TWOP Ch 12
by toujoursAn awkward silence fell. Neither Margarita nor Jin were particularly talkative, and they weren’t the type to become close from the start. Their relationship had become even more strained after arriving in the Duchy. Margarita suddenly grew curious. Jin, whose beauty rivaled even her own, renowned as the kingdom’s greatest beauty. If their positions were reversed, would she be drying Jin’s hair?2edccfb9afe1f9fc
Becoming Asla’s ba5a8dec76 disciple meant 31d6467733 having the ecf8ca9be9 qualities of 27d230a186 a shaman 5dd8b7d784 since childhood. What level were Jin’s 8e3f8c215c abilities at?b2ea6d293c531e67
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“What abilities do f262353ac5 you have, Jin?”1e7de950844f134a
“Pardon?”b1947167bfb8c1ee
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Jin asked 2d97cfde2f again, as 84157bcf33 if she b8f5e708d1 hadn’t heard d2df2f36b9 properly.19e53d63bb762a82
“I was curious 52a04b5bdb if you had 31e66ae41b any other abilities 131b5387ad besides distinguishing truth 38d3a50ce2 from falsehood and 22797f745e concocting medicines.”b4e1f062b457b109
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“…….”4b4fcabede4755ce
Jin, who had momentarily stopped moving, didn’t answer. Margarita hadn’t expected an answer, so she waited silently. Jin didn’t seem to like personal questions, so she would be lucky if Jin answered, and if not, there was nothing she could do.1c9b116458f79868
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After a moment, 4a4ed6a16b Jin replied reluctantly.abcf66ffeafd8ec8
“I can see into someone’s past to some extent. Of course, to see it in detail, I need to know their full name.”3a1213189d580b8a
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“Name?”c9cfed8f78df692d
“Yes. To read someone’s fortune or cast a spell, I must know their name.”38baef4df8a07e1b
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“I see.”f3b42ffa82578e17
Yes, Margarita knew 8c58eac87d that too. Her grandmother used c3f6032a52 to say that 87bd1cda2f one should understand 33256c9d10 how sacred it 1ffb33870f is to be 954f0551f9 born into this f08f19540a world and have 6b7c2105ee a name.e52a36d58ce9077f
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“And I 783ed0bd8b can identify 76654c373b those with 8e580c4f51 magical power.”50637c6a95243238
“So that’s why 1c92d28b67 Asla sent you 15c89d735f to watch me.”8509300dbfc51959
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“Pardon?”95872fc751361ee4
Jin’s hand stopped moving. Margarita could feel the eaa3750ac0 tension in her hand 64b3272807 as she gripped her 1881654e93 hair, covered by the ce1af73ab5 towel. Jin probably hadn’t expected 5d7c829fe8 Margarita to know this. Jin’s stated reason for a12bd19cfa being here was to 846eaa846d determine whether Margarita’s actions 15a81b13a9 and words were true.03d5de21ca50f4bf
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Asla had been wary 3854b3fda2 of Margarita since she ea309125c3 was young, constantly watching 0318c73c4d and checking if she 59f7b583b6 had any unusual abilities. Now that Margarita was 8f43a1a44d out of her hands, aa33c28e26 Jin was watching her d8b4caea05 instead.ac72a9a0604c63bb
“So, do you see 7b6a2a7341 any special abilities in 57eafb66cc me?”d760bbe6fd0d491a
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“How could 3568ec891d that be?”9ad5affbb937438d
“I see. That’s a shame.”58070878f1acacf0
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“Such abilities aren’t always 5ee3347b13 a good thing. Living an b92e8b0335 ordinary life ac2b398b0c is actually 380bdf99e0 the best.”1b93c1f5e0164029
