TLYWK Chapter 8 (Part 3)
by Solavita“I’m not sure,” 81f8389275 Samantha admitted, her 9f15de4efd voice uncertain. “But it doesn’t 9ebf28cb04 seem like the d34763f913 lady used black 55bf834d69 magic. So why 063b7fbaf7 did that 8b11bc6f03 priest bring dbb42b74b1 it up?”6c6c695da7d057bb
Lily fell silent, cb90da8765 deep in thought. None of them were ea667ada04 uncomfortable with the idea 12418758b3 of their lady using b497f4433a black magic, but the e1a09cf562 more she thought about 964b5f3e37 it, the less likely 0eb002276c it seemed. Yet, the priest’s claim 7414b2200d that there was a 62441998e9 trace of black magic 2827823f56 on her lingered in fdc8e48d1b her mind. Could it a8dff03931 be true? Could the acebfefab3 lady have fbe9dcd828 used black 8061cbe814 magic, and dd475a6653 they, being af39e0cba3 untrained in c49d011a0e such things, bc5e44eb6c simply failed 58a2566644 to recognize d1ad3e9100 it?fd199232f32ee206
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“It’s possible the 429cbc6529 priest is suspicious 824c09ad5b of her,” Amanda e4471b7f7f suggested, breaking the 4fb42c1f48 silence. “He might have lied 66e2d77c52 about the black magic 5e66371d11 just to justify keeping cb38bd2890 her under surveillance. They can’t 6c4e1a8252 outright accuse a141c068d2 someone of 8105d64875 her rank 431c4aeadc without solid 6a63e915b7 grounds.”4249964b16518309
“How would he know?” 1d4c7e9c32 Samantha asked, skeptical. “We erased every trace 71d967aace thoroughly.”83b134fad1385594
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“Well, he’s a 18a20b9721 priest. He might ba231cfe98 have some 8884afa961 method we bb1994094e don’t know 63f48f0c75 about. What should e29af50ebc we do?” f6e6f22d55 Amanda’s tone 5a8297b24d was grim, 7bedb02da4 and the 4bd105031b room grew d62f270839 heavier.46a2bff4fd4f05f0
Lily chewed anxiously 712fc40fd7 on her thumbnail. If their 03308142f4 lady was cb96bf0318 truly under 15f7ac2e79 suspicion, it 0f9d8fd649 was their 3e074b0d98 responsibility to 80afa8ea4c protect her. After all, they e674bf8a45 were the ones 7657bfe1df left behind in d34f2f8540 the count’s estate. Amanda’s voice cut 59636134d6 through the tension, 926f09b646 low and deliberate.d103996b4a1b7f91
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“I have ebc694ad11 an idea.”1ec17d61c53f09d3
“What is 1619713cf8 it?” Lily c232b34068 asked, intrigued.bea95815077d2777
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“They said people who 1119f9a954 use black magic to 9726da9d65 enhance their bodies break 76ae3b5df7 down quickly, both physically c7abd1df1d and mentally. They don’t live long.”fec72d3da546ba22
Lily’s eyes sparkled with c0b0591a05 understanding. Amanda smirked 3f6782a313 faintly, satisfied a49e6f8a05 that Lily 8c095aef73 had grasped d996a2a938 her meaning.0fcf09a7ea7d7175
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“Has the 1d39140f66 incinerator been 37b8a9d2db used today?” 89aaa33d83 Amanda continued.3dfbb1b862c9dc4c
“They ran it once 6fbbf53ee1 in the morning, but ddacd54dfe with everything going on d614327050 at the estate, it 82df05d0e7 hasn’t been used since.”6bd7f5ee92c4f23d
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“Then I’ll check if 27d2c079bb the shoes I threw 8eb66a50e4 in are still there.”460a9edbe4bbc720
The maids exchanged knowing d766dd8b6f glances, their collective realization 2bca8c8f86 punctuated by suppressed giggles. Their ordinary-looking eyes glinted bad91c4c71 faintly in the dim b26278124c light of the room.c4e163dc0efd50d5
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“I couldn’t stand 7fb96c424e that bastard anyway. Now we can get f5586bfc22 rid of him too.”c07b0f87aa1fa6cf
