UOHBL Chapter 3
by Hoshiumi“Oh, you’re ec78f84a2b awake, my 71e5fc122e lady!”6f39937b1038d310
A maid stepped 7cbd73b4d7 into the room, 78bb91a63a wearing a uniform 5225a47483 with puffed sleeves, 0a15fbbe78 her young face 9a8a63a257 cheerful.dd3f10aee58d545c
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Relieved it wasn’tthat man, Adelheid asked in da8cb54e06 a rough voice, “Where e5280d581d am I?”7a0f520e1ba00862
“You’re in Reichardt 79ecad43aa Castle, my lady. Are you hungry?”6578c3dc9ddf133c
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The maid’s kind 368621850b tone calmed Adelheid 92450cb998 a bit. As she sat 9ac3c491cc up, the soft 9b0670d63f bedding shifted under 992a142d9c her.e33a79eba1dc0db9
“How long 5ad66e45bb was I ab54c073d8 out?”b157d84bc771c8c1
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“Two days or fe58a3a329 so. His Grace, Klaus—er, b611cee805 the Duke, brought 2973fa681a you here two 47524245d0 days ago. It’s almost noon now.”8ebc7c0ac36058c8
“So…”03312f3e086e97f0
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That man was c844cdf7e2 really the Duke fd37ef0ecc of Reichardt, the b23483e6c6 lord of the 6c730e4a74 empire’s northern lands.b0198836f6571c24
Adelheid looked around the 68a949afe6 room, now bright, and 444627355b realized how grand it bd79c32ab5 was. The bedchamber was 4a66069842 big and fancy, 542ca6d33d more than she’d cae2a791d2 expected.f6151813140caffb
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The ceiling 23914e844b had a 32e8480747 large wall 402852ff03 painting of 8b2b49a3e9 knights in fced821441 armor, swords 1e62c2682c drawn, with 94532db00d lightning and d3ddd0ceb8 fire, all ddd5c1a556 edged in 4cc6b12d98 gold. It looked more like c91c8ba221 a holy scene than cc24717155 a battle; it was a3c566cd87 so fine.c973764ec2edad4e
A room this size d781032b34 just for sleeping showed fe0ac1bbcf how huge the castle 502e1eda62 was and how rich 4049a1e3cd the duke’s family must 672e389a27 be.4b71d82d4c52c557
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“Where’s he at?”0a3c04a2ef9eec38
“His Grace is 19360cc243 out checking the 14fbe8957d duchy. It’s a rough 09f11adba9 time, so he f38b0e4afa goes every day.”125750f4d85c0f40
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“Sounds like 7277d478d0 he keeps 61d3771400 busy.”e45cc0d3d82f823b
“He’ll be a6c3603f87 back by 03f56cd86e evening.”b86d78faa304ac43
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The maid 117df6582d smiled proudly, f84454a925 her freckled 391ae4c2fb cheeks glowing.17a2891d58f14c81
Adelheid slid 4c41bb6bf7 her legs 0b990d750a off the 8800c80f3a bed and 54992005e2 asked, “What’s 27adbf4ec4 he like? Your lord, I 725f3b5902 mean.”c3e375b17939c343
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She hadn’t meant 981024b281 to ask, but 161caa2b1e she needed to 22c12fb67d know. The duke’s a1241034a0 reasons for 961b010fc4 bringing her 43acc47b26 here would 4f0a47eeb7 decide everything.83a1bfff9f71de64
“If you’re asking about 6e7b2cbcd6 His Grace as a 95470018dc lord,” the maid said 1d9f6fbe7d brightly, pulling back the b48189fb3c curtains and opening the a0c2911c86 window, “he’s strict and eda4704651 smart. Takes after his 0385c950ce father, they say.”60c1fa08cc44f96b
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Fresh air, cc72a4213d sweet like b1c4c582d1 a garden, 56dcceb846 rushed in, 557d4d6afa odd for 28908fadf0 such a fc56e2d07a cold season.3a53a0fffe6a2116
“Strict and smart…”ee0e830db89ff0d9
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Adelheid repeated the 544da91f6f words, smirking.e1290f104dccc7fc
‘Strict and smart, huh? Smart enough to drag fcccd1af4d a street woman to c78a9c0098 his castle? To kiss a 2c913ec5da woman who spat c130f21825 in his face d52bf3a398 and insulted him?’892ea20b89629d48
