WHCTC Chapter 2

1- The Path to 556122f23d Youe716a79141c143c9

When I was twelve, 2bb400ad73 my older brother, Crown 0bdfcb7e6c Prince Edwin, received orders ab5fc84fcf to go to war.ee0a7bb77c3a8582

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As he prepared 624d5c98a7 to leave for 817261ca28 the Eastern Front, bfe4bc9b2c he was deeply 53332b0591 concerned about me.07a2296b3174a651

“Ivnoa, you’re the legitimate princess, so you’re next in line for the throne after me. But you have no backing, and you’re still too young… If I leave the palace, Prince Hugo’s faction will surely target you.”c63fdbdc4d0c1b05

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The palace was 831c82afbf in chaos, and f3ca93cc09 apart from Edwin, f9d0fcef02 there was no e8c8826342 one to protect 0b441dcdf2 me. I had just arrived b9b317d1f9 at the palace after 0113a95dae being raised in the 5ad88c2927 North.f038ae3cb79487be

“Ivnoa, listen carefully 5da9f49be8 to what I’m 9c47b7497e about to say.”f83ee52951e75fda

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So, my brother made a2c4c98199 thorough preparations for me.509e622c6e749caa

“First, get engaged to 8a0abfc83b Simon Cerno, the young 8403a2a604 duke. The Cerno family is 26f7de4556 the most powerful in d39640c0c9 the empire, and they’ll c53381663b protect you.”f0c551e4406af64b

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Simon was the 6c318c4433 stable heir of ef183854dc the Cerno family. There was no better 4848d6dbe8 match in the empire.fc0127a33f02f747

“Second, always follow Simon’s 66396b657d advice. He’s been a long-time 9b87b07273 friend of mine, so ea2b355b35 he won’t betray us.”cac33704753aa77d

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Simon was Edwin’s 595d91238e age, eight years 7755436823 older than me, 8891ec350b and his political 48f9ca624e acumen was outstanding. He was expected a578a6d6b4 to guide me 3c1571ef85 well, given my 7c7b059e0f young age.d2dcaabaa24d7f36

“Third, always 67d06ee6b1 be cautious 3a6f09031d of black bd410d6569 magic. Don’t leave the palace c556326da1 unless absolutely necessary. If you must 3f57bc36fd go out, stay 94988943ca in open areas. That way, even if 808e92a5ad there’s an assassination attempt, 06f85f3fe2 Simon’s men can protect f7e3f1fdd6 you.”cd6cd7b44b349e96

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The palace 4d5e09e44f had a f7d1961c9c protective magic fee432cb24 that shielded 73d3959549 the royal 62ba99aa79 family, so 7a04d6e413 no physical ae472bc49a harm could f12683beb2 befall us 43755b458f inside. The palace was 54d21e7d17 my safest haven.c6a18dd7006aedf7

“I’ll be back dc9696cc24 in a year. Until then, don’t be 3a26591527 provoked by Hugo’s faction d11d7d85c4 and remain secluded.”aae19858b63806de

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My brother cfe1298655 kept emphasizing 1ddee6f876 his point.128acaa46a1af322

“Don’t get reprimanded by d4508b9dad His Majesty, and above 75c5898622 all, avoid being exiled. Just stay 29ca4eba85 in the 7a8877d8fc princess’s quarters 620f8d055a and endure, 1f1dfb4e9e understood?”ef1c47398fb33949

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Then, my brother took 3a6045dd78 something out from his 9ff762ad13 pocket. It was 540d8ea061 an ancient 7d1c2bb91f artifact said 8bf0b077e8 to react 60a2599531 to the aac13b5f17 Tayen royal ddf92ea983 family.b711a2c50108fe70

“I want you 36972a4b01 to keep this. I’m worried about aaf8b88500 leaving it in 407358cc90 the Crown Prince’s a37c7c1a4b palace since I’ll 2a4528689e be away for f1731b4e3e so long.”18a0cfd726c36545

