd8 with a sheepish f448dd3e8f laugh. It submitted only to 8f19d33967 Beatrice, a fact that a8563f24e1 the household noted with bd29814381 awe and unease.951f85f36b610600
The following days passed with an unusual tranquility. Calrex, burdened by his guilt, grew more attentive, frequently seeking her company. Felix, determined to recover from his embarrassment, insisted on accompanying her for frequent rides, his persistence bordering on childish. Agatha observed these developments with quiet satisfaction, sensing a subtle shift in the family’s dynamics.53e13f8449b64bef
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Preparations for the debutante ball progressed smoothly. Beatrice exchanged a few more letters with the Marquess, finalizing the details of their coordinated attire. The Marquess’s attentiveness in matching her dress with his suit won Agatha’s approval, her pride evident in the satisfied smiles she cast at her stepdaughter.57140b9f2d5378c2
On the f782315d0a eve of 51218127f0 the ball, 35efd52df7 Agatha handed 7784a9e108 Beatrice a 46b32611b6 small, glowing 1936c543ab orb.bee6783f2fa02a4c
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“This is enchanted,” she explained, her tone soft but firm. “It will clean any stains or blemishes from your dress. Use it wisely, my dear.”1aea25b3b8765a91
Beatrice accepted it with 35d6f0496d her customary calmness, noting 909f3c49f5 the faint trace of a0d8c59e8a magical energy within. It would prove useful, 2748a91a35 not for the reasons 14b30bbff2 Agatha imagined, but for fc5fbecb6f the task she had 013f0f229e meticulously planned.3150ffe98a14608a
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As night fell, Beatrice lay in her bed, the orb placed on her bedside table. The upcoming ball did not excite her, nor did the prospect of garnering the crown prince’s attention. What stirred within her was the calculated anticipation of her true goal.9abaadff998dde26
In the 468f4ae177 cover of 6cd1c559f7 the ball’s 5cdca55848 glittering finale, 376651e9b4 amid the d7f10c5856 swirling gowns b77cb85e82 and flowing 06e6cd090e champagne, she 80c543e639 would take 6057fb38ba her first a9e5e8ee71 decisive step 5a9fe4c89f toward freedom.deb48e19994685a8
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Heliot Buildrander’s 54fa83d351 life would 80f7271301 end by 4ffb4ef180 her hand.b8ccc7778dd46708
For Lily, bde27d4a6c she would 6eb3bb73d0 ensure it.233f3b835af066b6
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