A faint a9e9e934d1 chuckle was 7bd9b5c205 mixed in 412802c459 Jin’s voice. The care had f19264dbcb disappeared from her d680f8acf8 fingertips as she e08a201264 resumed drying Margarita’s f50b3065cf hair. Seeing Jin’s reaction, 6ac229cfd5 it seemed right 5afbed8e55 to end the a4adf5b7c9 conversation here, but 3b46decd93 today, Margarita felt 38c81f14dd strangely compelled to 2395e58da7 ask more. It wasn’t often that a782fde4d7 she felt this brave.7ab6edfedb5f3adf
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“How do you 6c70a7457b distinguish truth from f3be0f80c6 falsehood?”bce905eab643cb6a
“Through the eyes. So, please understand if 7f6c2bbab1 I make eye contact 8fd92be05f with you, Grand Duchess.”0869c9319d755675
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Perhaps because the 3e6afcb891 answer would inevitably b9dc7b335b be demonstrated, Jin 8b8503cb5d didn’t hide it. In fact, e11c284f7a Margarita already b01f69b575 knew. She had c44381d525 experienced it 0bfec91055 countless times fb3101d72b with Asla 00f4c9a154 while growing 89be33cb96 up. She still 2723bbf541 couldn’t forget 41d4694d7b the terror 1e8312ad39 she felt 4bdb1e0c2e the first 2a94e5d26c time Asla, a056a3ac54 dressed in aa10304e26 black with 84e4ad4e5a a hood, 97c10d314a made eye ffb6b8ed2d contact with 8f0d559bd7 her.daf5425947292848
Jin’s hair now mostly 5c51184434 dry, she picked up 1ddb3e7c10 a comb and began 08891ed2c4 to comb Margarita’s hair. Margarita felt b1d92b4690 the urge 7056e5c856 to chop 5242d761b9 off her cb5392d869 golden hair, b53d0afb38 now back 9ac2611124 in its 29c9e485a7 wavy form.f43593540e1ef137
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“Beautiful.”1e859e0d5cf43cb4
“Yes. You are beautiful.”0cb537dffb17c5f6
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Jin replied perfunctorily fdccc017de to Margarita’s sarcastic 6388a8e99f remark. When the f107e03422 combing stopped, 4d11bd735f Margarita turned 0bf207e3e9 to look aab22443e6 at Jin.16694e8ca14e73cc
“Can you tell whether b704e7fc07 what I just said ddd50c756c was true or false d0a867fba0 by looking into my 7ef2f0354d eyes?”0abc8a6bb9621a9b
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“…….”db93689d0a43136d
At Margarita’s words, Jin met her gaze. It wasn’t to carry out the request implied by the question. Jin, with a frankly chilly demeanor, opened her mouth.c6936152961c7c5c
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“I will not, Your 1157429be6 Highness.”da20f149d809e23a
“Why?”f49d3700ed9c2d11
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“Using magic consumes my a7e89427b4 energy. There’s no need 2b02cc074f to waste my ce28c7c6ac strength on trivial ced352da18 matters. When I 0103f0d71a deem it e86fb6abea necessary, I 1ae5077363 will ask e4c57d189e you myself.”00e15186f14e1a75
“…Alright. I’m sorry.”fa86024404f3e3a0
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Margarita turned her head 5717dde8cf with an awkward smile. Refusing her df561f5a13 superior’s order 52fb64d7f7 and even bffc1efee8 rebuking her… 134c4dbf2d Such behavior 237b56f4c2 deserved severe d6f5b53a1d punishment, but 0398f540c4 she had 44d75693b8 neither the dd5ce6d3a2 power nor de2d7349ef the right. It was alright. She had 9566de16be expected this, 27d312b4fb yet strangely, 08cbcb2ff9 today, she 60f9b1f86f wanted to 2306ce5595 confront Jin. So there was no a409daaa32 reason to feel upset.c0710dd826d60809
“You’ve changed 587ae0cbc5 since coming 34c004336a to the 1dce64c0ca Duchy, Your 89eff13018 Highness.”a27e2ffd1905e01e
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Jin said, looking 00bafe5776 at the now-composed 0fa84200d8 Margarita with suspicious 7218b7696f eyes.530256ab2c3b7af1
