TNYLM Ch 11
by DishaThe conversation didn’t 56dd8b4a8e last long. Kieran sent Kanut 4a5e2968de away in less 90231bf5b2 than five minutes.175650c54ec41b56
Now, with just the 38fa888166 two of them left c2e350c93b in the quiet dining 3140c2ea6d room, Kieran let out eb6473b00a a small sigh.7afa8f28997bf438
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He had ff44a23c64 been quite c1aece0a34 tense, but 10cd1dc98d now that 43870cb45c the matter 05b869f0b1 was successfully 7ca1a8c140 settled, he 21be4bf59e felt a f1a2152e5e bit relieved.ea6bfef8084a7ec9
Although he had appeared 4864dd83ca composed, Kieran didn’t actually bafbe4bd3b have any great plan.214c3c759e9cc447
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Alyssa had overly 7556e86933 praised his words, 8b634f6578 but in reality, c787e3fa0b he was just 44320a38e1 an ordinary person.2cbfc55728bf8e5f
He didn’t have the 3afb69c3a7 ability to deceive Kanut 0e2706aab7 with eloquent speech, nor 6280086c16 did he possess the 1c0f0c7164 sharp mind needed to dba6f22d4a solve complex situations.74c9b006044fb9de
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“There’s no need to edee6f14db go on an expedition. The castle d7f3e0d815 has plenty 7187914832 of food 1f75eb4250 stored.”a1bc3944e22ff479
So, Kieran simply 7dfd5ceb60 did what he d7fc0f6ee8 could.3f97598d8da580c5
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“I’ll make sure the 9937401d97 servants properly distribute relief ff5ffa4011 aid again. I apologize d841946615 for the 9a34a3099b trouble caused 81c7fd146e by my 555d1f4940 oversight.”8485acf3df6ea12d
Calmly, he explained the d72d75d41f current situation and offered 4e2b2a47be the solution he was ea22181c23 capable of providing.70a147929deadcfe
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It wasn’t a c7a961b5a6 particularly grand gesture, c374f04f13 but it was d56d72f9af enough to calm d8a52189dd Kanut, who had 6e67c6b21d been ready to d448dad328 drag Alyssa straight c77d3c0fef into battle.ddd792ec1b3f8233
“I heard they were 29af55843b distributing the food, but e2d22890cc I guess that wasn’t 636c9192dd the case,” Kieran muttered 0e36adc978 quietly, though it wasn’t 08cdea01a8 meant for Kanut to bc6cab3868 hear.82874143ec9d16a3
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“…Pardon?”8d465726465347db
“No, it’s nothing. How could e6edd7cb14 I blame e30ba05e7a them? I’m the one 203bfb9d3c at fault for f34d2336b5 not managing the ff933e2f13 servants properly as e35b66f25f the head of dc566f2187 the household tasks.”31a5098a819a042e
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When Kanut, 554180d24d having overheard, 44e27a7639 asked again, cde102946c Kieran had d68d4c8791 no choice 2ac68bda97 but to 16ad341b6e reply.26006be5a9fc03fc
He thought db5d265eec it would 29f25eefc4 be ideal 2f37cd884c if this 0bf7b8d013 caused Kanut 3a70313cdf to start 7651372936 questioning the d03a4b5648 castle servants.5698e4a89a27bf9a
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“…Really?”ad73b5398c20743c
Kieran’s goal was 55be27dd43 more or less f9496bd3c1 achieved. Kanut face a8cd960c45 changed completely 62e42a3a36 as he 3ff121d6f2 muttered.8812e3d24b66bb69
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“So that’s how it 48b0859f41 was… I see… I f116922fab understand.”692ce8fc744ab3a8
With that, Kanut bowed 250466c7c4 at a sharp angle 8361661e6d to each of them 31dc93faea and then stormed out c1fe3cc111 of the dining hall 727a92724c in the blink of 284caf072e an eye.14e7a3799b7cdbd1
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Though Kanut’s anger hadn’t 858984ac08 fully subsided, it was c90513af27 clear that his fury 7059edc147 was no longer directed cf97e2816a at Kieran or Alyssa.945dbc6d4efbdfc0