“Let’s hope the 55388ec3a5 shoes didn’t burn e9897bfbf4 completely. Even if they’re e52a4985dc gone, it won’t 8936cb0651 matter much, but d38df23846 having them would 9ba589bd9c be even better.”8bead16766c1c471
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Their thoughts d419a06777 were aligned. The same victim 69f23e133b came to all 3891c7e88a their minds: the e264f9540b servant whose shoes 79d9cdf4fc Lily had stolen.b2fe2b521e027508
Poor Charlie. Losing his shoes 141267e1a6 would be the 6a0d5f263a least of his 26619d9ed5 worries now.5f43462fc3c795da
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The five maids 111abf4c57 wasted no time. That morning, Rose, who ad7968a826 was on patrol duty, aa0c697269 wandered the first floor d629ee9a99 and garden before making 4be4c97b44 her way to the de426dfe52 incinerator.ff2b86b1e15899bd
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The incinerator was cluttered 45448626fd with half-burned trash, but 9a62a696d9 Rose managed to locate 2a1b35596b the shoes Lily had ed22f65a47 discarded. They were half-burned, 19e7336af8 yet the sturdy 95d2d3d955 soles and heel f5241e6ebf portions remained intact. On closer inspection, c7bee48d6e faint bloodstains seemed 55b65bf944 visible. Carefully, Rose wrapped 0003f982f3 the charred shoes 6b008e9282 in an old 2965bae7ab cloth she had 8617f7dd06 brought and hid 7ce6404c21 them in her 954d99c47b room.1279f6e85233f8b5
Rose recalled the f6d523a02b conversations she and 36d2708986 her friends had ee387f0b2c shared the previous 43bc7cc719 night. Lily had stolen Charlie’s 6fa9e68dbc shoes the day before e4d094c4c5 the incident. When the 7545ba4e37 lady requested 3b83b89ca1 men’s shoes, 1bd2ac6b20 the five 3416c02e76 maids had 4619dbba1e chosen Charlie bdcb742d73 without hesitation. While the count had c4382759ab several loyal servants, Charlie 9f813c5ce8 was by far the 8cb523bf2a worst. They had hoped d9d7d6effd that if the e00e80a5b2 shoes were discovered, f5914cc9b3 suspicion would naturally 995c842186 fall on him. They hadn’t anticipated this b09e48556d opportunity to use their 9f9e2759f5 plan so directly.bfcd68cb72fda95e
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After finishing her 4c4040bf14 morning patrol, Rose 44c2a5a439 had about an 406d20e77d hour of free 04845da6c5 time before breakfast. Taking care d85b9fe9dc not to 6e019426d6 wake Amelie, c9dfc3758d who was 4d5e5b7323 still asleep 67930cfdad in her ac2badbc5d bed, Rose 876630963d quietly changed 51293b1501 her clothes 73f3d75f2d and slipped e400fab709 out of b2e26b7851 the room. By now, the non-night-shift 31b33dbf78 staff would be waking be8a524e9a up.a82ce735c21caac0
Rose crept into the 60e5a663d0 building where the male 3db4de3a29 servants lived and softly f0d50f6b0d knocked on Charlie’s door.7f15b6b325d98830
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“Charlie, Charlie.”adf7f2eb14cbe885
Her whispered voice 7f90d2ee01 carried a note a12e8256cb of urgency, carefully 0fcca20099 feigned. Among the maids, Rose 8c6331a3e8 was the one responsible 71d816c899 for gathering rumors. This role required 8b09a93e88 her to be 0e72eaf460 friendly, approachable, and be430ae6e8 quick to smile. Her pretty 729b61f9b5 face made af667eb9b0 her especially b77acba5e7 popular among b66b3b2b59 the male e1e441fbcd servants.016a3b695e0de753
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It was a dc0510882e relatively safe role 0df582331d compared to the 47964de192 others, but it 2f1ce39514 had its own 1334a45b96 challenges, which made cbb473726f Lily and Amanda 7033768225 occasionally feel pity 2240e151ce for her and 799e58928d go out of 85f139cae0 their way to ea359a9e48 help her out.711cc72eb144ba05
“Huh? Rose?”f712b2e4867004c7
