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I like calm men. Men who don’t shout or break things when they’re mad. Men who tell you exactly how they feel. Men who communicate. Men who talk you in a gentle, low voice telling you what made them mad or what you did wrong, but never blame you and make you feel bad about it.

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HII I HOPE YOU DONT MIND ME REQUESTING <3333 Can i request a jeremy and Dion dating an overall sweetheart female reader, who's just really gentle and sweet? :D tysm again!

DION AGRICHE, JEREMY AGRICHE (SEPARATE) ⍣ FEMALE READER

synopsis. when you got isekai'd into your favourite manhwa, you didn't expect to find yourself dating an agriche - especially since the two of you are polar opposites.

warnings. mentions of torture and killing (not towards reader), possessiveness.

author's notes. ok ok hear me out- i know you didn't request for isekai!reader, but i thought that the concept of her dating the agriche boys because she's a simp for them would be fun to play around with. she has the traits that you mentioned though!

when DION went to the border to dispose of the pedelian guards just like his father had ordered him to, he didn't expect to witness you falling from the sky. for the first time in his life, he was surprised - and the fact that he felt an emotion compelled him to catch you in his arms.

the moment you realised that you had stopped falling, you opened your eyes and nearly screamed. even though dion was wearing a hood and a half face mask, you recognised his bright red eyes immediately. of all the possible characters in the manhwa, it had to be dion agriche who found you first; you didn't know if you should squeal in joy since your favourite villain is carrying you like a princess, or if you should quake in fear at the likelihood of him taking you prisoner.

as you were occupied with doing mental gymnastics, he silently observed you, head cocked slightly to one side. he thought it was interesting that you didn't try to resist him or at least shout for help (both of which are futile), considering the dangerous situation you're in. any normal person would be scared especially when surrounded by piles of corpses.

you could tell that dion was weighing his options of either killing you since you're a witness, or keeping you in one of the agriche residence's prison cells until he has a use for you. desperate to live, you impulsively yanked his mask down and tugged his head towards you, causing his lips to smash against yours. his eyes widened.

"why did you do that?" he asked when you pulled away.

"because... i love you!" you exclaimed, giving him the sweetest smile you could muster. you learnt from another manhwa that the best way to survive an encounter with a dangerous person is to catch them off-guard with a love confession! you're not exactly lying about your love for dion anyway, and the consequences of this will be a future you problem.

"even though i could kill you right now?"

"i feel a certain excitement knowing that my life and death are in your hands."

"... interesting. it'd be a waste to have you dead," dion said with mirth. maybe you could solve his problem of needing a wife to continue the agriche bloodline in the future, as all of the women he's met/been introduced to so far are boring. he needed someone who could add a little fun and excitement to his mundane, humdrum life, and you seem to be the right person to do so. before you could say anything else, dion swiftly knocked you out.

... and that's how you found yourself chained to dion's bed with a collar around your neck. everyone, especially roxanne, was surprised to see him strutting inside the manor with your unconscious self slung over his shoulder earlier, and when he had claimed that you're the woman he wishes to marry, lante allowed him to keep you. as long as you have a pretty face and can give birth to children who'd make fine agriches, lante doesn't care who dion chooses as his bride.

dion took his father's permission too literally and keeps you in his room like a pet. still, he takes good care of you by feeding you well and letting you sleep on the same bed as him. it can be a little awkward sharing a bed with dion because he tends to hug you very tightly in his sleep, as if he doesn't want to give you any room for escape.

he doesn't let you roam around the manor alone because of jeremy; dion knows that he hates him, and would rather not have you run into any problems involving his moody half-brother. it'd be troublesome too if jeremy somehow takes a liking to you because dion is not fond of sharing what's supposed to be his in the first place.

dion is possessive of you, and his possessiveness increased tenfold after he was exposed to your gentle side. when he returned from an errand drenched in blood one day, you didn't hide how worried you were for him. even though the collar limited your distance from the bed, you kept trying to reach for him as he slumped on the floor. it didn't show on his face, but he was exhausted; he couldn't look at you properly and only heard you calling his name frantically...

when he finally came to, he found himself resting on your lap, your hand gently stroking his forehead. relief washed over you when you noticed that he's awake, and you cupped his cheeks.

