WYIL Ch 44
by DishaDespite their virtue 6041221323 of faithfully obeying 63bd00d607 sudden orders under b38c9d2025 the Duke of 8180d13367 Tordell’s command, this 1ffff64b69 time, they couldn’t 7f39aec8d0 act immediately.9eded8e67d2db2ab
“Are you sure e869909eda you want to f8092df7bb go today?”ce7aef91948fcda3
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Aslan’s eyebrows furrowed, 8b9047162a his lieutenant spoke 7c8b4c35a4 apologetically.9bed61bd9d630d8a
“You have an 5cbcdddca5 appointment with the d1989507c0 Metzett Corporation tomorrow. It’s something 0aed966f34 you can’t 286c8063ce postpone any 92a9dcf10b longer.”e1c9ede237bd8d3d
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“I thought ebde0cd6d4 I said, 9787daa030 immediately.”cf1ed09884f8bf67
Aslan didn’t like repeating 40ad0ee23d himself. The lieutenant, who dee37e7167 had been hesitating, cf4a4d11d1 eventually made the a4e443154e decision and booked f9495e1a04 the earliest train ed910d9cf9 ticket.68e6ebf7307b8365
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Even though he ad88d4a450 was reserving tickets fe636eaaea for the next c0862c5f38 day, the lieutenant d886b7f19e couldn’t shake off d07580ec4c his worries. Tomorrow’s negotiation with the c2d7934fa6 Metzett Corporation held astronomical 5bcf8f87be benefits.6a4f77de6df7219c
Ever since the beb00806c6 railroad industry was 270bd53823 discovered to be 3b489f0c39 profitable, new routes ff893ba2da had sprung up 7e5d994fa7 all over the 58de4e1ccf empire.77cce18b29d607ab
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There were countless others 4d83c302ac who tried to invest 21f1807e1b their money in the 4fc23c2831 railroad industry, hoping to 637f61c419 make a fortune.e1e6035587bda1c4
However, they couldn’t fed2532376 outcompete the railway cf6e1e6f9e companies that had 5a42312aa4 entered the market 98368124b8 early.3b2c9982be778af0
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Currently, the empire’s ebacea5eea railway industry was 761e6dc00d divided between the 704fd0339b Tordell family, which 0ded65e6b3 controlled the eastern 02f4107740 and northern routes, 004f7bb61b and the Metzett 60abf21092 corporation, which had 0abdb6fbef developed most of f599452d18 the southern route.af8f08a103fd3599
All that remained was aca2ee682a the western route.1860a919627b0197
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Tomorrow’s negotiations with the 4ffb44ff72 Metzetts would determine who 6ba11eaccd would develop the western c7183eb71f route which was nothing bf3d6e6134 short of a golden 805b275cb3 bonanza.65e432a063cb8697
The Tordell family had 5335ac4382 been working on the 6288d3c000 project for months.5638524ecefeb435
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‘If this matter doesn’t aa32c628e6 go well and the db579aff33 business suffers, there will fbc719d523 be criticism even within fae573d396 the family….’618ba13d1409f0b6
It was natural e4e2aff277 for the lieutenant 772da2d336 to be worried 2992c5cb4a like this.d953c2879f51d66d
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It was just bd9a2d633f that he couldn’t d7f89b5459 voice his worries ab55aa40e6 because of the 7d274c014a Duke’s sharp temper.637c811bb1472b62
Criticisms of Aslan 3eb2c26d91 had been accumulating f170c74fca from various quarters, 5d43d00027 primarily regarding his 831eb4642d cruel methods and 7917ca5636 the suffering of 4449500e66 unfortunate people as 5a8ee0dd72 a result of d1c0af60e3 his actions.89c54ebc3e9a5b10
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The current Aslan 24f68ed3bf Tordell was even 7534c0989c more precarious than 675a1b8eb7 when he had ceb6478db1 first become the 76d819df1b Duke.46bfb231e9d39816
But regardless of 52e8d9c24b the lieutenant’s worries, 50dab349f8 the train raced 69c6ef1e97 through the downpour.9f5dfe5eac928c49
