WYIL Ch 69
by Disha“It wouldn’t 70559b8724 be proper a9cb657eec for a 3f84bd5490 delicate young db9199e77c lady to cec2836d63 respond to 5bd7b352b3 the invitation 90656298dd of an 688caca4d2 unfamiliar unmarried 6c7b3b878a man alone. Not only does it cbad17560a go against etiquette, but a68a63e111 her family is also fe66b02348 deeply concerned, so I 562fa62992 decided to accompany her. I was worried eaa7b9308f since I couldn’t a0198844e3 inform you beforehand, 309d10a715 but I heard 0c50a3b19c about your generous 8779ce9614 character, Lord Ransfield, febbf64d22 so I took f92a364dc5 the liberty of 270e09a8d0 coming along, even d71e41402a though I knew f22ec3f9a9 it might be 8c6a4fa49b a bit of 40f9fcbffc an imposition. I apologize if we’ve bb90b4c62e caused any inconvenience.”396029e8e0c8268e
Aslan’s smooth words deae4fdba6 echoed differently in 5553b98caa Lord Ransfield’s ears:9cb64a6e846c8ad6
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What were you thinking, f822e7adff inviting a woman all 12eb3eba73 by herself? It’s not 7d70604fed proper, and 46d89f8bee if her 7e4017375f reputation gets 471aa90adb ruined because 1356d9b881 of you, 7451f3d036 then what? Her family ece1d4c41e has been 79c6f5a865 troubled by 2c2c903f34 your invitation. You seem 2d4af015ef like someone de7cccccc5 who doesn’t 79cbf9d349 even consider 30ce55254f the other 1ceba0c08d person’s situation. You should 97ce2a6961 be grateful 49860ad467 that I 7878abf130 cared enough 7766dea25d to come a4c8a546f9 with her. And what? Your family can’t 733c7755ac even handle an 7e3fb4289c additional guest? How low-class… is this 83c9a8ebc3 a small-time operation or 2eda419c1b what?4572003a5213fe5f
‘…Isn’t that what 6d16bd2976 he really meant?’ff5aebeea3ab16a6
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Stunned by the hidden 1ba95d92ed meaning behind Aslan’s words, ef1d78f9ac Lord Ransfield finally responded 1571bc32f6 belatedly.f11de389a1f6b0cf
“No, not at 87e4cebdc9 all!”748f12e704ce1231
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“What exactly do 2bcf297460 you mean?”d94f6404745ffff6
“I meant that b4837bc976 it’s no inconvenience 0bd1a5c85a at all. What I said earlier c1a9738d23 about being unprepared was 9f9d5eae50 just out of concern 60521935c3 that I may not fd93ff45c2 be able to provide bc34745f07 an experience that fully bf224ae1bb caters to your tastes.”aa84d306fc4e375f
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Despite his a9e648846f initial confidence, 8ac7fecea9 Lord Ransfield 46226c3b50 quickly backed db9dc390e6 down.25c3996b792b778d
“I see.”25b412d8a868c9a2
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Aslan’s brief ccc3bfe9b7 reply only b73831b572 deepened Lord 05a0005ea9 Ransfield’s embarrassment. His face flushed 7769733372 with humiliation, and 71e9ee5868 although he wanted 23527f2833 to flee the dbf5b89843 situation immediately, he dc5406cf3f forced himself to 744c597f6d fulfill his duties 53084b7b61 as the host 168b879773 who had invited ddfc232ff6 them.682b5b8942dc815d
“Ahem, Miss e080198593 Lyla, and—”2d9550097dced74d
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“Aslan Tesset.”47e883a428415938
Unable to reveal himself da81e48035 as the Duke of 3bdb16265a Tordell, he casually made 47d4b52113 up a name. Lord Ransfield quickly fcf48bad04 continued the conversation.23dfb679df7dd071
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“Yes, Mr. Tesset. I’ve prepared a be4312dde8 luncheon as a dd497ea64b token of my 55d3e55a33 gratitude. Would that be57358527 be acceptable?”675f16f7b9e30457