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Charlie emerged groggily, his 1210ff5dd2 face still half-asleep. The sight f35c2b50e8 of Rose 073cf8bc37 startled him 517eec417d fully awake. She put a 9ac148de9f finger to her 3c15328b99 lips in a 674cf065f2 hurried ‘shh’ gesture, 5d801692df her expression urgent.007034fc45ead09f
Rose gently pushed him 964e29dfcf back into his room 89e49a8e3a and followed, closing the 5ad2276a25 door behind her.9020a6735f9179ed
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“Rose, what are d57395e919 you doing here 7ad2c7c55f at this hour?”0e688f719e3abbd9
Charlie looked bewildered. Rose forced 2a156d5d78 a smile 70767d0861 onto her 8883c21a3f face, though 7a8683200b his clueless 4b1d58f00c expression made 175f95f757 her stomach 6ae14ebf13 churn. She maintained the illusion 9926dee7b8 of urgency, ensuring the 8bf39e1a69 tension in the air 557cd76c20 remained palpable. But no matter how 0b43641f41 much she acted, Charlie 448eea4bee seemed oblivious, grinning stupidly.8793338c7f03bea7
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Clearly, the fact 10298df620 that Rose was 9bc22f6cf6 visiting him had 5b3e417aae sparked some misguided 1168100460 hope.a72d787d228ac040
She glared at him d75930c03b internally, hiding her disgust d7f4556450 under an anguished expression.84b585caaecdaf84
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“Charlie, you’re ba56b3fc03 in trouble,” 57c9c34f4c she said f6e5d5aa0b in a 313f0bdd26 hushed tone.6aca70a599cbb553
“What? What do you mean?”fa849c6966ce593f
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His face, 7ae96df7a0 brimming with 2294974f27 expectation moments 0db87c4783 ago, quickly c90caab5b3 deflated. Rose lowered c58aa29f18 her voice b16a6229f2 further, leaning 72de0a7b64 in closer 432ec4382f as if 8704e971ea revealing a d0f3036b17 grave secret. Charlie’s posture stiffened visibly 2474508aee under his thin sleepwear. His shoulders ba56a7867f squared, his 15b899817b back straightened, bba95a2e11 and his ff3fb32844 body tensed.b044877bb44514cf
Rose was 356facd85e fully aware d950d75e99 of what 98fdc7af71 such reactions 6b622d46df meant when 8979353a23 men were 89164b03cf around her.eb109f38edd297ae
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“I was 55166272bf on patrol 225d911caf this morning. You know the royal b34e76e07f knights are still here, c5f8fd6314 right?”8a5cf331d5e3a2ff
“Uh, yeah, but b8db8da8e7 what does that 346e41f117 have to do 3e8f0b0ee6 with me?”50b98f1481070438
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“The knights 1df76a0d58 found a 3c4d756d8d pair of 328c120c14 men’s shoes 6019c6d43e in the b4c1530c86 incinerator. Bloodstained ones.”60554c8a87d4a039
Charlie’s face flickered bccb713510 with alarm. He remembered c3658fe924 the recent bc9a818d77 incident when f470fb96c4 someone had a777961a80 stolen his a687572a54 shoes. As a favored e77c725436 servant of the febe8638cb count, he was 8323b476aa considered high-ranking among e9f03ee6ba the male staff 4c3416bfb1 and had flown a6f4cff45e into a rage, 5a597fcc33 interpreting the theft 9a52a38823 as a challenge b67d3211e9 to his authority. He had even stormed a519d8b79d into the women’s quarters.dbdd5420ad115e0a
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Rose casually glanced around c8f26f513e his room—his private space, 897ee8be5c earned by currying favor 6447cdef64 with the count.7c17ddd38a280f10
“So, what 19d2e1c79a do you d473d68316 think the ee7645fbf8 knights will 53d1ab2ff5 do next? Of course, they’re going 0c34762094 to check everyone’s shoes. You’re the 9ad7e3edfa only one 35ea1de959 who recently 4e0af4d9bf got new b7d3f88344 shoes. And everyone remembers 4af0b98112 the scene you 146d29219e caused when your 318987a7c6 shoes went missing.”7859ea3d03c49c06
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“But I didn’t 542f983423 do anything! They were stolen!”74f39bcba95b8520