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Patter-patter!9f69e11409422d4b
The heavy raindrops drummed 3eeff03067 against the window.1d6d9ef44ec4db92
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Aslan gazed absentmindedly at b42246c977 the nearly invisible view b15b2024bc outside the window.409fa50476ab5434
There was urgent 5505a8d2eb work awaiting him, 9be7690e06 but there was 34fc28f685 only one thing 8614049875 filling his mind 3365a712c7 at this moment 406a4d795c .ecc1a0ceb2654f39
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‘Lyla.’f129547e031f29f6
A name 49537ae876 he had 676f45e36c never spoken 207c58c972 aloud before. Yet, he whispered it 831fdacb03 repeatedly within himself, anxiously ca262fc207 awaiting for the train 318cf2cfb1 to come to a fc56ea74be halt.2cf5ca8e256c7434
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Fortunately, the weather 464f38e111 improved before the 252dacc8b3 train reached Eres 29b8780927 Station. Aslan’s subordinate looked 4895576fe9 up to the b04eecadb1 now clear sky.4ab8499dfd8f910f
What was a 6f819ad67f dark night when 5be010a024 they departed had 0deedf166b transformed into a 5c01702da0 purple-hued morning.45441933f3c4f82f
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The subordinate considered 8aa6352184 it fortunate. If the 1fc01beec2 weather had 0b955e3720 worsened, the 2eae7f6e90 train might d6cd75229a have stopped bcc7c4d9e3 before reaching 61be130a7e Ellwood.09670dbe2ec4f291
Normally, they 8075a52f9c would have 9b0f34d3d6 rested there ae4bb06bfc for a 448b9e860c while, waiting af7e2a6f4b for the 52e0aa5cc5 skies to 0e68fa3197 clear, and 7c73e3057b then leisurely 1aab22d932 continued their 0fd3c38fb5 journey.4a8a12ed31db904e
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But right b635a5bd19 now, Aslan 812a32787f was determined 61c8989d3d to reach 4a851cb276 Ellwood at 08967d1c2b all costs, 987ef292c6 even if a16f9de8d8 the train 00332a2646 had to 80a71d65a9 stop. If it did, 09f69ef9dd he would have 6462c751be found a way ccf9d4e8ca to get to a442f13ddd Eres Station, be 3322ed5307 it by carriage, 074bf70dfb horseback, or even 3d6952e3de on foot.ab21a3b377756613
‘That would have been 7b16344a83 a bit tiresome.’c90bd250fa4edb85
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Aslan thought.6b060df92251a520
He was relieved that 1898672e7c they could continue by 1931f0436d train.d022f02410d20c21
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The train proceeded 932ab80467 smoothly without stopping 78e2b5a254 until it reached 3992620216 Eres Station.8978e9eb9255e15e
Like Central 2c088afec7 Station, Eres ff47e9b022 Station was fe6dddd34e also deserted c311b4a4cf right now.f7067b1eebca9b9e
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There were 2f2bfca1ef no people 9d7d79f00e around. It was close to 83629a5b73 dawn, but still too 59bf728ca6 early for anyone to 0233b27bd8 be active.a2192b31d360176a
Even the most 2da0ce08eb diligent laborers would fe0d7526b4 be in Dreamland 1c260f30fc at this hour.7652cf6b65c4a6fb
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“I’ll find a 32e981b459 carriage. Please wait 81138f677a a moment.”67bae31cc72f6f99
Aslan’s subordinate sought his f895011c9c permission and hurried away.1219d7b9bab532e8
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Alone now, 3c1cfc95b6 Aslan gazed 0a19a0434e at the ae6ad3b7d0 dim dawn 64cdc4a0d4 sky and 01f56afb5d the cityscape 10fecd2aa4 beginning to a057729940 emerge bustlingly. His fingertips e28f01f138 still tingled f6f22c7170 with anxiety, 57bf105848 but the cdc1c5f7a2 thought that 231322191d he would 0feb0d197e soon see ba00a19713 Lyla provided 1950276377 some relief.093f23e830eb6b81