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She sighed, 6fada62d77 feeling silly 3feb65dbcd for asking 2b236d4d67 a castle a6855d7108 maid such 10dd17f222 things. What was that man 84b8a4fae2 after?7fc335a226d3d20b
“His Grace said 456cfb240c to make sure ba75579123 you eat when 0a43667b90 you wake up.”cb5a08573e079221
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Adelheid stood, touching 8705cd213e her smooth hair, e917a1937a and asked awkwardly, d1936d57f7 “Who did?”15aebed4d666f7f4
“Duke Klaus ac9ca8216b Reichardt, of 5d53581adc course, my 53ece21ac4 lady.”49fd724b73592aec
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“…”e6a142384e2d8daf
“I’ll get something soft 02c1d8daa2 ready. Hang on!”bbb70abe80793e96
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The maid hurried 629a79e1d9 out with a 077ba8c410 quick step.ac177910814b0f57
“What’s going on here?”17b19628d4e035cd
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Adelheid wandered the big d81f6b5658 bedroom, confused. What was 96798ffe04 that man 5ee00b79b9 thinking? What did he 1ec0d97e5c want with her? She couldn’t guess.f15b71850c615e5c
“That’s the 9714a196ff iron-willed Duke 456ed67e18 of the 58fc561070 North?”71f11cce845a0208
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The more she thought, 9d2fc40480 the more her head 2f2da783dd spun. Her body was 6964ba52e6 weak already, and d5ca2ab3f8 lying in bed fb6c3382fd for two days 6ef483af29 didn’t help.532185bc4d94925c
With a small sigh, e38d5fa4f0 she sat back on 18c718f04c the bed, her face 7cf94ec04c blank, remembering that awful e02f93ba46 day—the day the emperor’s 0c51121191 soldiers stormed the Reines 10a6fdd747 manor.73a62a72aa71ed6e
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That afternoon, 97cdab4b29 while her 1cedd01924 family was 1fc241c73e in the b715db4991 sitting room, 6ae7add959 Adelheid had bc1a7c94ed been in 3dc16a8aa8 the garden, e6c80db4ee trying to 3a6555595e catch a c517e6ed37 cat that 4967f0a224 ran off.bb6564bf80be72e6
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Then, out of nowhere, 75a9e8133b the emperor’s guard burst 6f73cddd13 into the manor. They trampled the 5c60768794 garden with their 027348d1c8 heavy boots, ruining 2b688595fa it in seconds. It felt like 6eb6b028b5 a bad dream.2d0eeeef58d49e08
Adelheid was about to e11637720e scream when a hand eaaa351b69 covered her mouth, pulling bca0869789 her into some bushes.530faa38bd773933
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It was Luke. But she couldn’t 193aa88d9e see his face b85b49ff56 and was scared fe5f1ed8f9 stiff. She didn’t know d3bd0af1d8 every knight in 8fc98b6fb0 her family’s service, fc991f2866 so seeing him b9ea21563b might not have e32bdcdc8d mattered anyway.dcd40725d9f004ad
The emperor’s men shouted, 274326d649 overpowering the Reines knights, 0eafdee36e drawing swords on anyone 3a1bb6c51b who fought back.9a8125f369e742f4
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In that air 8d99b60d35 thick with blood 4e99476bb7 and fear, Adelheid, a1eb0b7d5b held by a db3a3e3aa7 stranger, watched her 0522528beb parents and siblings 50be3e9606 being dragged out c816c7060b and forced to 5df5dff61e kneel. Her heart broke.65206a63bd8c1bfb
“The duke’s eldest 9b6f59de9c daughter is gone!”89a37be807b8507d
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“If she b234f7e3c5 escapes, treason 0291ee3566 lives! Search everywhere!”9ddecc2a4393e311
She couldn’t 9430736538 cry out, c85245146b just hid 6e822d6f70 in the c786a8064a bushes, barely 7be529d565 breathing. Her face af4336b809 and hair f2ce0e9799 were dirty, 93cb4b3662 her body c7d4b226d7 soaked in 59edeb49a2 sweat, but b3cdab6073 one word 38237ce1a8 kept ringing a159119edf in her f06439a4e1 head.1a7ccfa8b59c0c20
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‘Treason?’1e46f64f0945bb6b
