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Chapter 1 : Know Your Stance.

Timaeus Havenford, born in a family that runs The Warbuttons Bakery, the most prolific bakery in the Colchester, lives an ordinary life as a kid from somehow rich family. He never questions his origins, yet, every once in a month, his dad, Arthur Havenford and his mom, Edith Havenford would bring him to the big mansion, a really tremendous manor in Timaeus' eyes. When he was a kid, he didn't know on why his parents would bring him there. They had dinner, and leave. Timaeus as a kid is very sensitive and he didn't dare to ask, he can read how his parents' expression would change every time they went to the mansion.

Years after years, attending college was of course in his parents' list for Timaeus. He would help once in a while in the bakery when he has free time after college. The routine hasn't change either, they still go the mansion once every month. It was winter, the cold breeze that still hits even when they're inside a car with heater, but still the family of 3 is heading to the Havenford manor. 20-year-old Timaeus stays quiet like usual, reading the nerve-wrecking atmosphere around the car. Upon arriving at the manor, they had dinner like usual, everything is so normal, but not until Arthur was having a slight debate with Timaeus-don't-even-know-who.

"It'll be the last time that I came here!" Arthur practically speak in a rather-offensive tone.

"You'll regret it, Arthur, the curse will haunt you soon enough if you do that." The old man in white said, sounds more like advising.

Arthur who didn't even look back, leaving the manor in rage, Edith and Timaeus who were flustered, follow the head of the family out of the manor. Timaeus can definitely see that his mother is worried, disturbed even. Boarding the car, they head back to their own house in the corner section of Colchester. On their way home, unexpectedly, Arthur for the first time telling Timaeus their origins.

"Timaeus, I'll tell this story once only. There will be no next time. You have the right to know your origins, but it's just the past, what matters is our present and future, on how we build it on our own, with the people we love." Arthur's voice was wrapped in fear, even though his words sound promising and confident.

The story begins when Arthur still lived in the manor the family always visits once every month. He did things in routine, following his schedule that has been prepared by the butler of the manor. It was a normal day, but that one particular day, Arthur bumped into a girl. That girl delivered bakery to big manors, big houses, rich people and Arthur later found out her name is Edith and she's the owner's daughter of The Warbuttons Bakery. He fell in love with her. Her facial feature, her cheerful ambience, her smile, her sincerity that shows when she does her works. Arthur didn't know when this start but he started to visit the bakery when he has schedule outside the manor. Sneaking from the time spares to go to the bakery even when he doesn't have something to buy. The love that grows, irritate the Havenford family members as it's a shame for the Havenford nobles to date someone from the lower class, just like their past issues.

"I, personally, bargain with the upper one, I can never cut the ties with the family even though I am practially outcasted from the family as the tradition continues. Coming here once a month will prevent the family to harm your mom. But tonight, I was asked to leave your mom once and for all and I will never have the heart to do that. That was the origins of us, the Havenford family, Timaeus. This will be the last time I will ever speak of the cursed family name."

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The Genesis

1870, Colchester, UK.