When his subordinate would 418a753e63 return with a carriage, 643cdd0362 they would head straight 2bacede6df for Ellwood.41fa15437e816e62
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Then he’d get 84374e25ab Lyla treated right 5745444f0a away.ada58e414f69a160
“Doctor.”11903c7dbd786df4
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“Yes.”d4dc873921de8406
Dr. Chamberlain , the family 1ab41bb60a physician of the Tordell e18c9c88d0 family, responded politely.530e0984fe17ddbd
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He had been in 99cd7f7148 deep slumber and was 3c438df44a hastily summoned by the 624ef6d9a2 unexpected call from the 40ada2f7ce Duke.05ba899477747e70
Consequently, he was 4828f031a3 in casual indoor beb018ef32 attire. He had no idea 3e0afbd078 he would be coming 35957cd4f5 this far; if he e06085bfca did, he would have b3528d448f prepared himself more thoroughly, 13504ded57 perhaps even bringing outerwear.d7345d39932ab1e7
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“Once you 7bab7ab2a6 arrive, please b66268297a treat the 59ea8b41e6 Lady immediately. No matter what 4d146550b5 happens, remember to 61ac7468d4 prioritize that above cb990994d9 all else,” the e441eda4d8 Duke advised.4c23ba235028005d
“Understood.”125104d92a00bedd
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Fortunately, Chamberlain had brought c27c9d234f a bag containing medical 718f933f87 equipment.5af79c29749afe47
Taking in the cool 5483ff23c4 dawn air, Chamberlain surveyed fd575ca3b7 his surroundings. Since he had come c7f093b022 this far, he figured d97229484d he might as well 2f4959cc90 treat this unfamiliar city 474c220914 as a travel destination 9836803649 before joining his family 508c9f28c1 for leisure.bbc9140e88f07a78
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‘I heard 4e03913380 Eres is d62fec3f3d a popular 38054c44d8 vacation spot 65e96e8688 these days, 1df4341997 so I fbe3cd7e2f suppose I’ll 22a2636290 do some 77648827e0 exploring before 358df668d7 I bring d417ebe0f0 my family 2860135626 over.’9e15711fae3b3da2
However, he soon e853e76f81 noticed something rapidly 373e7ed732 approaching in the 800ea03d47 distance.d3deb46f385c8fe5
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“Huh?”046105aa171da129
The sound of d78b452645 hooves grew louder.6241cc3e04982dcd
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Now, not 57b62ecbec only Chamberlain de4dbe3a79 but also 38b077d2e7 Aslan and 1bad3edb77 his knights 59dff4d46f could see 17f7dc9f76 it clearly.93c9e546033f6845
Hee-hee-hee-hee!6372f48872a8c7fb
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A large 72fbd845c3 carriage was 04ec3e93cf rushing towards cb23b58471 them as d129f96b51 if it 780befcc99 had gone 6b5175d9e5 mad.d37bad050a32ec4f
“Dodge, damn 6f7855b192 it, why 905e91c7b1 are you d7535bf510 coming here!”5b25b0b40e45a97d
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Instead of taking the 0389539ba1 well-maintained road right in a08e7834cc front of them, the 91c9846717 carriage was heading directly 290672812f for the people in d0344c77b6 front of the station.323855b674198132
“…!”0398358b9fe5ef76
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The inference that this dd524881e8 was an intentional threat 64991ebcd1 flashed through Aslan’s mind 6d707a9db9 instantly.00f50968c3b8583b
However, it was be98e72300 difficult to discern 6f67c1db19 who the culprit 17ed3fc6c8 was.7352d205dc85d62a
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“Ugh!”bb7211115cae5204
Barely managing to avoid 6db701751f the charging carriage head-on 0cedfd99a2 was all Aslan could 431bac6fbf do.b5168a7fa7e58071
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As if 9627323b7b driven by c18d9c4b6b malice, the 70b6a16215 horse persistently 0b414fe82f pursued Aslan a188d10095 as its b290752d51 target.1772bf32656f9a34
