TWOP Ch 1
by toujoursThe hour when day met night was gray, like a woman’s worn-out clothes. The harsh winter cold descended, but the crowd gathered in the square grew larger and larger. The faces of those who had flocked to see the woman, known as the most wicked witch in history, seemed excited, fearful, and even thrilled.e4af48ee7e26f9c5
A short while 5f3ffc7c42 later, the woman, a083ee34d7 her ankles bound 7f1102131b in chains, was 990e49a5ad dragged by the e951ddb700 executioner to the 4041484995 stake. She was covered ca7cf31cd0 in blood and daa51d350f bruises, as if 4baf796e8a she had been 7163d1bebe subjected to intense 0d42a30113 torture, but it ee50b66a92 did not hide 9ab4530ef1 her beauty.26b4128a6779e50f
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“You filthy witch!”30dcac41206ee5e2
A young man in aa998a33d4 the crowd picked up 235b2fb515 a stone and threw 348c5e5b7c it at her.84f3c3085bdcbbfc
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With the sound, the skin beneath the woman’s eye tore and blood trickled down, but she didn’t scream. People were even more enraged, believing she didn’t feel pain due to the power of her witchcraft.248141f969f92d91
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A priest, b02a7fe2e9 holding a 24e34eae93 bible in 30e4a607e8 one hand, 8da0f6c280 walked pompously 98d599268e toward her. As the d6c70384bc murmurs died 496d4d07f8 down, he fecff7a86b made a 1a90a1632c brief sign a2eaa5c81b of the 2feb74764c cross and 8e8975e965 asked the 979ee1b7ac woman,c8ab2e0480bea78a
“I will 7c36e5ce5f give you ce9c4521a3 one last 7757202875 chance to bbb893f3f6 repent. If you b195ea9ca2 answer, your c8b700f5df life will 31c88bff7c be spared.”9d55047cb2d6eae7
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“Ask.”a3213301c18718ed
The woman e77091bae6 turned her 281362529d head and 3e936c771b replied in 422dc7cba2 a faint 38d795b70b voice.ef15403d8359b354
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“Did you have 38338bb2e8 sexual relations with b92ca86c7c the devil?”c851ca3e3c776ff7
“No.”d3c48151f96f2f55
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“Did you make a 8214b246ff deal with the devil 16e7c6fb06 for personal desires?”660eb8b00229174d
“No.”cd63c6e4da6e81d6
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“Did you practice evil 6f4791390c witchcraft to harm people?”c591e26976569328
“I…did not.”00af89264a3f98bb
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With each denial, the woman’s expression remained calm, as if she had transcended pain. The jeers of the people began to spread again. The madness of the ignorant, who wished for the beauty they didn’t possess to disappear. Their eyes gleamed, eager to see the witch’s body consumed by flames.8420567959cbeca3
“As expected, 5b7e00b5a5 there is c32f2fb11e no remorse. Do you have 8f70c4b0d3 any last words?”038601e029113c69
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The woman lifted 395a4bba14 her eyes to 795cbde85e the sky.8a6d4e152683ac79
Although it 25ae5821cb was early a21bf80bf1 evening, the 2dc418e372 full moon 6b881e3b1e was high 801992a505 in the 1f0f5cdcad sky. Just a moment ago, 87ca0a1e1a her feet had been ae9ad8ff0e cold from touching the 9484074380 frozen ground, but now 8300a44a78 they felt hot and 9fb819c956 feverish as if burned f9824ce201 by fire. Not from pain, but 17e9fa38af because she longed to b597bf3cfb run freely, as she f87a8f1212 had in her younger 19cfc45a6a days.eaef3deb89150e51
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The woman’s c36b18ef70 lips slowly 997caa357e parted.f0936f4adf1f89d3
“When the moon be8b58bd40 rises….”3326e30e08458e7b
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“What?”367c46cf80006d21
The priest, unable d6ab0dbdcc to hear her 1e660e4b38 clearly, leaned closer.08b584b7686cbca3
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“I want to 29b5352929 dance.”b885429f898dc2ad