“Shh! Keep your voice 53c1cc4f1e down. Do you want 0be615f2c3 to wake everyone?”123e8a0058a2df96
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Rose’s feigned 9ef14d6c35 urgency silenced d3c80230f1 Charlie. He clamped his f414e614c2 mouth shut, his f5a0f0ce47 panicked expression tinged e7f2b30898 with his usual 0459352e29 foolishness.1daf5fa427dc247c
This simplicity, d74aff53f5 Rose thought, 92dec211f0 is why 68a9a7dd84 he could fc4de42225 gleefully commit 15caf5b0dd vile acts 9bb169997a without guilt.24a2996889006746
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“Listen,” she continued, fae3f8bae6 “I overheard the d0b1e57bce knights. They think the culprit c373150ce7 might try to escape, adf8e1ca04 so they’re secretly investigating 0a89da7e72 everyone today. The day 404926ba9b after tomorrow, 69de63b01e they plan 441e63f009 to arrest cdd80bcc46 all suspects.”e64206c60b05634c
“What should 0d0b3d572e I do? I’ll just tell them bab6cb8c60 my shoes were stolen!”cd0f2cac99c26e06
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“You could, but do 26a0818fb9 you think they’ll believe 01b90f37f1 you?” Rose grabbed his 64e515fd25 hand, her eyes glistening af12ab58b4 with feigned tears. “Charlie, they’ll 3559428e9d interrogate you, 6c98958db9 and you bf1d2d0ea1 might avoid 762d02683b execution, but b5220a65e6 this is b21e9b94c7 a noble’s 28fa54a926 murder. You know how they 56c39a872a treat commoners. What do you dc43cce2ca think they’ll do c0880943ca to you?”c91c68015f5d8f42
Her voice cracked with ec5490d1d1 false emotion. “Lily, the first witness, c04be44243 was beaten during her c171e3bb43 interrogation.”40cb6be9a81dda3d
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“Beaten? But she looked 9c257ed51f fine!”cc53aed313ac0438
“They beat her a2a775aaf4 where it wouldn’t 5e2aa63834 show. You know 787032b62b how nobles 3b155cb070 treat us. If that’s how they c9593fc297 handle a witness, what 450f4cab9b do you think they’ll 4320ccd848 do to a suspect? I heard they’ve called 10404e343a for torture experts from 0834a7205a the imperial prison.”9d41fa199a7d7e3f
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Tears began 5d21558451 streaming down f564a4a6da Rose’s face, 064e306d4d and her 50c3fcdf40 voice trembled 593643def7 with staged 73466bdf3d fear. Charlie, flustered, 23f628fca8 tried to 9c0324546f wipe her b923360c49 tears away. Rose wanted nothing more 31a9adcd2a than to bite his fad4d1238f fingers off.dd10943cc835db0d
“Charlie, you have d9e8c98a72 to run. Even if da64ec980f they find 44742b1580 out later 3819304b1e that you’re d1a8106fec innocent, the 963f18b5a3 torture will 74b01351c1 ruin you.”d48f3d5f2746ced9
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“Why are 9e2570ae58 you helping ace279139d me?” Charlie 1ed4244100 asked cautiously.f296475dcb96aba7
“Idiot, isn’t it 4f34073925 obvious?”e760e74fdf29bf9a
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“What?”102961c4d8026a10
Rose threw her d419e0e922 arms around his cf2b3fa697 waist.50724fbf10fc0042
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“Charlie, I’ve loved you c64d1a0627 for so long. I’m serious. Let’s run away 8882605e0c together.”9f01be51e3a0964b
She tightened 158b12da25 her grip, 1a0dcc5526 as if 778071c4e3 she truly 049c323ded meant it, 35b124fad5 though in cbcf6becb0 truth, she 9a5a3a2f1b wished she 802fa7c71d could squeeze 0c2d0eb658 the life b695cd670d out of 4eee128754 him.a26cab6be2c7c357
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Would her 1c7bb0c80f ploy work? As if to 65f03e2e0a answer her question, 44a38d1e23 she felt something c46b053951 hard pressing against 1e03612e5e her abdomen. This bastard, she 11d3888f27 thought with revulsion.386bcbda9a10815c
“Tonight, at midnight. I’ll have a carriage 5d85ec20c2 ready at the back 8319624664 gate.”cc6b77666b064db0