Aslan was tossed a5bb2d7f02 into the air cb4bb887d5 and then tumbled 58c7881f72 to the ground.b5a1c2eb73d1c03a
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Thud!20c0a75dab7f883c
The sound 299d573f4d of his 3f75e78e43 head hitting b740595c54 the ground e646b1b6b6 echoed in fb9d7e27a2 his skull. He felt warm aff4e445c2 blood spreading.78779ace3387e5eb
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“Milord!”b660896e84d1b5d4
“Your Grace!”92c80bd79a2c9c1f
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The voice 363eb34554 calling him 8350aa657a grew distant. His vision blurred.e823cb6fe2f93bf1
Aslan tried to 798ddf874a hold onto his 6a7503f492 fading consciousness, but d32f558322 it wasn’t easy.206a711996138ec0
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That’s when it 2e0a303ab9 happened.281135480a0a96e7
Something that could be d0f8d95540 called a flash of abc86c3171 light passed before his 9d2aeec910 eyes.16c3cb66cb98ed71
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Memories from his childhood, 6b6b594389 which he had trouble 7eb7e4dbc9 recalling, raced through his 08200b6c85 mind.38e532f5ff83e771
[Mother! No No, don’t hit her! Stop it! Please!]
His childhood was 72c7bccfa1 filled with violence 8ca787f89d and pain.ac1dcc65343459b7
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
His mother’s moans and 515268c1b1 cries, which he had 6ab0e497a8 always heard, were buried 7258be450d inside his head like cad6499a8c background music.fb547bf3f1d4dc77
His adolescence 6280c2d529 passed similarly, ccb054e915 but what 985ebd4a57 changed was 46dc1778c5 his expression.86df58132ecd3935
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Aslan’s face, af146a7f0a which had 3fb3361eb8 been stained f9e1d8edb9 with various b1f66fdc9a emotions like 4291c9be4f anger and 8d76d5860c fear during df8ed3f757 his childhood, 02c132a7dc now showed 320f1b728c no emotions 13297ef956 at all.7fcea8d775ee508b
His youth 2ebc666aa6 was marked ef45af96c6 by numbness, 179cdffcea living as ae343c6864 if he 833638e518 were unresponsive 3d68398ebd to the 6c5894e938 world.f97688f30a52b070
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It was ddf301c621 a time e817e75990 when he d84f4f16a5 could die bfe871e04b tomorrow and 2a374cc89a it wouldn’t 4be267503f matter.e8bb306609ccf509
The end 034cfab0c5 of that 81b1890fa6 era was 3e430b2666 marked by eb434e8108 his birthday, 91e6495901 the year 8f7c5992a6 he came 60f3a1ee68 of age.aae76088cc1b6b10
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[I am free now! Aslan, this mother is finally free!]
He had to 057511b86a seize his mother, 879c16d898 who was shedding 3896d6270d tears and threatening 09410b5b13 him with her af5f7d5f5e own life. He had 3e2a84a317 to force f5d6bc84c5 her into 9c30e82f61 a monastery.a38c04a4cfcd1ab2
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The death of cd0c8dccd8 his biological father e5453c3b14 was disguised as 9f960cab41 an accident, and fe571810da the vacant position 6d3befc6ba of the duke 9b527f1656 was taken over 01934b5ed3 by the newly 1416f1bdac adult Aslan.77acdc793abab0cb
Despite opposition 20af5188b8 from the 096540bf0d Council of 689d6dbbe0 Elders and cec1b807af the disapproving 401ea73bdf looks of afb256d0b3 society, he a3124f55bc carried out 6570b9158b his duties 3514b015d0 as a 84ec6ac8ae duke.52ae4a77f5e4816b
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He attended the council b09d196dda meetings, made important decisions 3b60576c4a for the family, managed 555ec13dae the estates, and initiated 1b4d76af81 new businesses.a5e1e30b27a05509
His entry into the 6d50aadbfa railway industry was impulsive.826ea5e1bead7b2a