"you're awake! don't collapse on me like that ever again, i almost got a heart attack-"

"... you were worried?" he asked.

with a huff, you replied, "of course! i don't want anything bad to happen to you, dion. b-besides, we're kinda dating each other."

dion grew up with a mother who didn't love nor care about him. he grew up with a father who only cared about what value he can bring to the black agriche. dion, who grew up emotionally repressed and touch starved wanted more after the first sign of genuine kindness from you. your saccharine words and honey-coated gesture at that moment were all it took for you to completely consume his mind.

as he leaned into one of your palms with his eyes closed, dion has decided. a sweet and gentle person like you is not suited for the harsh world outside, but as long as you stay by his side and continue showering him with your affection, he'll make sure that no harm will come to his little butterfly. if anyone tries to take you away from him, he won't stop at just cutting off the hand that dared to touch what's his; he'll torture them by giving them a slow, painful death.

he's never going to let you go. he'll make you stay in the agriche residence until the end of time, and if you're going to die, then die here in his arms.

JEREMY knew that he had to have you the moment he saw how aggressively cassis reacted to the sight of your unconscious self, bound and gagged beside him. by having you in his grasp, he has a means of provoking cassis and it also gives him a sense of control.

lante handed you over to jeremy when the latter expressed his interest in having you as his toy, and roxanne warned him to not do anything that will kill you if he doesn't want her toy to give her a hard time, seeing as cassis is attached to you for some reason. jeremy naturally listened to his sister, but he didn't expect to fall in love with you so quickly.

unlike the members of the black agriche, you're very sweet and your kindness isn't fake. the gentle attention you'd give him despite your unfavourable circumstances fed the touch starved jeremy, who only desires someone to love and care for him. he initially kept you so he'd have cassis on a leash, but now... he wants to keep you by his side to fill the void in his heart.

you were, of course, bewildered by his change in attitude at first. he would usually treat you as if you're less than dirt, so to suddenly be put on a pedestal by him felt a little strange. he still makes you wear the collar to prevent you from escaping, but he's kinder and tries to be gentle with you these days.

"hey (y/n), are you bored? i brought you some books that you might like!" jeremy exclaimed as he dumped a pile of books on the bed you're sitting on.

"oh, thank you..." you said, picking the romance novel at the top of the pile, "am i really allowed to read these books? what if you get in trouble by your father?"

"hmm... i won't," he began, plopping himself beside you on the bed, "because starting from today, you're my girlfriend."

just like that, you became the lover of jeremy agriche. lante had his reservations about a pedelian dating one of his children, but when you told him that you're merely a peasant rischel took pity on and decided to raise as one of his own (you had to lie about you being from a world where their lives are part of a novel), he changed his mind. since you're not officially affiliated with the blue pedelian, he can use you against the very family that took you under their wing and thus permitted you to be with jeremy.

jeremy was obviously overjoyed and immediately moved you to a lavish room. "that dingy prison cell doesn't suit an angel like you anyway!" he claimed. with roxanne's help, he was able to buy you an entire wardrobe of beautiful dresses and boxes of glimmering jewelries. him spoiling you overwhelmed you and made you suspect that he's after something, but when he eagerly ducked his head in front you, you realised that all he wants is a head pat for every single thing he does in an attempt to make you happy.

"i'm not asking for much. just love me, and i'll make sure you live comfortably here," he said, smiling happily when your hand gently caressed his head.

well, that's easy enough. jeremy is your favourite character in the manhwa, and since he's given you the green light, you'll take full advantage of it to shower him with affection. in return, he'll always be there to protect you and will even defend your mistakes.

when you kissed his cheek to thank him for catching you after you fell from a tree branch, he became addicted. he'd ask for sweet little kisses instead of head pats since then, as he finds them more fulfilling. a giddy feeling consumes him every time your lips brush against his cheek or forehead, and he soon begins to wonder what your lips would feel like on his...

"(y/n). have you ever kissed that blue son of a bitch before?" jeremy asked one day, making you choke on your own spit.