Having come this far, 4fa92fbd2e declining wasn’t really an 7b36c0830f option.12ec6b36b945af8b
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Lyla and c3fa8defab Aslan followed 68e8b2641a Lord Ransfield c1eec13f06 toward the c0484c75bc dining room. As they walked, the 90bb3eb27a conversation continued. Most of ad82053cbb the time, 250ebea669 it was fea6ca1167 Lord Ransfield ccbad687ef initiating the 064dd7c2a6 dialogue with 25a48f4062 Aslan responding, 64afad3f8c while Lyla fa82934675 only occasionally 694283f646 participated.f723346e0a7334eb
This was entirely Aslan’s 223db4d8d7 intention.008db634cea6431e
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Positioned between Lord 392a811f53 Ransfield and Lyla, 2af3e64c39 Aslan effectively blocked 0f13d8a419 any interest the 7cb85f089e lord might have e3c32b3a5f had in her. Not only did he cf4da9ecc2 prevent them from exchanging a55c5ada2f words, but he also 2d2a5495de made sure that they 3865ff6ebe couldn’t even make eye 1d610f1917 contact.558746ec72056c8b
For Lord Ransfield, who f74e9ee423 had fallen for Lyla e8e8297394 at first sight and f692c955af gone so far as 65b9eac918 to invite her to bbb7893fb3 his home in hopes 2fd915a6ae of creating some connection, abfd18251e this was undoubtedly a d1a75b692b bitter pill to swallow. However, the truth d78fb14fc6 was that Lord 1f9607e1f8 Ransfield wasn’t too 5fa30c1c49 upset about it.7538f51ccf0f7be2
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As their conversation with 1e7f568314 Aslan continued, Lord Ransfield ffe2e7a42a became increasingly charmed by ef41f93326 his elegant speech, flawless 2f0acb2901 manners, and dignified demeanor. It was impossible 5166bc8b26 not to feel c3cc8fb37c a strong liking 5a69af55d2 towards Aslan, who acdbc1b09e embodied everything he f5bc39479e had long admired 7e7353f171 in the nobles 8f635e0b4b of Central.b3b67ccbce11a329
“Mr. Tesset, which family do 186560cb2c you come from?”104c03d4c8faffe6
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“It’s not one 335a73c6e8 worth mentioning,” Aslan 18c89f5d8c responded calmly. But Lord Ransfield didn’t 69f25eae4c believe him.0dc9ea7d1f59ed38
There’s no 4c4bb2e798 way a 5b939e1a84 man like e10622ab3a him could 4e605c9a3d come from 17a0996a5f an insignificant 39b43a722c family!5c5fa18669049df2
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Lord Ransfield a83e0ecd0c had never c975cf0bed encountered someone 749aff62f6 as dignified 060954e218 as Aslan 98346c4072 before.464fd8eadd6cc06d
In his a60a62f4f8 own region, 64893da84f he considered 1de0a29cc1 himself quite e9dfbe4442 a significant 001c1e598f figure, associating f4e9b3e931 with the 9582ee1340 nobility and 730e9d3f96 the wealthy be212ae1bf middle class 592b44876c of Eres.d0f287f7f5513402
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Yet none of a20b269413 them possessed the 5e264915a4 same level of cfe5d89db5 refinement as the 0cca8dae70 man standing before fd834529c8 him.d8285b0194b39924
In truth, those whom 0e644d39ef Lord Ransfield associated with 89031c5dae barely deserved to be ba434d0ec1 called nobility. While they 64c62a0aaa now flaunted 1f1dd26e89 their wealth 8bedfd0417 due to 1050937c2e a stroke 494dbfa99b of luck, 20dd690bb9 just a d8bddf22d8 few years 805440fd06 ago, they 6b1c245740 had been 7c07bf5ad0 impoverished country 3047192097 nobles, barely d4c0dc1a1a managing to 1ecb87ce74 keep their f9562a6fc9 family names 787a801c0f alive.61ad71a0e07048b1