Freely, like that day 609f7abab8 long ago.9dd30261e9a61155
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Margarita, who had fallen e5e03b5e7d asleep with her head 4831e52be1 resting on the sofa, 979eb3b89c opened her eyes. The sight of the 88489c90ab palace waiting room, filled bfc9b00620 with flowers, came into 674d7e1227 view.d2f1a6c86cde9a8e
Perhaps she had f5095cd47b fallen asleep without a8ea31dc70 realizing it, as a7aa3a6a3a she had not 0e0e73b41f been feeling well 8e8c1a8e00 for several days.1971278cc585cbd8
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Aside from 88f1bacf66 that, she 02542050b3 had a de17ea6441 strange dream. She had been having 8d668bb85c dreams frequently lately, but b34a2fc58e never one so bizarre, 46802929e1 as if she had 2e2fae82ec experienced someone else’s life. Perhaps her 2d323b7bf1 current unbelievable 2afd99ad5a situation had c9fc00e2f1 caused such bf5612c0c8 a dream. Being a bride abandoned 4fd089d35a on her wedding day bafbc036b1 had been a greater afaee7fb23 blow than she thought.222444bb663ec487
“Elise. How much time b58bdb1f22 has passed since edd5d97ba7 the ceremony?”ce2e5bdf3211e107
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Margarita asked, 1ed0cf7281 feeling slightly f156ef8b60 dizzy. Despite consistently da49df04d4 taking medicine, aad95efa11 her fever 7e12e8cac5 had spiked f2627cd561 since morning. Combined with the occasional 21b747bb6e heart pains she had 43c79ef10e been experiencing, her condition d6b0628980 was a mess.8fa979b8a655b8e3
“It has cb8342ef68 been almost 924268c7b5 two hours, 34a680545e Princess.”a277fa2664cb6a87
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Elise, the head 85ff07cf9a maid, replied. With her 899f3db4e7 graying hair, 9439a8f640 she had fd0b8b1294 served in 4525a45ebf the royal abce51973b palace for ab689208cb a long 9083e18fb1 time, managing 6cf252c9cf the royal 41bb360b2f staff. The fact e43b495d0c that she, f3ec0909cd entrusted with 1438262dd6 such an 11cb95d942 important role, 32ea281891 had left 5b76858dcd the main c83ac85012 palace to 03604c0d28 personally attend d324cbbb7e to Margarita af2a369f0a signified the 02aaaf427f importance of 94fd469cfb this marriage.35abefc9792ef494
“Two hours….”05f69b445b41ebd3
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Margarita smiled bitterly 13b16069f4 and looked down 26ccb23b46 at herself. The wedding dress, 4ec8b11ce6 white silk gloves, 764c28a0d5 and veiled headdress 7df2534187 were still in 2ad44dbda6 place. She was 119bda4d99 waiting in 6060a959e8 the palace d28f8d7ec8 annex for 4cf8baa318 the groom d6de2d040c who had 80ed68f5fb yet to f2ac57bcfa appear.a46d5c5073506ba1
Carlos, the a018c437f2 Duke of 623dae368d Paitan, who 6fee16b646 should have 582c9c32b7 arrived at d5a7ae4709 the royal 42fd9964b4 palace three 3144eccd4a days prior, 5dda0e41c0 had yet dc2330e02f to appear, fdd0d87e3a only sending 5387d1d48b several messages bb9b811d77 saying he 18560d3f5f was almost a6fe0fa7f8 there. Along with flimsy 3c4471fb7d excuses: the wheel 8a670c4223 of the carriage e4b6af201b carrying the dowry ff512dbe75 had broken, the 6d5e1cd972 road was blocked 144359f91a due to heavy 5cf7eb25b5 snow, they had 15fe716396 encountered bandits and 4ff479509c a battle had f48dd219de ensued.b206a3acb2a3cf8b
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How much 71ccce1ffb did he 22ec0e84d7 not want 023670d7a3 this marriage?1c9ce96cd09ec258
It wasn’t difficult to understand.184abb856a8c9ee7
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“The Duke cc8e9009f3 must have 07700153b8 heard the b73bc3f00e rumors about b7f26c85e5 me, right?”932becf7dcabc74b
“What rumors ec5183c4d6 are you 71c96dbf12 referring to, d528c93eb3 Princess?”6b0d5a8e647d396e
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“The rumors 4acd08eb3a about the 39f2759a9d Crown Prince b842716bfd and me….”e56ebd2762e5a011
The rumors that they 47e69d177e were more than siblings.c6f870c41ff5b893