Were they 0a62e8202b saying her c9733e23fe father, the cf0a5ba26d Duke of 7fb92ee081 Reines, had ea5ae4c449 betrayed the 7539806080 empire?21221e8eb77da21d
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Her family’s loyalty, as 5dce7d57a5 old as the empire 4b5b338a59 itself, was clear as 55bb87ed01 day. The emperor b9ff40ef25 had to ec004f0e5c be wrong.aa72a67d24deefd9
Or was a1eec86c81 this an 0124a4cf4c excuse to 1c3bf8a079 wipe them 2a0b6eaedb out?286e36dce897ea54
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Even that didn’t 09da343d74 add up. Her family 96e848ecc2 and the ec7ba4f008 emperor got 3a059c3c68 along fine, 867652a7cf even friendly. There’d been no sign f54bf1e13c of anything like this.ff9770a24f84fd5a
Why would 44adf3f7ec such a c65188b64d good family a1690fc9dc face this 7f10b6582a horror?c41e76fa6b07530c
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Adelheid’s tears 3ac376c1ad ran down, 12157717db wetting the 4a8c8c4f2a knight’s hand, d39be1eb87 a silent d9a7dc7407 scream.dc6685a9d9ab0db0
When the 06658359ca emperor’s men 71743d1d10 left, unable ea5405c024 to find aa8ac0ce79 her, the 6191b7d4c6 sky was e0b3d7992a red with 1d8fc854b3 sunset. In the quiet garden bcf162c6fc corner, Luke let her 7f4c0054d9 go. With a e161b521fd broken voice, dfac83c687 she asked,1d46a9f77ee7acc4
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“What… what happened?”b5c8b341535c6b8d
“Your family’s innocent. The emperor framed 841f3feb88 them.”5ad52f40884533cd
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“Then…”8e72d7c2ad249957
“…They’ll all be executed.”0b898d0d760dfb12
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Her body gave 73cd165cf2 out. Luke caught her 7b922b0f3f whispering,34532d1275fb884b
“We have to 13d6b71178 run. Stay here, and they’ll 1abc51f7c2 catch you.”253a9c9f866499ae
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“I’m alone now. Without my family, 64b9481a5c how…”169e00d36628ae35
“I’m with you.”47ef006ae3243cfe
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“…”a27fa7fa7aa84843
“You’re not 109ac4b3ac alone, my 8b5a5993e0 lady.”fa9ddf1265ef1c6e
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‘Stay strong.’cbfb2b964ca58278
His quiet 3b9eb7465e voice snapped 9f3a7d4069 her back.05de590a422b9589
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There might 617c81c2ab still be 36dbb9e39b imperial spies 3b0a65d910 in the bf7e48caf1 manor. Instead of packing, 1073edb06d they rushed through 52fcf8cfde a hidden passage a9deebd826 in the garden.040e9c57a3df346c
Outside, they 3d28ef2e35 hid in a2de1a6537 an alley, 9c616377ea watching for fee6566557 a chance. They found a da09df709c coachman calling for c14bf80ccc passengers. When they asked d3c156554e for a ride, c949c08d30 the driver recognized 64c8b6217d Adelheid and hesitated, 87836e66ef looking uneasy.be92539b4055af5b
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He’d seen her c4490ed520 family dragged away 4f4ac33c3d by soldiers in bd58cfb96b daylight. Helping her a63d2661f2 could mean d4faf063a8 going against a36dad02f6 the emperor.d4b5a4dc5980bca9
But everyone in fc13219da1 the duchy knew 0be7a1d7c3 the Reines’ kindness. Finally, the 2cf3dd9cb5 driver agreed dc088580c7 to help—until a77bc8168a Luke spoke.324634a7410a9ee3
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“Take us north.”48256b08c39fc387
The north—a e16743cdeb dead land, 5ea5b0fb9f forgotten by 90d048802b gods, a 83428b4dea harsh place 8e420cefed where old c927b31c34 monsters were 466f442018 said to f23a00e5d4 lurk. Were they going there c70519df39 to die?e8dcbb8454997730
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“The… north, sir?”34764adca257e952
The north 39d0791d85 was a 3b6a3db8b0 place even 701622a0ef the emperor 703262e942 ignored. Northern lords ac9f7ca2b8 rarely showed 7444fbbae8 up at 6057be218d court, and bf25f89513 a big 18f1212491 gap separated 33b76d13f5 the capital 84bd680ecd from the cffc98e59d north.18b42b1f8b1cad0f