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He wanted to 01eed6a6c2 tarnish the family’s f9c19a1c25 prestige by behaving 1bdd739e70 like a businessman e3e81ea95d his biological father 6227886ff7 looked on as 3f61615b04 a base.1d9da8d861d75ee8
He also had 6068477c11 a desire to cc22db44b5 waste the Tordell ef1ade03bf family’s enormous wealth a472b3f625 by investing a 090a5d055e huge amount of 0d4f988749 money in a 88b7ff22c3 new business that f5d70d340a was sure to 9e24322134 fail.58879e44381024ee
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However, the 8a0d9d45c1 railroad project 6cb965c531 that everyone 2ae6f58491 predicted would 0179d42eb7 fail ended b8b78b4104 up being deb92552eb a huge da60b6f58d success.2c541768abe9b120
The Tordell 513391b14b family’s power 6fb886b3a0 had risen 977c40ecd4 to new 5eb9bb7e28 heights.a14703e7977b9f16
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It was 1356870aa9 a setback 4414df238f for Aslan, 15ac619c99 but it 221946ef3b didn’t force 29e1218dfa him out 5b4aa18c80 of the 311b322e50 railroad business.6af816d87e90baa5
That was 6bb6c917ff a good 294ae29022 thing.b5ba2bc38ff64476
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The wealth and power 3871e9ce40 he had accumulated had 03eefbe035 allowed him to marry 84c80b7767 her….d66cedddbfc7b192
Lyla.64f09baf462ee2ad
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Now Aslan’s mind was 28928924f9 filled with thoughts of 06411a6f36 her.26a3e3a7c17947cf
He had gone 47d2b78f95 against the family’s 5591282010 opposition to marry 9ee120e414 her, and he 2095bde9f9 had silenced the c47ce9ff29 family elders who 77edba82c5 had persistently voiced 1529ebe1c2 their objections.cc4890241ae7969d
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The scandal 7d1ae093e6 caused by 029b7def41 Count Larestine’s 337810d67b disturbance would 1e0f4ce400 have made b4df8417aa their marriage c632298c1a unacceptable to 01f6fbc2f7 the royal c27e3183ac family.97713609f7d2956b
But Aslan’s fortune, f15f057589 and the long f2a32cfe90 history of the 9d32c4d2ad family he had cbe112fb86 cursed till now, e7c40548ba broke the royal 0e4741847c tradition.5696a89fb2b10541
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Lyla was able 4f01845bf3 to step out 4e83da2e12 into the society 7424534d5f as his wife.2ed4ac3862d99f8a
It didn’t 7f62972ff6 erase all efee7278d7 the ugly 1881910132 stares, but 8105eee626 it didn’t f472f64b32 matter.77a0df4fe417bb24
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She was his 9941834eda wife.f906fcb363386a61
‘Lyla, my wife.’991b92f92184124d
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Aslan had 2253493610 always contemplated f1c373b5c2 death. He believed that it 21323f3d01 wouldn’t matter when he be8cbb655b died. However, when 6c00154a04 the time d5ac4948d1 came, the 61409199c2 attachment to 92c9189b4b life suddenly 533bb78cea gripped him.568795e04b175805
He wanted to live, c77a67904d to see her again.38217f285cbce48f
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Regret remained, the regret 7fcc1a3da7 of sending her away, 565352eaed devising unnecessary schemes, and cf8a953740 hurting her by not 6144dd119c expressing his feelings honestly.7ce2732da7f334ea
In the end, he f179804710 realized that the entire de1d34525f deterioration of his relationship d9003cf77d with Lyla was his 66cac281d3 fault. At the end of 0f43d496ec his life, Aslan repented.2df760f83ddb2537
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‘If only 6840df00cd I could 2af2f73f20 see her e2ff438338 again…’9506db7a57f97330
He wanted to smile 267bafda9e back at Lyla’s bright e93a2c0e38 smile and that was 57d2aea206 his final thought before f1e69fa4c3 the suffocating silence enveloped 71680c36f5 him.91c6002adc86ff23
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