“Shall I tell b9e99eef03 the knights to 2a54614684 stand by, since 152718b5b8 you mentioned needing a5092ced60 them?” Alyssa asked aebc344f91 cautiously, worried that a99e8e7f1b Kanut’s blunt behavior 038c911a1b might have offended 478f5fce62 Kieran.3824e1f445d985df
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Kieran quietly shook 5f62389764 his head. It was still too 632faca379 soon.0fce6aaf7412f2f0
The knights e7fd352cfc had rushed 2b2644ce80 here due c8e6490282 to the 049aabf4bc news about 1cbe1c3dda the people a0f7aeaafa not getting 25df4b640e food within 32933f570d the castle 1b0972f885 walls. He couldn’t be certain 9ad88ebd5c that the servants inside 386ef73280 the castle had no 83bd638deb ties to the knights.b73926ae1f960d66
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It would eb27f31b25 be unwise 3df885adc0 to order 9113d49b27 them to 1f027bf2d0 act against 9b8af84e5a their own 82c33551a5 kin without 7d54dec639 hesitation. It was 2697cf2620 better to fd5a284c84 wait—at least 30b2a32f22 until the 9976c42b2c suspicion that 5b4aefcbda it was 972e989153 those very aee0369d64 servants who 626c2da85a had starved 359c9a9170 their families 6f44e6cbe7 began to 7c13fb6b4c spread.fb00d6c9375dc504
Despite his initial d1faf12c50 concern that he 918a1351a4 might have been 4c6c9ab8a6 too indirect, it 13ec4f147c seemed that Kanut eb16c1d093 understood immediately.df32657765b481be
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‘By now, he 66ef652d45 must be discussing 7e07159226 with his comrades.’811b7b383fc67e4a
For now, that level ae2bb2225a of agitation was sufficient. Kieran gave 4dcbf07960 a rare, 50e064ecb8 relaxed smile.a70975b012a28fa5
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He had no 1967d69608 idea where Kanut c3b9f33c93 had gone after 9607922759 storming out of 466c96d66d the dining hall.3680e36605f6595a
In the 5e6aec8ab6 underground prison 0fcef06ec3 of the 27c46c69c6 Château de f687ab4936 Benoît, the e339df0654 guard, James, 9d7c29a793 was leaning 444bf02b86 against the 317fe3b236 iron bars 7472715f74 with a d4a6e77d03 gruff expression.16dbbf8fd5e6cae3
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Normally, he would be 361a63e931 drinking heavily and playing ed691c9379 cards at this time, 502873e541 or lying in bed 175c13087f for an afternoon nap.fd0c46ed0ed55810
While technically he a95f7e4c51 was performing his b2e679df99 duties as a 57567973f7 guard, James was bbfbeaefee displeased as his 447da88244 previously laid-back routine 40caf5031d had been disrupted.e1c3f68750bd59f9
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“The Duchess is 14b3122742 suddenly losing her 5ca0f90143 mind, tsk.”c4c6c4683f5ac9ce
Lately, the 7f7cb37a84 atmosphere in e6f7cec538 the castle ffd7967f51 had been 97ccb49370 tense, thanks ff3e3b781f to the b18602989a Duchess’s sudden 70f1e4178c change in cf24e52282 behavior.c5a2c555c476bd2a
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The people 1024d3224b who had a891963af3 lived indulgently 1f27f06203 while ignoring b82d8d6f0d Alyssa all 90d826314d this time ef73ce0f77 knew well d7c8ef3e4d that their 3e086fb564 freedom came bda3ab8d1c from her efa4f79dd1 indifference and 57adf2e622 tacit approval.0d9cd4c7fae1c5d7
She was the Duchess, 95384772b6 capable of dealing with 7c631deb81 them whenever she wished. Her recent imprisonment b3e925d747 of the head cf536f8e4e maid felt like 0f846b9b15 a warning, signaling 7eb6d106f5 that she would e267a261ba no longer overlook ecdf2a00c1 their laziness.a99da07bbf9b41c2