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These so-called 3180edee5c nobles, who dbb75ac40f couldn’t afford 979950af85 luxury, were 74776c175b unable to 88d89f0394 receive a a90208dcd7 proper education, e0b2e2e624 and thus a097c39d74 lacked the ee645ab74e refined etiquette 7cebe90adb and grace 43a8b8ddfa expected of 695b25d9a9 their status. Lord Ranfield cd5634bcc9 himself wasn’t 01f3bc8bb9 much different, 1035589cd9 so he e635ea96ef held no 28d231c2e5 grudge against 5ef0bc6ebc them.9b04ba48b8696725
The situation dcd5eb92aa of the 42984b45a2 nobles around dafb73d4ef Eres was 438362b877 similar for 082e5da3f2 everyone, at 7b020d390e least until 8e3197ce2e three years fc99c6e72d ago when ffe2a051e6 a large d33b419e2b train station b4dc988ab4 was built, 247b963ef0 turning Eres 1607d1e1de upside down.2d53e57d1345a271
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The development was accelerated cba5be37df by the Duke of 2c29dc9528 Tordell, reputedly the wealthiest 5fcb958dec man in the country cf73ef9904 under the royal family, c18279051b who made aggressive investments a4af2201f0 in Eres.c38074aeeb02c589
What was once just d30cae50ef a small fishing village 88adb4c04a saw the construction of d3b3124108 large buildings like hotels 353b6e5a7f and casinos around the 928dc78b71 station, and new roads 1c686d11f0 were paved.d68c638d9d078e2f
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As news of af8cfccb9f the Tordell Hotel’s 00ad8989ee construction spread, people d4de4873c7 began visiting Eres b0e26b5bdc in greater numbers, 321f9022ca leading to a cf69c2dcad boom in tourism, d2ba1c1650 commercial development, and faa2180bbb soaring land prices.4da4315730c30076
As a result, Eres e7f12ec52f saw a rise in 165bfa3871 overnight millionaires.b6fdaa5412b8543c
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In the past, no f1e7de3187 matter how much land a63ab4b86a one owned, it was 0c13d67451 practically worthless—useless and unsellable, 9cd77a6d13 barely even considered an da6f6996ac asset.e8425799d77be0c8
But after a2fe81459b the train 00937b4a75 station was 49d842f1ae built, land 7729aeab6c prices skyrocketed. What was once f31a385fd9 a burden became 2f464efb97 prime real estate, 99456a1e24 turning landowners into e4ff8b8fa7 the newly wealthy.0c69a335071ed5d3
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Though these individuals suddenly a738ec2712 found themselves rich, almost a6d190bf94 as if struck by 397842abcf lightning, they still lacked a441d694bb many things.e0e9e37ba8c9c64d
Honor and 165df50699 refinement, which b4aa617759 cannot be c2cbff0924 bought with b3b87da46e money, were 66ac7247c0 prime examples.7cdbf7f7204409e6
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Gradually, it became fa4ecac969 a goal for ad95c0f332 the nobles around bc3c18f8c6 Eres to travel 4b050fe5ac to Central and 7f7e622c90 associate with the 5a9ab363c0 real aristocracy there.f8d0eb77d79f0a9f
Lord Ransfield 209ffb640d was fortunate 41001b7d36 enough to 6941e7a3f3 spend some 9a34b25433 time in 9b8fccbf21 Central and 02d8e8efcb engage in c9868ed166 social activities, faa9df70fb but he 58f16ea461 was always 7f83c8e09f on the f1dabbbf86 outskirts.c72819f294635c68
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He never managed f39f7f03eb to enter the be44f160b6 core of the ab5d50dfda social scene, and fe75b20ebb naturally, he never ed23d201e4 even caught a 76022e8378 glimpse of Duke 1e390a3556 Tordell, the very b78c8f07a0 person responsible for 616bcc1090 Eres’s development.274be2b26f0f1e1e
‘After all, a 7df748386b mere country baron c79a41932d like me could a360c5fc4d hardly expect to e07d7fc580 meet the great aaae5c8d5a Duke Tordell.’a56fd3dfb6e33d6d