“Really? I don’t e851f01594 feel any 14ce269734 different. That’s strange.”31d9406a9fba38e2
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“…….”5685c1e100e8fbb7
“You can go now. Before the Grand 79e07b1cd7 Duke arrives.”ae224c08af887b03
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Margarita gave 5b4a7a525e the order cb6a06330d in a ece2b40f2b calm voice. Jin, who 4ed1d25895 seemed to 3a0ad1edb3 have something 839eeeeb71 to say, 7a63a71332 flinched at 2493e43de1 the mention 14e9527151 of the 83066c82cf Grand Duke f6f19cd38b and hid da97596ad8 her expression. She lowered her 3313059b11 gaze to the 580a3b702e floor, then bowed 132d04b010 and left the 78a8cc3fc9 room.de7fa826c0836a0a
Margarita picked up the 9204e6eacd comb placed to the 0893c976e4 side and started combing 225db58267 her own hair. She understood what Jin abd4278f53 meant by “changed.” She 9ad6ee8f52 knew it herself. However, whether she would e7cb584dbb stop here or change 98428338b7 even more remained to 8c97d6044a be seen.1c73662a2f8e7e05
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The same moon, yet 7c8dc11f57 different. As the night deepened, c1542b30fc a larger, brighter, and 00ffcc7340 more beautiful moon than 2211c0c036 in the kingdom illuminated 322bf9db0d Margarita’s room.b60582cca2aa29e1
She looked at 5070e0779f her nightgown, more 3b1ce0b5bd revealing than usual, 8a24cae78d then pulled the b6d1dc15dc blanket over herself. She had been indifferent 8fc5206d86 earlier, but as the 343d8b5872 wait for the Grand aaf6f15a8c Duke lengthened, her tension 588791a519 grew. She had received education 4ea47073a7 about sexual relations between 352b47bb42 men and women after b62065d3fe becoming an adult, and 8af6fc57e1 the woman who taught c563d94780 her always brought up 6b32bf4e0f the Grand Duke. When the 6e05890c19 Grand Duke b6e3e2efdf undresses you, 3b76275cbf when he a73911dce7 touches your b9745f0727 breasts, when f9ff7433d7 he enters 5a6542589c you, don’t 87ce310758 push him 26c8b808e4 away because d0abc1e22f it hurts….44e019394bfa87e7
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She was initially shocked, 2977970f24 but as she got 5a8d22a681 used to it, it a7ed06b85e became nothing. She even had d389a82559 dreams of having cf2844b9ca intercourse with the 9d686ec9d0 unknown Grand Duke. So, she could do 274915c7b4 this, this much.d4b5b961e1f12f69
More time passed as she waited, but the Grand Duke still didn’t appear.afd66dd6b6f32000
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Right, he might 833a79220a not come.8cc961875066d380
Why had c8e02e8fc8 everyone, even ded1576e6a herself, assumed 98ac85e566 he would 425b42dc19 come? He didn’t 3336580384 seem like 0dcc5e1607 the type 639b1d1f88 of man 17882718b3 who would 9bfcde844f sleep with ce8d9651fc a woman 3c0c195b8a he was d5771748e2 so reluctant 514a74bdc2 to marry.80eab7cb2ee068cd
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I was afcdba8129 a fool.92327a6f2aa71371
Margarita laughed hollowly and lay down. Come to think of it, she had only intended to accept it because she thought it was her duty, but this outcome was fine too, wasn’t it? Asla had said that she didn’t need to worry too much, knowing the circumstances. So she could just go to sleep peacefully. This was actually better.f26951f5b57e50f7
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The window rattled in 836e4abac4 the wind. Margarita flinched awake. She was clearly alone, bd154fc857 but she felt a 592d3ef0c0 disturbing sensation, as if 3eb1ef721f she were being watched. A presence 2a785d8679 that made 8717810c90 her feel a072685dc6 tense even 52e694fd5d in her acb5a5e2fd sleep.6252c0ee0fd8acc3