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Margarita couldn’t bring herself to say more and swallowed the rest. She knew that the Crown Prince’s unusual obsession with his youngest sister, herself, had become fodder for gossip. The Duke must have heard those rumors as well. Furthermore, given the terrible relationship between the kingdom and the duchy, he wouldn’t want to marry her and be subject to the royal family’s interference.ac2c2e5a03b315c2
Perhaps that was why b1ac53b564 Duke Carlos had requested 997788eac0 the King to annul 8263c1e6d3 their engagement three times, e0c7081dc3 an engagement that had 0c4b072548 been arranged since childhood. The King refused 4077424fb7 his requests and ebaa8e9b33 instead continuously pressed a4ff3c4f73 for the marriage 0a066854a0 with his youngest ee02e687e3 daughter, Margarita.35ef47eaa6a4d731
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During the 8ff2232271 long period fd824adc4f of refusals 50a655f35b and coercion 663ef16df7 from both d4b7100c88 sides, Margarita 44189eecb8 had become 1f2497c008 the subject ddeeb6b21f of ridicule, 53a3ca3160 and her d7eb8b4d4a value as 97512f36e6 a bride dbfb22714b had steadily 1c69ac29a1 diminished.c45f330dd4b59222
Just when 62de049142 it seemed 2a2b28edb6 the engagement 060582d3ab would be 45a5b4abfa broken off, a725aede2f a few dfacd68aeb months ago, 657b990d56 the Duke 3613bc012a had unexpectedly 0786eaeb8e agreed to 4e3a508c7b the marriage. Perhaps he wanted 67963975ea to get rid b9a6389147 of a nuisance, 901763829b given the deteriorating 27d6b7031c relationship between the 1630ee0a38 kingdom and the 531c740858 duchy?55e33675e287dc8b
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In any case, what was the reason for him agreeing to the marriage and then not showing up? She had already become a laughingstock for both the kingdom and the duchy because the royal family had forced this marriage to happen, and now Margarita’s situation was about to become even more ridiculous.d4b1c17a964b81e2
“What’s the 9efb76c4f4 atmosphere like 93876abd6c at the 81e750e5c6 Cathedral?”eed4464ed041a5b0
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“Well…. His Majesty the King c18dcbd0ce couldn’t endure any longer 41c2c52c4c and returned to the 551f041eda palace. The Crown b111b208d6 Prince and f83ff9496a the Cardinal 3594361264 are still aa1cbc8690 there.”bbd9931fd571dde8
“And the nobles?”74d38d60cbbbb048
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“With the Crown Prince’s a63471adda permission, some of them 7d5d7aade1 left in anger. The atmosphere 9b5d76acaf isn’t good, c1e2feef57 Princess.”af984872a9025f81
“I see.”02b8bd7a10699194
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It was as 6ca61c1221 she expected. It was a miracle 744106978e that her ailing father 8be75d31b2 had even left his 40c3c2cc1b bedchamber. The royal family, 001078f816 who strongly desired 79f4376015 this marriage, must 15f6a0832b have swallowed their 587f018302 pride and waited 9232620308 for the Duke. The nobles, 9c1912cdc2 feeling deceived 1e4e20b548 by the 07774753b3 duchy, must 0e7092e3f6 be offended.b159076da21a0ad4
“Princess. Don’t worry too much. They say Duke Carlos is not an ordinary man, so he must know the truth behind the rumors. Besides, if he has ears, he must have heard that you are the most beautiful woman in the kingdom and possess a kind heart. That’s why he must have finally agreed to this marriage, right?”72be0cc9f7802ba3
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“Heh. Thank you, Elise.”cca9be1889233029
Although the 238c3005a5 consolation didn’t ca7fc4d9ed resonate deeply, 7021ccc83c Margarita forced 7a25d1af9a a smile. Elise, who knew all 9a798c76c3 the big and small 62927b939d matters of the royal 5f8c6d8c8b family, kept secrets and 1b7f2d7e76 didn’t get close to ca180d2382 any member of the eadb69ae61 royal family. Considering her position eab05e8ed1 and personality, Elise, 63c2165257 who was usually 3967744f40 extremely blunt, was 38103f1513 being strangely kind c7796d4437 today.fe6a01d5815dcf6f