"no! of course not!" you replied, flustered by his question, "cassis is not someone i'd like to spend the rest of my life with."

he breathed a sigh of relief. "good. i'm the one you want to be with forever, right?" grinning, he leaned in and pressed his forehead against yours as you smiled.

as jeremy grew up, he became extremely possessive of you. he doesn't want you to show kindness to anyone but himself (roxanne is an exception), and if you expressed even the slightest interest in dion, he'll confront his half-brother and demand to know what he did to seduce you. depending on jeremy's mood, the confrontation will either end in blood or peace.

he gets jealous very easily and doesn't like it when other men lay their eyes on his sweet angel. he'll get angry if anyone so much dares to cast a dirty look your way because nobody disrespects you like that in his presence. you'll have to stop him by grabbing his arm and begging him to stay with you before he storms up to the unfortunate soul to give them a piece of his mind.

during the social event where the five families gather together, jeremy forbade you from attending any of the balls. instead, he made you stay with roxanne in her room to shield you from the prying eyes of other men and to also hide you from the blue pedelian. that didn't stop you from sneaking into the ballroom when roxanne wasn't looking though. you were not going to waste your only chance of getting a glimpse of the handsome male leads of "the flower of hell" after all!

however, you got caught hiding behind a potted plant by noel vertium, who was enamoured of you at first sight. jeremy spotted you just as noel was about to approach you, and he was able to reach you first. with a possessive grip around your waist, he pressed you against his chest and glared at noel, who soon got dragged away by his aide.

if you try to act cute with jeremy, he might just forgive you for disobeying him.

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"𝕮𝖔𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊? 𝕴 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖓𝖔𝖙"

ᴾᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍ ⁽ˢ⁾: ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᴬˡᵍᵉʳ ᵈᵉ ᴼᵇᵉˡⁱᵃ ˣ ᴷⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ! ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

ˢʸⁿᵒᵖˢⁱˢ: ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳᶜᵒᵘʳˢᵉ ᵇʸ ʰⁱᵐ, ᵃ ˢᵉᵉᵈ ʷᵃˢ ᵖˡᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ.

ᵂᵃʳⁿⁱⁿᵍˢ: ᵈʳᵃᵐᵃ, ᵃⁿᵍˢᵗ

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ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ⁱᵗ, ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ˢⁱᵍⁿˢ ᵒᶠ ⁱᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ.

ᵀʰᵉ ⁿᵃᵘˢᵉᵃ, ᶠʳᵉqᵘᵉⁿᵗ ʰᵉᵃᵈᵃᶜʰᵉˢ, ᵈⁱᶻᶻⁱⁿᵉˢˢ. ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˢˡᵃᵐᵐᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃˡˡ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍʳⁱᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗᵉᵉᵗʰ ⁱⁿ ᶠʳᵘˢᵗʳᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵖᵃⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ᵖᵃⁱⁿ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ʰᵉ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ, ⁿᵒʳ ᵈⁱᵈ ʰᵉ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵗʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ��ʰⁱˡᵈ ʰᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱˢ ˡⁱᶠᵉ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵒ, ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ.

ᴸᵉᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᶜʰᵒⁱᶜᵉ, ⁱᵗ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵃᵛᵒⁱᵈ ᵃⁿʸ ˢᵘˢᵖⁱᶜⁱᵒⁿˢ ᵉˢᵖᵉᶜⁱᵃˡˡʸ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵈ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿᵉᵈ, ʰᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵇᵃᵇˡʸ ᵉˣᵖᵉᶜᵗᵉᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ, ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵗᵒʷⁿ, ʷⁱᵗʰ ʲᵘˢᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ? ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵉⁿᵒᵘᵍʰ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʰᵃˢᵗᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱⁿᵈᵉᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ, ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵈⁱᵈ ⁿᵒᵗ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ.

ᴬˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵖᵘˡˡᵉᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵒᵒᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃᵈ, ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵍʳᵉᵉᵗᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵈ ʰᵉᵃᵈ.

"ᶠᵉˡⁱˣ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ʰⁱˢ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʷᵒʳʳʸ ᶠⁱˡˡᵉᵈ ᵉʸᵉˢ.

"ᴰᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵒ ʸ/ⁿ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱᵐ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃⁱᵈ 'ʸᵉˢ'

"ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ, ᴵ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵇˡᵃᵐᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ⁿᵒʷ ᶠᵒʳ ˡᵉᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵉ ʰᵃˢ ᵈᵒⁿᵉ, ᴵ ᵃᵖᵒˡᵒᵍⁱᶻᵉ ʸ/ⁿ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ

ʸᵒᵘ ˢʰᵒᵒᵏ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ 'ⁿᵒ'

"ᴵᵗ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʲᵒᵇ ᵗᵒ ᵃᵖᵒˡᵒᵍⁱᶻᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ, ᶠᵉˡⁱˣ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ ʰⁱᵐ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳˢ ᵃ 'ʸᵉˢ'

ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵒᶠᵗˡʸ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗʳᵉᵗᶜʰ ᵒᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵃʳᵐˢ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʰᵉ ˢᵃʷ ⁱᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵃˡᵏᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃⁿ ᵉᵐᵇʳᵃᶜᵉ.

"ᴾˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ, ʸ/ⁿ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵃ 'ʸᵉˢ' ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶜˡᵒᵃᵏ ᵍᵉᵗ ʷᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳ ˢᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵈ ˢᵒᵇᵇⁱⁿᵍ.

"ᴴᵒʷ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ..." ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ.

ᴵⁿ ᵃ ᶠᵉʷ ᵐᵒⁿᵗʰˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᶠˡᵉʷ ᵇʸ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵉˡˡʸ ᵍʳᵉʷ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᵇⁱᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵒᶠᵗˡʸ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵉˡˡʸ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵒᶠᵗˡʸ ᶜᵃʳᵉˢˢ ⁱᵗ.

"ᴹʸ ᵈᵉᵃʳ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ˡⁱᶠᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ʷⁱⁿᵈᵒʷ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍʳᵉᵉⁿ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉˢ ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʳᵉᵉ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳᵉᵉᶻᵉ.

ᴾᵃⁱⁿ ˢᵘʳᵍᵉᵈ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵒᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵒᵈʸ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵃˡˡ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵗʳᵉⁿᵍᵗʰ ᵗᵒ ᵖᵘˢʰ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵃᵇʸ ᵒᵘᵗ.

ᵀʰᵉ ʳⁱⁿᵍⁱⁿᵍ ˡᵒᵘᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒⁱᶜᵉ ᵒˡᵈ ˡᵃᵈʸ ˢᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ 'ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ! ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵇⁱᵗ ᵐᵒʳᵉ!' ʷᵃˢ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉᵃʳˢ.

ᵀʰᵉⁿ ʳᵉˡⁱᵉᶠ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵃᵗⁱᵍᵘᵉ ʰⁱᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒᵘᵈ ʷᵃⁱˡ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ.

"ᶜᵒⁿᵍʳᵃᵗᵘˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ᴹⁱˢˢ ʸ/ⁿ! ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᵃ ᵇᵒʸ" ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒˡᵈ ˡᵃᵈʸ ˢᵃʸ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉᵃᵏˡʸ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵉᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵇᵒʸ ᵃˡˡ ᶜˡᵉᵃⁿᵉᵈ ᵘᵖ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉᵈ ᵇᵉˢⁱᵈᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ.

"ᵂᵉˡᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳˡᵈ, ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ" ʷᵉᵃᵏˡʸ. ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ

ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ˢᵒ ᶠᵃˢᵗ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵇᵒʸ ᵍʳᵒʷ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ ᵍᵉⁿᵗˡᵉᵐᵃⁿ. ˢᵒ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵍᵉⁿᵘⁱⁿᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵒᶠ ���ᵒᵘʳˢᵉ ᵍⁱᶠᵗᵉᵈ.

ᴴᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵃˡᵉⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ʷᵉⁱˡᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵖʳᵒᵘᵈ.

ᴴᵉ ʰᵃˢ ᵍᵒᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁽ʰ/ᶜ⁾ ʰᵃⁱʳ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉʸᵉˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒⁿ ᵃ ᵈⁱᶠᶠᵉʳᵉⁿᵗ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ, ᵗʰᵉ ʲᵉʷᵉˡˡᵉᵈ ᵉʸᵉˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵃ ˢⁱᵍⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ʷᵃˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒʸᵃˡ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈˡⁱⁿᵉ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵐᵃⁿᵃᵍᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ʰⁱᵈᵉ ⁱᵗ ᵇʸ ᵃ ˢᵖᵉˡˡ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ qᵘᵉˢᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ʷʰʸ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢʷⁱᶠᵗˡʸ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ 'ᵂʰᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵍᵉ ⁱˢ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵏⁿᵒʷ'.

ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ ⁱˢ ⁿᵒʷ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᵗᵉᵉⁿᵃᵍᵉ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒˡᵈ ʰⁱᵐ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ ᵈᵉˢᵖⁱˢᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒʸᵃˡ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈˡⁱⁿᵉ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃᵗ.

ᵀʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒˡᵈ ʰⁱᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗᵒ ʰᵒˡᵈ ᵃ ᵍʳᵘᵈᵍᵉ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵒʸ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ʰᵉˡᵖ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵒ ˢᵒ.

ᴬⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ ˡʸⁱⁿᵍ ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ.

ᴴᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵃʳᵉ, ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ, ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏʸᵃʳᵈ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁿ ʷᵃˢ ˢʰⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵉᵃᵗʰᵉʳ ʷᵃˢ ⁿⁱᶜᵉ.

"ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ" ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵖᵉʳᵏˢ ᵘᵖ, ʰᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ ʰⁱˢ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳᵉᵈ

"ʸᵉˢ ᴹᵒᵗʰᵉʳ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵗᵘʳⁿˢ ʰⁱˢ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍʳᵃᵇᵇⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʷᵒ ʷᵒᵒᵈᵉⁿ ˢʷᵒʳᵈˢ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰʳᵉʷ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵗᵒ ʰⁱᵐ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʰᵉ ᶜᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ ⁱᵗ ᶠˡᵃʷˡᵉˢˢˡʸ.

"ᵀʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ⁿᵉʷ ᶜᵒᵐᵉʳˢ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ ᵗᵒ ˡⁱᵛᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵉˡˡ ʰⁱᵐ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵒᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ.

"ʸᵉˢ, ᴵ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ˢᵃʸ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵃˡˢᵒ ʷᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ ˢⁱᵐⁱˡᵃʳ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳˢ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ˢᵖʳⁱⁿᵗ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʷᵒᵒᵈᵉⁿ ˢʷᵒʳᵈˢ ᶜˡᵃˢʰᵉᵈ ᵐᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ˡᵒᵘᵈ 'ᵀᵃᵏ!' ⁿᵒⁱˢᵉ.

"ᵂᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵘⁱᵈᵉ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒᵐᵉⁿᵗ ᵘⁿᵗⁱˡ ʷᵉ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ ʰᵉᵃᵈ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵃᶜᵏᵉᵈ ᵘᵖ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜˡᵃˢʰᵉᵈ ˢʷᵒʳᵈˢ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ.

"ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ, ʷᵉˡˡ ᵗʰᵉⁿ, ʷᵉ ˢʰᵃˡˡ ᵈᵒ ᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵉˢᵗ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵃᵍʳᵉᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʷᵒ ˢᵖᵃʳʳᵉᵈ ᵘⁿᵗⁱˡ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁿ ˢᵉᵗˢ.

ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵃᶠᵃʳ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇˡᵃᶜᵏ ᶜᵃʳʳⁱᵃᵍᵉ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈˢ ʰᵉʳᵉ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵇᵉˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵉᵃᶜʰ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ʷᵃⁱᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ⁿᵉʷ ᶜᵒᵐᵉʳˢ ᵗᵒ ᵃʳʳⁱᵛᵉ.

ᵀʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ ʳᵘⁿ ᶜᵒˡᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵃ ᶠᵃᵐⁱˡⁱᵃʳ ᵃᵘʳᵃ.

'ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ...'

ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰᵗ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵃⁿᵈˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵖ.

ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ᵍˡᵃⁿᶜᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱᵍᵘʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵃⁿᵈˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ.

"ᴬʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵃ ᵗʰʳᵉᵃᵗ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰⁱˢ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵃˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʰⁱˡᵗ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱˢ ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉ.

"ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ, ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ʷʳᵒⁿᵍ ᵐᵒᵛᵉ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ.

"ᴳᵒᵗ ⁱᵗ" ʰᵉ ʳᵉᵖˡⁱᵉᵈ.

ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇˡᵃᶜᵏ ᶜᵃʳʳⁱᵃᵍᵉ, ᵗʷᵒ ᶠⁱᵍᵘʳᵉˢ ᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᵒᵘᵗ, ᵃ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ᶠᵉᵐᵃˡᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃ ᵐᵃⁿ.

ᵀʰᵉʸ ⁿᵒʷ ˢᵗᵒᵒᵈ ⁱⁿ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ, ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᶠᵘˡˡ ᵃᵖᵖᵉᵃʳᵃⁿᶜᵉ ᶜˡᵉᵃʳˡʸ.