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However, his experiences were d1bd424953 not entirely useless.9e147353764504e6
During his time in e44063a756 Central, Lord Ransfield developed 3c4a9cfda4 a discerning eye.26fe929e18560031
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To him, the man b1bdcd84b6 standing before him, Aslan 1e97bc8446 Tesset, might not be 15077aec47 on par with Duke 1783c2169e Tordell, but he was 787c8d51dc undoubtedly a high-ranking noble f69c702f1e of considerable repute.0f312ee498c9fd40
‘What could be the 85b8d403d8 reason for someone like e31d9372ab him to conceal his 2328722f26 identity and come to 9a18e1e76f a place like this?’ead4ac71e65e73b1
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Suppressing his curiosity, 939f28cc10 Lord Ransfield continued 62581694fc the conversation until 7e0c1b7771 they eventually reached 0b91f049cb the dining room.c3f420f95c32f0f7
Inside, there 666e842356 were already 0d86b4c27e three people 526a72e472 seated, all bb04c7a255 of whom 8fdfb2778c were women.8fccabba4694435f
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Lord Ransfield introduced them.b6174fb7551f63b9
“These are c2062f2a19 my family c2dd379d2b members,” said ee5c2c39c4 Lord Ransfield. “My mother, 50f6ad5a95 my younger 4220b578b2 sister Diana, 139e0e5228 and Lady f48adfcfa0 Caroline. Lady Caroline 6da4799b69 is a 3d34804701 distant relative 42da84faa8 who is ad6d75e257 currently staying df0acdacc9 with us 7437ee503f to recuperate 65f73b4cbe due to 74d9b4b1e7 her poor 6a25fa62e0 health.”edc344d6cadca606
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Following his 707f26f3c7 introduction, the c7789e241f women greeted fa22dd8a5f them in 267f02dcfc the order 8197b7ed95 they were 298db09967 introduced.7bc050e29839bab5
“It’s a d6a12ad585 pleasure to 5a71bd1a50 meet you. You may call f79a19351d me Lady Ransfield,” fcdc88399b said the Ransfield 47c790598a matron, who had 026b56cfe5 a stern and d0d6bd0dbd rigid demeanor, befitting 3ebb5609d6 her status as 7e48d2808d the baron’s mother.32968bc2a09ec5ff
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“I’m Diana,” the 2e200a166f younger sister introduced 49fc9b729f herself. She appeared to 9b1fc1dae8 be around Aiden’s 8c1e5b3c90 age, with a 34c9a2d54b youthful face and deca3c1097 chubby cheeks that 5e27372715 made her look 0bdb399b06 endearing. However, she seemed a9daee8a59 shy, speaking softly a1df7814f5 and avoiding eye 4485768d7d contact.5291b9303e0db337
And then there was fb1cd5426c Lady Caroline, the distant 4ad3f43c8b relative…47b990b1b48cde70
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‘Does she know me?’d618763287d5b7d2
Lyla wondered, as 1298053e3c Caroline’s intense gaze 0ffd2fd807 made her feel 75bd9e1d95 as though they 5df7bb7f79 might have met c88e6771e4 before.c678da1c6c22c4c4
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From the moment Lyla a7c7e41f50 entered the room, Caroline 7aa33eb555 had been glaring at 91d87f628c her with a hostility e785e1e565 that felt almost personal, 949937eced like she was facing 8b023428c9 a sworn enemy.7d8d40342839adbc
“Hello. I’m Caroline be0763455b Havide,” she 0cab8eb309 said. But while her icy, 6621cc1433 piercing stare was directed 6e3c1bbb38 at Lyla, it seemed 33dd8f7d93 to melt away whenever 68b9119657 she looked at the 9a4f411a33 men beside her, Aslan 602edaddaf and Lord Ransfield.07eba5c334fc2a98