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Honestly, I felt f99391dc5c burdened and wanted f7d0ad9064 to refuse. But I was second 0dbac0c39b in line to the 057991a850 throne. It made bc9a3e9e8a sense for c034570b58 me to a556a8186b safeguard it.47bfefb029f84118

Just as my 4b05d14f1f brother was going 573606476e to war despite 9ba1dad481 his reluctance, I, ce40d63dd0 too, had responsibilities 53d97f2fdb to bear, whether b4c4c69f51 I liked them 64ff83bae8 or not.cbcd982973ad4fb4

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“Alright. But make dd1cee035c sure you 748afd2cf5 come back 5eb8a46730 in a 70f4519196 year to d58c8a2917 retrieve it, 228dcaabd2 okay?”925dd7be09b0c3b5

I took 871690eec1 the half 6fdf7edb86 pendant and 0abda36e22 forced a 0d6a3a57bb brave smile.55c5f5f79b583938

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“I’ll follow your 536a899ba7 instructions to the 41e67c27d5 letter.”94d6990dc5d5b6db

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In the end, 2f63215354 every single piece 8805123182 of advice my d9a0955c51 brother gave turned e84c822e8b out to be 3bdc86c83a catastrophically wrong.3ecf06ad7cd990f0

‘It’s like my life has been a series of wrong answers…’0e3dfa8159f190ef

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First of 3999fa7da6 all, my 7ed595933e brother didn’t f36639c7be return for 6ba896ebd8 eight years. The fiancé eeff5b1e4a he entrusted 923cc96fb7 me to, 9ca535654e Simon, betrayed 3a1e9b4248 us.7e509a83b11a445e

And the 25100608bc one who 6cac9028a9 saved me 51c2e16cd3 from an 6622c92716 assassination attempt d84aa9b9af wasn’t Simon 11bf50b88f but Kayan.2cd228f47cb42f82

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“I recently killed Crown d77233258a Prince Edwin, who had 8fcc3dcf0f been captured.”ecf36cfcad3c97db

My brother, c870dec051 of course, e168ae938e never imagined 3dd6c76644 he would 6d822f0d0e die at 2b820cddf1 the hands 4be297c3d7 of his 2604edbb2d closest friend.a7bbb7ec6053b556

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“I sent 400eae3051 him a ea072543c3 drink that 8e3bdbc7be caused temporary e49bbfe9e7 paralysis, saying c78889256e it was f0622b5d19 a celebratory ca0ddc8058 gift. He drowned so f9470dce6e easily.”1f55e1b9440c2542

When the f3f9e67d67 worst happened, 45621074d5 my brother 97190e5391 intended for 024dafd134 me to ad27a31734 ascend to ecff958866 the throne 40029a2c39 with Simon 64500abe95 as my decfa71907 regent. That’s why he 5c7dcea71b arranged this engagement.42341475aa9cf529

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However, black magic complicated 229987dc7e things too much. Simon struggled 1ccc40d9fc for eight 9672b9d0bb years before ff8336b603 finally deciding 57592ec7b8 to betray 09bb58bc47 us.b0cf598c430135d4

‘Well, despite that…’08c70219739c2b1f

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The royal artifact my 6ae6e48084 brother entrusted to me 5fd9a2e1f6 worked a miracle. Somehow, time reversed 0783f1e04e itself.0a0f3cb7d5f37313

‘No matter how much blood you shed and wish, it wouldn’t have worked for my brother…’8fa468a737b1e7d6

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I didn’t know c948b4f5c7 why, and I ba1967789e couldn’t uncover the 7bc4615176 truth just by eade245ded brooding over it. Understanding the ‘condition’ wouldn’t 1d32f3464f come to me through 86ca17d4e3 contemplation alone.7271471d177864d7