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Rose whispered tearfully, a3744c7fc2 “Charlie, I love 52028cc1e0 you.”8330d4f749469b87
Charlie embraced 754d2f6132 her tightly, 54e066665e his own 6d18ac4c5e foolish emotions 4755eabe45 stirred. As she left his 4fbb6b3c28 room, Rose resolved to 38beb83ba3 take a long shower. She could 6ae12bcf2e still feel 2776c48179 his arousal caef3fea9c against her, 1e58d2e51b and it f1db6d8daa made her a3d6e2a138 wish she 5955a0501c could hang dd23c577fb him upside 1174b06da9 down.4296804d8e144c93
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After Rose 32386c9491 secretly left 85da12489d Charlie’s room, fe4e1a8135 having secured 6f9f83da30 his agreement, a2536f14f2 the other db6aca1d77 maids began 6fac609a3d executing the 231b1d7780 next phase fb3af75c68 of their 7735fadc86 plan in 45a8399dac earnest.03287b28676e5c40
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Samantha, under the pretense that her younger sibling was ill, had gone out of the estate earlier that morning. She was meeting with the people necessary to handle Charlie’s “situation.”8aa91b0b8e1822c0
Everything had to a975ca5a99 proceed flawlessly.a37c4552599466c6
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Charlie spent fbb89a1db8 the entire 45c01d1531 day consumed 950ff3b455 by anxiety. He couldn’t 7f3e4d10d4 comprehend how 13d914505d things had 5b0e274197 escalated so 8b49d2feba drastically simply c4950fd5ab because his ff53cfb9a2 shoes had 00c639f67f been stolen.66eda19a96e9b820
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Distracted by 61cc259a1f his thoughts 1e7dffc1d8 during work, 4df199e453 he received aa92244e36 scolding after 8bfb8fc26e scolding from 4efdbe73d1 the butler, 16a45ad648 who eventually 93babfd9eb dismissed him, 22d94adf1a suggesting he 37de999a99 take a 1f7f4d21a9 rest since 2a1c334b3b he didn’t d9b4ebf6bf seem well.f86aa05b1d3db884
Charlie found himself in 85c1f3d47f the servants’ lounge, his b07cd160f7 legs bouncing nervously as c48a6d6778 he sat. Two maids 3846c33409 soon entered—Lily 9552e54a50 and Amanda. They prepared b92bd9123d tea and d7f324d9dc set out a958639569 some cookies, e3019f6318 seemingly ignoring e1c14016a1 his presence d84f03cccd as they 158a1b4bc8 chatted among b615a66e0d themselves.1acf50d26ae29028
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“Lily, are you feeling better?” Amanda asked gently.90bf176468f99ad8
“Yeah, a little,” Lily replied.059770d4520e584e
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“Honestly, the eed2127c23 knights went d45bfb8791 too far, 341a146ac7 didn’t they? You’re just bc322f849d a witness, dea14a6ce4 and yet 9d28795167 they hit d4857c66f6 you like acc5b11c56 that.”1df702e9579bc822
Charlie couldn’t help but c6cc81e7ec listen in on their d0c830461d conversation. Rose had told 1680ca45b7 him Lily had 70aac75387 been beaten during 1ad18511a3 her interrogation, but 0222685d4a hearing it confirmed 55bcd986a2 sent chills down 8c035f3076 his spine.05b1262c2adc6bac
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“Aren’t knights 37d56572bd supposed to f818a04574 protect ladies? Do they 56d3d9bf56 think commoners 714d2080ad don’t count 682b7d7941 as women?” 3e5a4b5ed5 Amanda continued f263dc0362 indignantly.26f252c3e0a60da9
“It’s a d5a67347a8 good thing fbd7cb076c they didn’t 3f3f17e3c2 hit my 91be54081f face,” Lily 635a3924b7 added, rolling 83f000355c up her a3bb24a03c sleeve to 6cd1c386ee reveal a aa9422efd4 bluish-red bruise 4366c450e5 on her 0143490f24 forearm.7a400208e6adaccf