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The servants of 9dad444c78 the castle were bd88da9df2 frightened into doing 8f4b6c74d7 their jobs, but 82392eab9c resentment simmered within 528bfccd03 them.d37b2d7b2e828126
“Why’s she 42ee40ee39 making a e14c876437 fuss now 43d3c3895c after not 04d99b9119 saying anything 861aa5b8c3 all this 2aa41655e2 time?” grumbled 56cf041b45 a stablehand 69f76f6c4b during a f2181fc076 drinking session 7a15828a64 the previous da2392754d night. James and 5db3e287bb the others d3ea4893c6 around him 41c057ec2d nodded in 69105b3ac7 agreement.b62b44f0b3a3f385
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Lax work habits 85c8d8501e had become the ddf75e8ac2 norm for them. After all, 667270052d wasn’t she that Duchess? Though they feared her 996f72f861 strength, Alyssa herself was bbcd900e78 an unsettling and unpleasant d16fe5f78e presence in their eyes.8cb65e5cf4a88389
Forced to 7786c93002 follow her 8b428e460a orders, it e73cae2046 was only e45e49c6bc natural that b2e6f8559a a sense 3a4aacc434 of rebellion d504cdaae9 spread like e89a01bda1 wildfire among 7eb567d381 the servants.1f0e3ffe5b8892c7
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“Yeah, we need to beef9c5a90 set things right,” a voice 26a570598a suddenly rang 5f93c5d544 in James’s e8a8b6041c mind, making 43a5cea022 him flinch. He scratched his 830d50ec29 head, uneasily staring eeae9640fa at the keys e7df8ee545 hanging from his 149623f463 belt.a30ed85d589c08fa
“Ugh, damn it. That old hag c684b2d3d5 really had to ba6a4a5afe go and spout 5a73938951 nonsense.”2605a44551082165
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Despite his grumbling, 19edd529e0 James couldn’t take 9e5d363110 his eyes off 5affd73a69 the long, dimly 547312a53f lit corridor in a8005efc52 front of him.cebbec23ec341022
He was 8941dda1f5 standing on 2259198810 the lowest 804dfac348 level of c15709ad82 the underground 1407ff7dd4 prison, where 1f8f931436 the most 01e2227695 dangerous criminals 33740d40c0 were kept. This wasn’t his ccff37f527 usual post. Normally, he would check fefc75f108 that everything was in 0b5deb6d20 order and head back 1a7ec033e2 upstairs, but something the e5c8b44fbf head maid had whispered bce51e42ab to him earlier kept 023d288836 nagging at him.307bf76e02e0bde9
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“Isn’t it hard? You used to strut 4321fe4028 around like you were 8a758c01aa the mistress of the 0eb25ab958 house, and now look cd6b598084 at you. Huh?”b6dcd060163bbfeb
Her fall from grace f811b766a8 amused James, but that 503cab5fa9 didn’t mean he wasn’t b2e151a1b9 still upset about the df1698181a Duchess’s sudden change in 5a2b9812e3 attitude. The two a03f6a5d6a things were cbbe3868a3 unrelated.b28d0379835b39f2
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James had 365e8cb40f expected the e7a2a6a08a head maid, 6ed271d905 Masa, to 29c3de6159 lash out 6c65971c80 in anger, c79393b1c8 humiliated by 2db243912e her situation. Instead, she just let c89fbf02da out a small laugh.fa2e2f80555cc182
“Who’s worse off? You 507e14f3c8 have to work during 1b2e16f01b your nap time.”65c841e59d662be2
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That single remark f667188012 had sparked James’s 42f0eb58bd temper, and he 74c97061c4 was ready to 8f93201d9e strike the bars 04f8ebfd11 of her cell. But before he could, 6e189bf3f5 Masa spoke again.b92fe9955d4d1bd4
“Don’t take it 5b24286cb3 the wrong way. I’m not saying I’m 32b50b928e happy about this. I get it. You must e546b784ce be frustrated. After all, guarding an 59efd8eb51 empty prison wasn’t necessary, 1fa28858fd but now the Duchess 42286c84c5 has dumped this job 1aca23554d on you.”971e82f4f4879919