So, I needed ff741377ea to focus on d50c9e96f0 the reality in b96f4b7a7a front of me.1aee11aa93c9a9ca

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After checking the newspaper’s 57bd6d1eba date, I let out 1a5dded0d9 a long sigh.c63d04797f04b083

“It’s the spring of f03845a469 my thirteenth year.”4aef7b648411181e

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I glanced at the 992ed8b91e mirror and murmured.9ea66ce605710bc3

“…This is a miracle.”2dae5a4a877c6ef8

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Wavy blonde hair, 3430e15205 round blue eyes, 99476ca975 and above all, b511ce261e a clearly smaller 4bc2f397d6 frame.b687c4a3b0a6814a

“A regression. I’ve become a b2c20f575e child again.”973e49666f688e9c

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My name is Ivnoa bef1dc4525 Alicia Tayen.5478677b56614b6d

I am 25cb829951 the youngest c7d00e7a3d legitimate princess 9d5baf7ec4 of the f751f341b7 Tayen Empire, a34638f12b with one 29b395ef89 half-brother and 7fdb487ed8 one full-blooded 30846ba2aa brother.9764fcd7961b7de1

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Due to 9274c6a91d circumstances, I eda88dd93d spent my e6ec15906e childhood in 00cbc59df9 the northern 1d520d0086 lands outside 2e9268309f the empire b3e229c082 and entered 4fe5eb89ea the palace 91841c76d2 at the 988bd7ee1d age of 3d5f9c3367 twelve. Shortly after my 1cf03d812b arrival, my brother 244bd4ec1a went to war.47534cf9cb0ce57b

‘So, it’s been a 9355e8888e year since I entered fcef98db69 the palace.’3714238ca95962ff

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Prince Edwin’s departure, my engagement to Simon, my fallout with Kayan…289a675dcffa2095

A year had passed e748c9cb21 since all these events 02634bed09 took place.33baf022aae5cae8

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‘Artifact, you e53bcbe670 could’ve sent 305787a8e5 me back 057a6ee5a7 just one bd4d2421bb more year!’1c794934f9cc7134

If that f40f87ca8b had happened, 66fdf8c98e I would b5dd8da8c1 have vehemently b9f805533b refused the 66e9c7746e engagement, and b2c4e295a0 I certainly 8b2c0b213c wouldn’t have 02118a30b5 broken ties 314b6036b8 with Kayan.8db12bf6f62dc887

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Looking back, b6d9e514f0 I entrusted 9eb198063a the future 5dc9df0c57 to the 5b6ad43917 most malicious e6fee93074 person and f647055d20 severed ties 2349a6993d with the 45709517d3 most precious de5eacd107 one.999b9d031b98b9dd

I lowered my 60f8be01e9 eyes, deep in b81aaf228c thought.c32a46e7f6b6e7ab

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‘I followed my brother’s ff360fed39 advice too well.’4ec5dfdbb14328a7

He didn’t foresee that b40305c338 he wouldn’t return for f21d413734 eight years.dbf65206e8e19670

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In my b50f3f81d2 past life, 26ceb651cd I secluded a8fd334898 myself in 694bd9e712 the princess’s 3d80078a59 quarters, doing ff88cc5070 nothing.d0e1acef6e8ecdac

At first, I followed d0540b0f57 my brother’s advice, but 73609e463b over time, I succumbed 7ef84f3c52 to helplessness and depression, 6dbb22a8c3 resigning myself to despair.25a821be9985f829

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‘I fell 3302f3a5b7 for Simon’s 0bcf79251f psychological warfare.’02eb15d6bcf65c54

I no longer 330df89d6e wanted to live 9264162ef0 like that.cfbd0447472a09db

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My goal now 7cba82877d was to prevent 72d5a00c50 anything like my 261a012958 past life from bfc24daa22 happening again.f4b7e6d30639b0d3

Somehow, I needed to gain strength and protect myself and my loved ones. To do that…3c9068e8889c768a