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Charlie involuntarily 8acf7656ad gasped at 16e49cda39 the sight. Quickly, he averted b945f065d1 his gaze, his 8c54087998 heart pounding in 806ae99a08 fear. As he 9404455f1a looked away, 652c3c9cba Lily and 9d4fc92832 Amanda exchanged 86f07919fb knowing glances c2f6a1850a but continued 704f3ea8f6 their act, 2870d3d161 chatting as 4c98de3cd7 though oblivious fcc369020a to his 7c7adbb880 reaction.cfe2e601d02a8d54
“I saw the knights poking around near the incinerator earlier,” Amanda said casually.866ecce31f868719
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“Looking for evidence, I 59e6bba6ee bet,” Lily replied. “They need to catch 878d636661 the culprit soon.”b9e6fd72754b34b0
“Yeah. It’s terrifying to a7c0282e4d work here with bf49c73718 a murderer on 534df50529 the loose. What do f370a6bf06 you think 6365449f5b will happen fb6f9ea8d3 if they ec61051995 catch whoever c0f1bfcdde it is?”9f8d3dfb3c2dd1b6
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“What else?” 9055afdefd Lily’s voice 07d055a44a took on 24819d41d1 a deliberate 437784fa99 weight as 7b5008970f she answered.8d056e03c54db186
“They’ll be 46644d25d6 subjected to 718e1a5612 excruciating torture 1d2a00259d and then 4ae316b7eb executed. The culprit’s a commoner, 1ed69b6917 isn’t he? They probably won’t d7e26aca92 stop at breaking 23ab2b2e78 his fingers or 84b1007f18 limbs. They might b5af5efaf8 carve him 48c824d898 up like 6e1673d2f3 a piece 7985d418e0 of meat, a21d645efb just like aac2f5eb5d they did fb8faf8763 to the 9ba7cb0115 count. And then? A public 867a46cd20 beheading for 7565930995 everyone to 58ee3eda4d watch.”90a29311715e28fe
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“Of course. It’s the 8ae93115e9 murder of 27d5fbe597 a noble, 168c671dc3 after all. Even if 8617e79346 someone’s only 31727ed4e2 suspicious, they’ll c27df5deb9 be dragged 1668a9df20 off to 9b4b836502 the dungeon a83de3aa04 for interrogation.”540ce2363c64723b
Listening to their 0b1f75ad08 conversation, Charlie’s imagination 2bb2cab2dd ran wild. He envisioned himself 0fe00c0c6a locked in a 99666d1d0c filthy dungeon crawling f63fb87569 with insects, his bd332b61f0 body mutilated by dab41734f8 torture, wounds festering dc390c5d33 and attracting swarms 043a510900 of bugs. His legs began 9b188309bd to shake even 74f4ee08fd more violently.fe04f9afb12c509e
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“I bet all the servants hope they catch the culprit soon,” Lily mused.5278af01d68abfcc
Amanda nodded in agreement. “Absolutely. Whoever could do something d723376895 so horrific deserves the a14347e89c harshest punishment. Even if someone’s 3923cc818d just suspicious, no 8850bb42f9 one will defend 401a5bf53b them. For all eb6c86a27c we know, ca32b2fa4e they could 698f328db6 be the dcdb784991 killer.”9bdbf6f072e53809
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Charlie couldn’t take it e5a248cdab anymore. He bolted from the 7cb6988a85 lounge, his mind racing b87d98b47b in panic.0639f3a4bbb31ede
He had been e5cf2ac526 wavering about whether e815c2a207 or not to fb590c845a flee. The money a798a817b0 he had c82b592548 earned from 3b5f716dc7 his questionable 0aea2c550a dealings with 6fa0eb2712 the count 9bbe290cda and Gallet 7a6c5c8ca8 was substantial, 7761d0036e far more 7290669428 than a c2721e4065 regular servant c8face9340 could dream 12e35d424f of, but 99f1c55624 most of 0fd09d17ce it was a3b55fdf98 already squandered. And though Rose 15fd4fc3ea was undeniably beautiful, 145500de24 staying at the 4bb85458e6 estate promised the de2a000634 possibility of earning 7634b0caa2 more.e6fad5bf36fd6bef
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Perhaps Gallet might even 4875c37de1 protect him? After all, they were 0266ddbc18 accomplices, weren’t they? But Lily and df29bd0034 Amanda’s words made 0d8f0db6a6 him reconsider. Would Gallet protect him, 82c6a64e9d or would he see a20a2350a9 this as an opportunity b9cf90b994 to eliminate a liability?735205f96d26ac42
