dorothea
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31.0 M
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Heavy snow fell in the borderlands. It was amazing that there was still more snow to fall when so much had already accumulated. "What did you do today, Ian?" "I made a snowman, Mother." Young Arsen exaggerated, saying he had made a very large snowman, as tall as his father. He wanted to cheer up his mother who was lying in bed, but at the word 'father,' a sad expression appeared on his mother's face. "I see, well done." His mother, forcing a smile, patted her son's small hand. Her life force…-
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Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Though there was no need, Arsen, who had been sneaking into the temple every night, had to admit it. The fact that he too greatly enjoyed this blasphemous act. Knocking on closed windows, kissing before greeting, straining the small bed to its limits, and escaping as dawn approached—he never knew such acts could be so thrilling and addictive. He especially liked the small single bed. Because the bed was small, Lydia clung tightly to Arsen to avoid falling…
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"Did you think you could play with me, Lydia?" When Richard, who had been expressionless throughout, smiled, Lydia momentarily flinched. At the same time, guards who had been hiding behind pillars stepped forward. They had their hands on their sword hilts, ready to draw at any moment. Are you threatening me? 'Hmph, did he think I'd give in so easily?' Though she snorted inwardly, her fingers trembled slightly with instinctive fear. Lydia tightly gripped the hem of her priestess robe to hide…
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High Priest Manus definitely knew something. But he wouldn't easily open his mouth. He even refused bribes. In the end, Lydia could only get him to talk after dangling the bait of "sharing a way to find the last remaining holy relic." And that was the result of persuading him for more than three days. "Actually, the Goddess didn't bestow it upon Saint Gregory." "Then?" "The Saint stole it." Can someone like that be called a saint? Isn't he a plunderer? Seeing Lydia's furrowed brow,…
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"What?" Arsen doubted his ears. Was she asking if he couldn't perform as a man? Arsen had never heard such a thing in his life. Ah, perhaps it's a joke? Lydia often played mischievous pranks. But there was no playfulness in the serious and anxious eyes looking up at him. "I'm okay with it even if you have that kind of problem." Wait, this isn't just suspicion but almost certainty. And what does she mean by "okay with it"? "I won't abandon you or anything because of that. So feel free to…
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"Have you heard the news that Marquis Evansi saw his grandson?" "Yes, Your Majesty. The Evansi family has double the cause for celebration. I've sent an appropriate gift, so you needn't concern yourself too much." The emperor and empress, who had been at odds over Rozena, regained a surface-level peace. They weren't like before, but they occasionally dined together and made small talk. Now the imperial couple no longer seemed to fight. However, those who served the imperial couple up close knew…
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Flora, who had gone to bed, belatedly received the duke's summons and entered the master's room. He, whom she had expected to be busy discussing the ambush, was already prepared for bed in a somewhat light gown. "I hope I didn't wake you up." "......I wasn't sleeping." After Flora calmly responded and naturally tried to find her usual place, Claude raised his hand to stop her. "Come here and sleep. You got involved because of me." At his voice, which seemed quite affectionate, Flora…-
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The sound of quiet knocking reached her ears. Flora's eyelids flew open. The surroundings were still dark as the sun had not yet risen. About to call out asking who it was, Flora quickly changed her mind. Thinking it might be Claude like yesterday, she left the bed and hurried to the door, carefully turning the doorknob. However, Deverik stood beyond the opened door. "Butler?" "......You're awake." The butler handed her neatly folded clothes with a slightly apologetic…
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It was a day no different from any other. After breakfast, she strolled briefly through the garden, and upon returning to the mansion, Yulvi approached and pointed to the guest reception room. "Flora, someone's here to see you." "......Me? Who?" Flora's eyes widened slightly at the news that someone was looking for her, not the master. It was the first time in her life she'd heard that someone was looking for her. But what followed was even more unexpected. "Well...... it's Young Lord…
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The weather turned fickle as they entered the height of summer proper. The morning's cloudless sky poured down sudden showers, then around noon the weather cleared up as if it had been a lie and intense sunlight beat down. From that day on, though Flora was a maid, she spent most of her time with the duke. It was a miscalculation to think being alone together in one space wouldn't be particularly uncomfortable. "Do you still need my protection now?" Flora glanced out the window where bright…
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