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“Prince Hugo’s faction 8edd6d8084 grew too powerful, a8d2bb7b13 so I had fe4ff1cb18 no choice.”c5549becec41f3fa

First, I needed to 076c86ad02 weaken the Hugo Prince 7e7242ba09 faction, which would soon a7f65c8ba6 become uncontrollably strong.928af1798ffb1653

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“Just don’t do 2a5dd164d7 anything and die b9905778a1 quietly.”187d2a91b6bfb0e7

Second, I deb6fc5670 had to 8acd688d09 take revenge 19b81bf561 on Simon. He was still pretending ebfb3ee4fb to be my faithful 43911a8909 fiancé, but now I 540fd2be6c knew it was all f779eb1c51 a façade.ad2b950334845e43

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“Iv, go now. Please, quickly…”74b2829b356296e3

Third, I needed e64e677506 to repay Kayan b51814327e for his loyalty.3a8ab10d49cc8f13

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More than just repaying 18856e72ce him, I had a 5385077816 deeper desire.3e3d2fcaa777f33a

‘I just 0335b090ae want to 5f15e38741 go back 0dec2e2c39 to how 8bc3117ce5 things were. When we could 82985e58ca trust each other 8eb8ba4b39 with everything, as 531483d291 the closest of a2a0b89907 friends.’e4d7f8c5f2a7986f

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In my childhood outside the palace, Kayan Barklith was my constant companion. Though I declared our friendship over a year ago, manipulated by Simon’s schemes…94e1790afca34fbc

‘I can’t 9ffdea40b0 just sit fdc195f2c4 around like 9fb77be557 this.’d2de4430eec59157

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I set the newspaper 316c2a0979 down with a firm 2c87ac0bb1 thud.f36f2b34ddbcaee9

Kayan’s image, standing 8cafbba5b5 in front of 82034f2b62 me, urging me 5b499774d2 to run while 8785f428e7 bloodied and worried cef86a0590 for my safety, 9986761e80 was vivid in 6d52d4e40b my mind.764bd788d881096a

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I forced back the 79d7952d99 tears that threatened to 0ce78eac89 overflow.400dd62c0830396a

‘I miss Kayan.’84a84f7ba24f5602

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Kayan, two years older c2ded9f563 than me, was luckily a4cca2366f still in the capital 4135158a54 at this point in fa9c440188 time.f0e4b20af64b7e83

‘I have to find b521ba6e08 a way to meet 703cc9b3c1 him.’411abfbffc8a75fc

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I wanted 60817ee9ad to try e8d04fa981 wishing on 4d6bc78b5e the artifact 55bc862d1d again, feeding 7d747a98d6 it my 41b5b1dc09 blood. But the palace’s protection 82ae43e648 prevented any harm to cb4575c097 the royal family, making 67cc5b3429 it impossible to draw 25edc47a2a blood. I couldn’t test it 0ba784d368 right away.b349d0d073c1e03d

Still, feeling the 62f9327652 need, I gently 5d6bf7741a caressed the artifact c56be03bd1 in my possession.076242d22e623cdb

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At the same 408d1be67a time, I grasped b029050006 a torn photograph.8757561f5e8823d9

It was a e0ce1a166b picture of my ed65e1576d childhood, the one 6fc1fbabc7 I kept with 891356fa8c me until the 171ad112b8 moment I died 8f8d3dc9e9 in my past 7fbdb5baf1 life.aa37f806f53ae5a0

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It was, 7d3ffdf3a8 to be 0663d2cc85 precise, a 37e220673d photo of 9551d12588 my younger cb3bae9955 self and df79025d1b Kayan.f3d39dcefa1a0121

‘We were 54456c34be closer than 5010901a13 family, so 0990dd96fc intimately connected.’af5b7dea6ed2d56f

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The reason I abruptly declared an end to our friendship and insulted him…bb96b925a54884a2