ᵀʰᵉ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ˡᵃᵈʸ ʰᵃᵈ ᵇʳᵒʷⁿ ʰᵃⁱʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵉᵐᵉʳᵃˡᵈ ᵉʸᵉˢ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵉᵇᵒⁿʸ ʰᵃⁱʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵒʳᵇˢ.

ᵀʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠˡᵃᵇᵇᵉʳᵍᵃˢᵗᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ˢᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ ˢˡⁱᵍʰᵗˡʸ.

ᵀʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ qᵘⁱᶜᵏˡʸ ᵍᵒᵗ ʰⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵒˢᵘʳᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ.

"ˢᵒ ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʰᵉʳᵉ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰⁱˢ qᵘⁱᵉᵗ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ ᵃʷᵃʸ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵐʸ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ, ʸ/ⁿ?" ᴴᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ᵍʳⁱᵗˢ ʰⁱˢ ᵗᵉᵉᵗʰ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵘⁿˢʰᵉᵃᵗʰᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ˢᵗᵒᵖᵖᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐⁱᵈᵈˡᵉ ᵒᶠ ⁱᵗ ᵇʸ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ.

ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵗᵒ ʷⁱᵈᵉⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᵗᵘʳⁿᵉᵈ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ⁿᵒʳᵐᵃˡ.

"ˢᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ˢᵒⁿ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ᶠᵉᵐᵃˡᵉ ᵇᵉˢⁱᵈᵉ ʰⁱᵐ.

"ᴬⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵒᵗ ᵃ ᵈᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ ᵗᵒᵒ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵃᵐᵘˢᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ.

"ᴴᵒʷ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱᶠ ˢʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ⁱˢ ᵐʸ ᵈᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᶜᵒᶠᶠᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵈⁱˢᵇᵉˡⁱᵉᶠ.

"ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ˢˡᵉᵖᵗ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴸᵃᵈʸ ᴹᵃʳᵍᵃʳⁱᵗᵃ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˢᵃʷ ⁱᵗ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵐʸ ᵒʷⁿ ᵉʸᵉˢ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ˢᶜʳᵘⁿᶜʰᵉˢ ʰⁱˢ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵈⁱˢᵍᵘˢᵗ.

"ʸᵉˢ, ᴵ ˢᵘᵖᵖᵒˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ, ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵐʸ ᵈᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ᵒⁿ ʰᵉʳ ʰᵉᵃᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ᶠᵉᵐᵃˡᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢʰʸˡʸ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵃᵛᵉᵈ.

"ˢʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ʰᵉʳ ᵐᵒᵗʰᵉʳ" ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡⁱᵐᵉⁿᵗᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ, ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ.

"ʸᵒᵘʳˢ ᵗᵒᵒ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱᵐ ʷⁱᵗʰ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ.

"ᴵᵗ'ˢ ʷᵉⁱʳᵈ ᵗᵒ ˢᵉᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒ ⁿⁱᶜᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵃᵘᵍʰᵉᵈ

ᵀⁱᵐᵉ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉᵈ ᵇʸ, ᴶᵉᵃⁿᵉᵗᵗᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ˡⁱᶠᵉ ʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ, ᶠᵒʳ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ, ʰᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵗ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᶠᵒʳᵗᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ʳᵒʸᵃˡ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ.

ᴼᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ, ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏʸᵃʳᵈ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ ˢᵖᵃʳʳᵉᵈ ᵘⁿᵗⁱˡ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴶᵉᵃⁿᵉᵗᵗᵉ ʷᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ ᶜˡᵒᵃᵏˢ.

"ᴸᵘᶜⁱᵃⁿ" ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ᵃˢ ʰⁱˢ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᶜˡᵃˢʰᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘʳˢ.

"ᵂʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ ⁱᵗ ᴹᵒᵗʰᵉʳ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏˢ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏˢ ᵃᵗ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏⁱⁿᵍ.

"ᴰᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃⁿ ⁱᵈᵉᵃ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ'ˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ?" ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳᵉᵈ.

"ᵀʰᵉʸ'ʳᵉ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒʳᵒⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴾʳⁱⁿᶜᵉˢˢ ᵗᵒᵈᵃʸ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵘᵐᵐᵉᵈ.

"ᴵᵗˢ qᵘⁱᵗᵉ ᵘⁿᵇᵉˡⁱᵉᵛᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ ᶜˡⁱᶜᵏ ʰⁱˢ ᵗᵒⁿᵍᵘᵉ.