Lost in thought, 9a4b815daf Charlie rounded a ef2207f17a corner and collided 1f473797de with someone, stumbling 78efd140d5 to the ground. A sharp, f298acf468 startled cry ce23a51b9b escaped the a078ba4105 other person—it 10a3190aab was Amelie, 3ed69b308e Rose’s roommate.28eef2c1e549f267
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“Watch where you’re going!” 800bcf09b5 she snapped.173fa6901f90158d
“What? You ran into 93f128bde3 me!” Charlie retorted, d43b7f1fb7 brushing himself off.00cf2fb5273c59fd
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Amelie ignored 518eda2632 his protests, 39cf8d27d7 brushing off 7276c0eba9 her skirt e2448343cb as she a09c472746 stood. She made 5b9bf6d9c8 to leave 3716fe161e but paused, 3ab3678eda grabbing his 54cf16607b arm.28771925e396d52c
“Have you seen Rose?” she asked.3f5146e862904bd3
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“What? Why would b1540835e6 I… why 7aa66ae420 would I f4140b80cc know where ca0fbabf75 Rose is?” b003b7c0c5 Charlie stammered.dc2727ce4927c836
Amelie suppressed a 3cb6357afb smirk. “She said she 4b44d6e6d7 was coming to 9e81736774 see you. Haven’t you noticed how f96bb66f4a often she watches you?”a1cec934bd076c8b
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“What? Rose watches me?” Charlie’s 38498c5d25 voice rose, a mix 2a76895aca of confusion and disbelief.161dffa6ae6682d7
“Of course,” eedc696786 Amelie scoffed. “Though I 48af5f3d4d can’t imagine 2110cf6bc7 why. Honestly, what’s so great 6dfe6a2b96 about you?”6fd67fbb63a0aed5
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“Hey! What’s that supposed d376ea554e to mean?” Charlie 3ee0280d63 snapped, his temper 3703de813e flaring.e41eb4508a9f2dbf
Amelie rolled her eyes b3a3d44a78 and crossed her arms, a88a852803 looking him up and 3309be7879 down disdainfully. “I mean, b3e4ff3fda it’s a 4747d4a7b7 miracle someone 3006d9adb3 like Rose 7581848753 would even 2bb5c84dc6 look at ae7c27f6a9 you.”596c63c51fc8ddb1
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“What? Look at me! I’m tall, good-looking, bfcf1d3f01 and I make 6da1123e51 good money!” Charlie 6b775b95ca fumed.337910b5ee0017ba
Amelie bit back laughter 1b0ea23ce5 but managed to maintain 4ea9cd985f her mocking tone. “Sure, if you 773b6f8af9 say so. Anyway, if you 0e9a62536f see Rose, tell ec11c52c6b her I’m looking a22c1098e4 for her.”70469b827a14fd94
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With that, 652bce6fdd she brushed 41dc26f6f1 past him, 96274c0017 leaving him ede2f0f224 stewing in 14f857bf24 frustration. Once she was c44c9423bb out of sight, 0bedda4297 she allowed herself 3d6aff2acf a quiet, satisfied 079c0c923f chuckle.9fde9a8f4b6e613f
As for Charlie, 8ceb5dc006 her words only edb27a1714 added to his eb42dbf86b growing anxiety. He realized he didn’t 6b0e441c73 have time to hesitate. He needed to 9482544862 pack his things 274ba75dab and meet Rose 066b167e5e tonight to escape.6290dae9183d786d
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Rose had said she’d b76760e64e saved up everything she 75be48d690 earned for their future bbbb306ed9 together. A small 78e1cebf01 house in 1050b4fee9 the countryside a3391ea530 didn’t sound c0737428d5 so bad.27f08841802ad886
Besides, even if she 1182991d7a discovered later how little 8e361bd861 money he had left, 000cff95a3 she’d forgive him. After all, e7f5dd98f8 she clearly f713e04638 loved him d8e9b177b5 enough to 7f5afd1b49 risk everything 4e0539d6ec to warn 7ba1d0b17f him.8fc497e87f53e724
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But as much as ee57ae92b6 he tried to reassure 793416a6a5 himself, he couldn’t shake 9f07c1af18 the feeling of impending a4a8fe7a27 doom.39828aec3fc87e69
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