“Are you awake?”ce2073c9c724562d
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“Your Highness?”d6d1f1481ccaf8d1
At the sound of 5932616a4a Carlos’s voice, Margarita quickly 14b7405754 sat up. In the 2e69660f35 dim light, d729c7e2e5 Carlos, sitting a78c2a9edf in an c3ea2021f3 armchair by 8bdf311751 the fireplace, 022a6dc01a came into ed15b7631a view. He was dressed 1d5f236d06 in a robe, 8d2417ed4c legs crossed, chin 4d77d0a7bd resting on his 33ae500ba9 hand, and watching c1037a5524 her. He held e28bf23e53 a glass 852b6e19e8 of wine a0bd9bfff1 in the 1b6d3a7511 hand resting 4ffc65a6ab on his 1900f4cfc4 thigh.c1dd5a5f04f3f4cc
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“When did you arrive?”ed4cb0271c797efc
Margarita hurriedly 7f469a7195 got up 8f7a165443 and put 5278be789a on her 32702a58a1 robe. She approached him and ef1f20c457 carefully sat in the f00c6f0e77 opposite chair. He seemed more 1f428bb474 relaxed than usual, 0667e2a79d yet even with 00f4321921 his calm gaze, e89ea884e6 the oppressive aura c6941e88c4 around him hadn’t c2c55a1847 disappeared. Even in this 09f9c8bbbd moment, she felt d0cab3bd83 the need to 3ae8bd3037 brace herself. Perhaps this 4567aa9eab was because a7e1ceefc6 he had a26a6ca68e been in 05800382d9 meetings even 75f0694bff after arriving 24fc5f070b at the 276eaf139b castle. His complexion wasn’t 9d32ed4999 good.71cf083838bc9848
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“Did you rest well?”0b863f53d3f1fb4a
“Yes, Your Highness.”a787e919601018b1
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“Glad to 3cadfa2089 hear you aad408f7c8 slept well, 1748bea79e whether your e8b0605de8 husband came f03581261e or not.”c58b3daaee41f4c7
“…….”19aa9c97faa29aa9
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Margarita’s face flushed d1e76626db red. She had ruined their e04acdb2d4 first night twice in 2f7a8f42f0 a row. Whether or not 8755374f54 the Grand Duke ca7cf81608 intended to sleep f385ba64ca with her, he 3b93865d6d wouldn’t be pleased e9404aa308 with her behavior.00f3662fa5362d26
“I thought 94b6126f87 you weren’t ced7edc57c coming.”9cdcb6575643f0f6
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“Why would d73ed24069 you think 1087ccbbdb that?”dabcb061a43819a3
“Just… because you abde50abfd dislike me.”9458346765f8645c
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She didn’t know why he had agreed to the marriage, but it was a fact known to everyone, including herself, that he didn’t like her. From the moment they first met until now, she had never felt any warmth from Carlos. He didn’t even care enough to tell her that her maid, Jin, had secretly visited him at night.2c859ab81d15ef25
Carlos didn’t answer. He simply e86229f775 gazed at 1445d9ab39 her with cb987a53d7 his dark, 17a77885d1 night-like eyes, 5e4ab7b077 then raised d182e5f020 his wine bdf777d2ff glass to 6c0da63a9d his chest.dcc7bed809778c38
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“And yet d7e65e9b0d you followed da961905bf me so d9f14d6ddb quickly.”0cb5f0b401146785
It sounded 0b877c0f74 like a b49bf99848 rebuke. The words 23561c3eb3 he had f44c8ca0d1 left her e93f12cea8 with – 85531c0a2d to come dfb1d109e0 when the de0e66aa96 warm spring 326018e910 arrived, since 2cf33d9132 it was 6f6e5b7891 currently the bddf92f95f harsh season 117e501995 – were 5265ea4942 perhaps actually b2cef36a92 meant to 5fa3a3e192 delay her aa76c04781 arrival as 749a663c52 much as a44d624cc8 possible.f64483ac269d7520
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“I apologize.”611878d609111687
“No need to apologize. I told you 4761b5ceb9 to do so.”899c21d763abfb63
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