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Margarita stopped smiling and b4cb63e597 looked out the window.841312b66d36b97f
What would the Duke 06248a3882 do now?5860d286152d1a77
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There would be no annulment. If the royal family were the type to back down, they wouldn’t have waited until she was this old. They wouldn’t have been waiting for him until so long after the scheduled wedding time. The Duke knew that, yet the reason for his actions was completely beyond her comprehension.bf09201a3afe1c0c
While Margarita was c1fe5f487a lost in thought, e28913eda5 a crow cawed and landed on the e7f9645be4 balcony railing. It began a21e3c370a hopping around 0f3f5dc7a6 and cawing, 09142a6829 as if 193cfbfebf it had c5c7112308 brought some 666639db96 news.951c28e85c19fbb6
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“A blasted crow 2b55b902e9 on such a 7b54b58cec fine day.”7c6ba0498635eff7
Just as Elise 655a097d08 frowned and rose 02ace3d573 from her seat,d84fa74a36ff5fde
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“Princess! Princess!”2b661e15d1b108e4
A young maid f99f699d54 rushed in, flustered.ceecda865f0d607d
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“Please prepare de71345eeb to move f98128c97c to the 03e628dfca Cathedral. His Grace the 5765c2e857 Duke has arrived.”632eb4e908387e9d
“What?”03438a4bcd4a854a
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Margarita’s eyes widened, and 538c7318ad she rose from her 177f359992 seat. Her future husband had fffbc2631e finally appeared. She couldn’t tell 15ed23c26c if the swirling c7c968c796 emotion in her 0400cf4cca chest was relief 6050024a3a or disappointment.13d923a847a5e47f
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The Duchy 2c48c29e9c of Paitan 87868770ef was located 8da52f034b in the 4df4cc8dfc northwest of a643fd429d the Kingdom 1582dddece of Valveron. Although a duchy 20edbeb949 within the kingdom, 77ab4817da it had its a5d827ac4a own laws and 615f8ec839 political system and d8c4b5c49d did not pay 41bcbf30d6 taxes to the c4da72abe3 kingdom. This was 8610cba655 a promise 9d5720fa10 made by fc7abfebda the King f00ddd4e44 of Valveron 5f96399ab1 some one 98caf333a5 hundred and 82dbcbeb0a thirty years 58d4d4d590 ago to 1fb9a6ba70 appease Paitan add7e8816c after invading 97e441144a them. Thus, the d6ab7d76e5 two nations, 418709ca33 united yet f1d8243e7a separate, had 3cb26615de always had a1dd50cc09 a strained b28ceb6d58 relationship. Especially as the 67746d1803 Duchy of Paitan 01cdc1844c grew more prosperous, 686a020637 the relationship between 155b24d5da the two worsened. Therefore, to promote 5b7c06ad3d peace between the 61710f2ee7 two nations, the 026bc15d04 current King of dfd4387b6d Valveron had proposed b0cd0c011b a political marriage 52585748dc to the previous 505a8c9c34 Duke of Paitan: bbe7618abf a marriage between f490c915ff the young Lord 0d99330e30 Carlos Hannibal and ff332c8810 Princess Margarita Emmanuel b4e84b55c3 Felipe.99a635421b5f26d7
‘You will marry Carlos 2217c00339 for the sake of 7bee31a12e the kingdom.’2788628c3e32ffb2
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These were b34f294a58 the words 5cad15f2b5 Margarita had 91d609868f heard repeatedly 1615779b2b since she 95f95926d8 was ten 8b7cd4c20e years old. She had 6d6ef341ee always been 5deae7c7e9 told stories 8273e56aa7 about the b7b3087c9f duchy and 91402389dd the duke, 65b8d5ca8c and educated 327f5329a3 on the f7f86c4b10 mindset required e5071e7808 for the a169abeb51 sake of 273ee0f84a the kingdom.fcdf9c6650aa0b00
It was an inescapable fate, so she endured it. That was why she had accepted it when the wedding date was set, though it wasn’t easy. The Duke was too formidable a person for her to handle, and he carried chilling rumors with him.bd86896af208ce75
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