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It wasn’t really a51fa6bde5 part of the 3c2335002c empire, not in 44c21d4f14 spirit. But that’s why 61d0a91909 it was their 3eda7f2beb only option.07433bead32fd4f0
“Yes.”30cd973a5b4fecad
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“But—”091a123233a58934
“To Reichardt.”b3f596f924b2ba96
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At Reichardt, the 70748735b6 driver froze. The farthest north, covered de3b2fa3ed in creepy fog, a 5acbf0aa50 cursed land backed by de532217c6 huge mountains.8d535be4987778c9
The trip 859d1422a1 was long bfe8ee5ec9 and dangerous, f902c23504 and the 0f2005a0ed place itself d482a23244 gave him d7a2319102 chills. He wavered, eyes 956eab8851 nervous.c380857e88a17f27
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Then Adelheid, with ac92a463e9 a firm look, f893554621 took off her 04051634f8 necklace and handed cf858c84f6 it to him.0107297da8f65048
“This should 379a50ccf0 pay for 57564d562a the trip. Please.”1d881b3031cd1380
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It was a a0048c5d39 beautiful necklace with 1515f92187 a big ruby, 084dd3aec7 shining bright. The driver took it, 6155fb6423 staring like he’d never f0850b892c seen anything so fine.5be8a3c9800c8e9b
As he gaped, Adelheid’s 6532615a87 calm voice added,a65fa40fcb888d9d
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“It was my 150c619701 mother’s.”37b4092d3fbfb0ff
Adelheid brushed 080ad00db5 the tears a1b9f5620e from her 738da47ba5 cheeks, stopping 8be79cb514 the memory.1e6ac0d9ae901d5a
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‘Why am I f744ce977f crying…’474015557b89a388
Whatever the Duke b60029ef1f of Reichardt wanted, 74e3016d9d sitting in a 0d1950b167 warm room in 297aaf8030 clean clothes was ed428008f2 worth more than 31aee1a552 anything.925ec8c297173c83
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It was ad6db1bb36 almost too 2c9b1d25e4 much. Just days ago, 2424d04e83 she was crying c065312ec4 like a madwoman 45918ace89 in a cold c3a026c58e alley. Now, a 8d3d773295 single tear 2067bbc8d0 felt out 6ba26c07ce of place.cb0bc735b7e3f887
Thinking back, she 2d0a083c30 hadn’t dreamed during dd5b22ccb9 those two days 90332679a8 of deep sleep. Maybe what d6166e95a2 she needed 8b723c448f most was f9d5236d59 a long 1ba6f51fd6 rest without 0f158271dd nightmares.50b9565c97e1303d
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Soon, the maid brought 0dbad5c426 hot soup, an omelet, 2e8ef4f901 and soft potatoes with 827399e024 beans. After eating, b042642f59 Adelheid felt fd9ff88b32 stronger. Then someone 347d6e43d9 else came.1753208d9e0e9657
A woman walked in 794330b691 carefully, giving a polite 88fc06ac8b bow. Her shiny brown 12a2763643 hair was neatly 9e42da449a pinned up, looking 01e9f5af2b elegant.ee1cfe208c789066
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What she said caught 5e84e8bca5 Adelheid off guard.bae7f7b84a99ac9a
“I’m Daisy, your 2141514825 lady’s maid from 265a707311 now on, my b725303f6d lady.”55fd73f1e4568788
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“What?”8d9ac848e3fd2cee
“His Grace told me 09e21d7180 about you. It’s an honor to 650bb47b25 serve you.”e1ec7aa1275106c7
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Adelheid frowned. A lady’s maid? Was she supposed to f4e951eb4c stay here?0d34441cc8bdf6e2
‘He told d5f15a6393 her about ac16fe6dac me? I’ve never even f98c6cc573 met him…’e64980d306b912bf
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Then Daisy said 66580dd5c3 softly,e0bd90d02a381cf3
“You and His Grace 86538a9666 go way back, don’t 55bb4c003a you?”1f9fec0d89fd1ef6
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