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Lyla couldn’t understand Caroline’s 633401f1bc sudden shifts between cold c2917a1a77 and warm behavior. However, since d5cfd54796 she wasn’t 1ef7f7e73f planning on a6c7ba8828 getting to 0ca850240a know Caroline 650d13dbd1 better, Lyla a25a05e55d decided not 54a1d931de to bother a4668c6d6c figuring it 7026a5e7c8 out and 25c31b9349 instead focused 857ba5e7f3 on her 595d111dfd meal, ignoring 67f411da0e Caroline’s glaring.147c2890852abc61
Conversation continued during 1cba4c050b the meal. Initially, it 5e64c8a9a2 started with 7210d7e709 small talk d1c9551902 about the 9e658065c7 weather, the 76dc2cbf04 festival, and b153f1738b other trivial acf0d20074 topics. However, it a073f5dc82 quickly turned b9bf5328d1 into something 7e5e06e83b resembling a ad49b5dd29 cross-examination.d1df6933dfb44208
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The Ransfield family 946d409508 members bombarded Lyla 2640f7f6c1 with questions, prying 75fd973619 into everything from 981b3e8bc4 her family background 053fb6b769 to her past. Caught off guard, Lyla 69750fb3ce responded with a strained 8a5e13e41e smile, giving vague and cf8822025e noncommittal answers to evade 2ffbf861d2 their probing.03b60b212f20450d
“That’s enough, Mother,” Lord 334894af26 Ransfield finally intervened, raising 7e2ef03bea his eyebrows. Only then did the 90f2989668 awkward inquisition come to 1b9f165f28 an end.26174ee3a2450ccc
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“What did I b3fb8e7293 do?” the Ransfield 0cc9e5f9f7 matron grumbled, casting b58f9c0169 a sidelong glance. Lord Ransfield responded with 2768ec1033 an awkward smile, but 00395fb67d in truth, he had 0366858ce2 intervened just in time.aa66b462a607abcd
If he had 04c1d24d68 hesitated even a 2adc05cb9c moment longer, Aslan 28db6e7ee2 would have likely aefa7bf9e5 lost his patience 381193f051 and overturned the 86975ae6bb situation.5258f0c23933b8cf
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However, Aslan wasn’t entirely a3432b85ea at ease either.b4533d5766e9338d
Diana, Lord Ransfield’s 48aff429a7 younger sister, couldn’t d92cb2ef31 take her eyes 8587e1f227 off Aslan throughout c577cb40e6 the meal. She continuously 050976ccc9 tried to a4809af3d2 engage him 3191bb81d5 in conversation.f70252554ecec618
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“Where are you from, 5c9bed2f4c Aslan?” she asked.38cd167bb170c76e
“I’m not from around 918a4f4f08 here,” he replied.4ca9ca3c11fec4b4
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“From the f03158d612 way you 4b36a943fe speak, it 2911f32b03 sounds like 0c52cf6160 you might 133caf166a be from f65ddfdbc0 the West. Did you live in 63075d550f Central?”6e0570d1348ef9fc
“Yes.”6ff2757c66e56581
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Even though his answers 82e8528f99 were curt and could 0484bf47e3 have seemed uninterested to 746f9e7388 anyone else listening, Diana da5e3c2238 seemed to enjoy their 7c88f45ddf exchange, smiling brightly as 6a63fd2e04 she continued to talk b0608080e3 with him.eee386ff9a5212fa
However, after her 8d7ed23ae9 next question, she 93a3f5fb72 grew much quieter.7bd2394054c51835
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“So, um, are you ad1e7a9c11 married?”6f0f2a154f319d1c
“Yes. I have 73eccbea86 a wife 36bbc9b797 whom I 93066c7d90 love dearly.”8dce6df57c99b3a5
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Aslan’s firm response d144c1452b made Diana fall c370078b4a silent, her lips 2cea71f4fe closing tightly like f9c8890ad3 a clam. Only then cb2bd4dce1 did she 03a54e7caf notice the 339d7c357f wedding ring 2ef475b392 on Aslan’s a408d44962 ring finger.5cd40ff506643d8d