aerie
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A rather uninterested reply came back, as if the question were beneath consideration. Despite those words, it seemed clear that Louis must have decided his fiancée was at least somewhat useful. Otherwise, that two-faced scoundrel with a ruined personality would never have bothered to assign a personal guard. Aaron carefully chose his words, trying to turn his doubt into conviction. Louis nodded silently, leaving Aaron thoroughly bewildered. Was he truly wary of an informant…- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- Then, without missing a beat, she promptly presented Anna with an employment contract and handed it to her. Watching this, Alice couldn’t help but be genuinely impressed. The Second Prince had been right. Her younger sister had an exceptional talent for getting exactly what she wanted. ︵‿୨ ₊‧꒰ა ཐི༏ཋྀ ໒꒱ ˚₊ ୧‿︵ “How about we set the contract for three months, and then extend it by mutual agreement?” “Yes, that sounds…
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- As expected, the Second Prince seemed intent on keeping things quiet, not wanting the situation to escalate. Ren, caught off guard by how easily the prince admitted fault, cried out in surprise, but the prince simply ignored him. I nodded in agreement with the prince’s words and gestured to the knights to release Ren Reichstein. Even though he looked visibly relieved, he still shot me a subtle glare. Regardless, I pressed on and got to the main point. Although it felt a…
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- However, Alice wasn’t the type to tolerate such pettiness. Switching to the language of his kingdom, she tried to stop him. Although Alice’s mention of his liege made him falter for a moment, his eyes soon flashed sharply. Ren, his confidence restored in an instant, puffed himself up. It seemed he thought that, since she recognized him, the situation would now play out in his favor. Alice replied awkwardly, no doubt wanting to avoid revealing anything about my status that…
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- “Anna, I distinctly remember telling you not to take on any side jobs and to focus solely on your work here at the atelier.” Anna bowed her head. “…I’m sorry, but I had no choice. I didn’t have enough to cover my living expenses this month.” “If this keeps up, I’ll have no choice but to let you go, Anna.” It was an ordinary conversation, perhaps a touch sad, yet my eyes kept drifting toward them. “What’s so interesting?” Alice, who had just returned from chatting…
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- “By the way, did you look into that favor I mentioned?” “The situation with the Duke’s household is still complicated, so nothing there yet. But as for the artists, that’s all taken care of.” As soon as Alice climbed into the carriage, she handed me an envelope she’d tucked away in the corner. Inside was a neatly compiled list of all the painters currently working in the capital. “As you asked, I focused mainly on young painters who’ve only just made their debut, but honestly,…
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- The servants of the Arvan Duchy weren’t fond of their future mistress, Leonia. Even though they never let their displeasure show outright, whenever two or more gathered behind closed doors, she became the subject of their whispered complaints. "Can you believe it? A woman cast off by the Marquis Regen is to become the lady of a duke's household. Does that make any sense to you?" Today, no less than ninety percent of the staff had gathered for idle chatter. "If she was dumped by that notorious…
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- “If anyone gets in trouble, it’ll be me, not you. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure nothing happens that would require you to clean up a dead body.” I softened my tone to reassure them, then stepped into Louis’s bedroom. They must not have had the courage to follow me into the room, because it instantly got quiet outside. After such a dramatic entrance, the whole mansion would be buzzing with gossip by tomorrow. I wondered what story they would be spreading this time. Looking around the…
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- “Yes, that’s right. If a punishment is to be handed down, I figured confinement would be best.” Sure, it would have been satisfying if Diego had received a harsher punishment, but that feeling would have been fleeting. “If the punishment were any worse than confinement, we would’ve incurred the Emperor's disfavor.” “But a mere confinement won’t have any effect on the Marquis at all, will it?” “That’s true. Frankly, it's meaningless.” Everyone already assumed Diego…
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- Or at least, that was what everyone believed. The emperor always made sure to credit Louis’s achievements to other knights. “So, with different weapons, no one could predict the outcome. Yet in the end, you were the one who refused the duel, Marquis.” “That’s…” “How disappointing.” I rose as if there was nothing left worth hearing. Diego couldn’t bring himself to stop me. Instead, he just tapped the table lightly with a troubled expression. That was something he always…
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