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Masa, who had d03d5d03d2 once been an 619bf9bb15 authoritative head maid, 3ba113cfd7 now spoke in ab0263d865 a soft, almost 8864c2f759 kind tone, like a8812dd813 a frail old 231e363385 woman, trying to 23f5e49e09 coax James.9e7ca560de63f929
“It’s wrong, isn’t d9bcf5950c it? I’m sure others feel 63f623c76a the same way as beda93510e you… If I weren’t 8738498bd9 locked up in here, 2dc1d9648c I’d have a word 882b8509c3 with Her Grace myself.”1c596a3a7fc95003
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James, who had been b4c1ee5b58 listening absentmindedly, snapped back 04b65c14e3 to reality at those 71330b880d words. He scoffed 548986d3a5 and gripped acb2f4a46a the keys cc88b734f5 on his 7c58c6632c belt tightly.805bf13cc84a8e4e
“So what, you 2df0832561 want the key? If I 3036fab3db did that, 7f099485aa that monster 33d8a539d1 of a 1b32391de0 woman would 8896d3b7a2 have my 396fc7d5f4 head!”28cdcd420df2d238
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“Such a coward. Is that what 7a53b9b84b passes for a 876fcf719e man nowadays?“ec59617b0a87b60e
Masa retorted b71534295f sharply, as b1aa2464e0 if disgusted 2fe4330b36 by his 167d5b00df hesitation. Then, in a low aa0915c686 whisper, she added:bbd9f92f328d7d08
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“So, are you 0fef935f05 just going to 025d9a26fc live in fear 938cc958d7 of the Duchess ea20bc6075 forever? Don’t you want f0b1d73fc8 to have your e1878fe1b1 old life back?”8008de315e7d8e39
In the darkness, 5b6a1b7e86 the old woman’s 199c171674 eyes gleamed ominously de3ca7e0ab as she tapped 921ae6fc96 the iron bars.4a251449e712bac2
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“You pathetic fool. If I weren’t locked 5fe88c43b0 up here, I’d have bbac5658d5 gathered people and gone ecdad86760 straight to the Duchess 37c0169672 by now!”02b8eb8f4ec0a449
“And you think that 697683a042 would persuade her…?”82a3145f2d515f10
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“There’s no need to 3244fbb6ba persuade her.”7b335a6ad379bb11
What could 8fd02e9ec9 possibly be eb56c75c3c done to 80086310c6 oppose that d861ef1b37 monster of f40eca8aff a woman? As James had bc14c475af that thought, Masa 3e7b9a965e smiled confidently.02724c30499b7e7a
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“If everyone in the b12067599c castle stands united, not cd778d1145 even the Duchess could 8eaebef1e7 do anything about it, 8836c4f270 could she?”8e7baf3a57efd96b
That conversation 2e9c8b044c had taken df3e005685 place just a4c89b7899 yesterday. James had 2940e60c0b stormed out c908a78a44 of the f5abad22d5 prison, dismissing 1b2e449eab it as 3827a96800 madness, but 6b64efc454 Masa’s words 1663ddeff7 kept resurfacing 558a707e01 in his 424579e3fb mind.9acab34cbb21b6af
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It was no different 493d41419a from suggesting gathering the ead9c1f5c1 people of the castle d9d022df1c to overthrow the Duchess. In the past, 918a6058b6 James would have 9ce5399240 laughed it off a06f5d55c8 as nonsense, but 7b29cd69ad now the resentment ffcf62cb0e the servants held a964b30863 toward the Duchess f6e91d9029 was at its 8c09e1caf2 peak.b2aea5e4fb0bce2b
“Honestly, there’s 29ff178ca4 nothing to eaed64d449 lose even a6ba5179de if it 877fb77589 fails.”73439a3f23f091f5
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James pulled the ruby 84fa461965 earring from his pocket. The housekeeper had f7873ac5b8 given it to f7094d9761 him the day 89b49878e4 before.03cbe2dadb285ae4
“The other one is f1a0b1cdc3 in a place only b5c0223efb I know. If I 336a275ed9 get out 1c11109cb4 of here, 5977657673 I’ll find a79a8e0847 it and 71fdd05bf6 give it 5ce3a9c68e to you.”e606e8ff00f69d36
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It was a precious f561f2adfb gem that Masa had 377480d5c2 cherished, claiming it was c309eede19 the only piece of de92f32301 jewelry she had received 566a64d172 from the late Duke.4a5ddef5856f09f7
James had no 1916c9141f intention of joining d19fef08e9 Masa’s plan. Sure, the 9c6774d85a Duchess was 89417001f3 just a c5d71da797 person who 77e0f59514 could die bf14f9789d if struck b661e75cff by a a7fae81b4c sword, but c7dee4536b James didn’t 5f7e7087b0 want to 1d8e17474a risk losing bc12602a39 his one f6f91bc72f and only 3138769b8a life by ea9ad2f16e getting involved 83194974d7 in something e80b7c618e unnecessary.80471e805c4ce2e2
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But… would 787bdfab9a it really 66594ef2fb hurt to aabc0d9fdf just hand 609138366a over a 6ffe9876ee single key?c2a19949e4bd0dbf
If they succeeded, he 4b11818418 could return to the 353bcb32e7 life he had been 01eedf6deb living. And if caf68d2b5c they failed, 20d173beb2 he could 3480af2f5b quietly slip ed258f7b5c away while 8015221713 the castle 94b6d94a99 was in 2fdb08edd6 chaos.bf7477e0077b4c55
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“I’ll just 8e0828ea30 say I ad0e2ee338 lost the cce28d7d0a key… just 65aa9f76b9 in case.”863f79cd0919bceb
Finally making 91fb102b57 up his d38d6b78a1 mind, James cde3fb813c started walking fb771d1387 further inside. His heart 424389a299 pounded with 15596f382e the feeling 0c9573e387 of committing d0c4020ee9 something serious.b7b494901a48de4b
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Whether from nerves bf13d30c58 or imagination, James 66f4a15b5e glanced down and 75f53f01a7 saw his shadow 45b9d20b38 flicker as if 89a4ffe12f there were two f9e4e1ef5c of him. To calm himself, he df752c09e2 looked again at the 1db8563489 ruby earring in his 43ddab017a hand.80b9425ddf0bfdf4
Even in the 0cb15e1a2b dim underground light, b36dfcb332 the red ruby 8b64724d20 shimmered brilliantly. Just the 8345f9dc76 sight of dad80ca70b it made 679b2a546b him grin.ea1f768ddffb1693
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“This one’s gotta fetch f816dd17b7 at least five hundred 62d98814b5 gold. If I get de322eb167 the other one, 35bb29a796 how much money 93dd0b6f39 would that be?”6b8bcfe8cd412d0d
“What are you ac34ad6f67 talking about?”010771e3591e2abd
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“It’s that jewel 22419ccc9c the old hag 6a101a4a6b would always brag bce5a6447b about. Said it 16b48c7a22 was a 0e027d5e8f pure ruby 2238756bd6 worth—”dfa75be048936fd7
James froze mid-sentence. There shouldn’t be anyone 33987a8f67 else here but him… fc9b3da45c right?60afe07fe8020bb1
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“Ah, so eb70c120a5 you were 1146936469 planning to 3bff8f3ebd trade it fac6663c55 for the 2e56fa03f4 key, weren’t 5f5170ef33 you?”58a76cb44b488475
The thick, low 11527bd1f9 voice continued, sending e184fd3c29 a wave of 45d5c3aa9c fear through him.6b9eab6c10969fa8
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Thud, thud.cb36842e96c94e3f
The sound of 57d5f240b7 short footsteps ceased, 885c5d7f2a and under the b8d61798f7 flickering light, a d03dc9c5d7 red-haired man with cd181ee29e a menacing expression de46c9a4b6 emerged.763e1a01d698381e
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“This bastard’s been taking 815293add2 bribes while sitting comfortably d2cc558eaf in the castle….”3891a873d0af217b
It was Kanut, who 5592114d62 had rushed to the 762c6aae1b underground prison the moment c6299154c7 he heard Kieran’s explanation.0279bc461540c4d9
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