"ᴴʸᵖᵒᶜʳⁱᵗᵉ ᵇᵃˢᵗᵃʳᵈ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜʰᵘᶜᵏˡᵉᵈ.

ᴬˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒʳᵒⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ʷᵃˢ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵒⁿ, ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ʲᵒʸᶠᵘˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵖᵒⁿᵗᵃⁿᵉᵒᵘˢ.

ᵁⁿᵗⁱˡ ᵃˢ ᶠᵒʳ ⁱᵗ ᵉⁿᵈᵉᵈ, ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ᵛⁱˢⁱᵗᵉᵈ ʰⁱˢ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᶜʰᵃᵐᵇᵉʳˢ.

"ᶜᵒⁿᵍʳᵃᵗᵘˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗᵒᵈᵃʸ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱᵐ

"ᵂʰᵃᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵉʳᵉ?" ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃᵐᵘˢᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ.

"ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒˡᵈ ᵐᵉ, ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᵘʳ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ qᵘⁱᵉᵗ ˢⁱᵍʰ.

"ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ⁱᵗ ⁿᵒʷ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ.

"ˢʰᵉ'ˢ ᵇ���ᵉⁿ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵍʳᵉᵃᵗ ˡᵃᵗᵉˡʸ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᵃᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃ ˢᵉᶜᵒⁿᵈ.

"ˢᵗᵒᵖ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ʲᵒᵏᵉ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ˢᵗᵉʳⁿ ᵛᵒⁱᶜᵉ ᵃˢ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᶜʰᵘᶜᵏˡᵉᵈ.

"ᵂʰʸ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴵ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ ʲᵒᵏⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ?"

ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱˢ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉᵐᵖˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ.

"ˢᵒ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ˢʰᵉ?" ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ʰᵘᵐᵐᵉᵈ.

"ᴵ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵗᵉˡˡ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʰᵉʳ ˢᵒⁿ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵐᵃᵈ, ʰᵉ ᵈᵉˢᵖⁱˢᵉˢ ᴿᵒʸᵃˡᵗʸ ˢᵒ ᵐᵘᶜʰ, ᴵ ʷᵒⁿᵈᵉʳ ʷʰʸ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ.

"ᵂʰᵃᵗ ᵈᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐᵉᵃⁿ?" ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵖʳᵉˢˢᵉˢ ᵒⁿ ᵃˢ ʰⁱˢ ᵉʸᵉᵇʳᵒʷˢ ᶠᵘʳʳᵒʷᵉᵈ.

"ᴴᵉʳ ᵇᵒʸ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ᵗʳⁱᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁱˡˡ ᵘˢ ʷʰᵉⁿ ᴵ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵐᵉᵉᵗⁱⁿᵍ, ʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ᵈᵉˢᵖⁱˢᵉˢ ʸᵒᵘ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˢᵗⁱˡˡ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ.

"ᵂʰʸ ᵈᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᵒⁿ ᵐᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵉʳ ˢᵒⁿ? ᴵ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ˢʰᵉ ᵐᵘˢᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ʰᵘˢᵇᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃ ˢᵒⁿ, ᴵ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ, ˢᵒ ᵐʸ ᶜᵒⁿˢᶜⁱᵉⁿᶜᵉ ʷⁱˡˡ ⁿᵒʷ ᵇᵉ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᶜᵉᵈ." ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱˢ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ.

"ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ qᵘⁱᵗᵉ ᵈᵉⁿˢᵉ" ʰᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ˢᵗᵃʸᵉᵈ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᵗ ʷʰⁱˡᵉ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢⁱᵍʰᵉᵈ.

"ˢʰᵉ'ˢ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵃᵐᵉ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉ ᵃˢ ʷᵉ ᵃʳᵉ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ⁿᵒᵈˢ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵃˢ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ.

"ᴵ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵖᵃˢˢ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵒⁿ ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ᵗᵃˡᵏ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉʳ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ qᵘⁱᶜᵏˡʸ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱˢ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ˢʰᵒᶜᵏᵉᵈ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ.

"ᴳᵒᵒᵈ ˡᵘᶜᵏ ᵒⁿ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ" ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰⁱⁿ ᵃⁱʳ ˡᵉᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ⁱⁿ ˢʰᵒᶜᵏ.

"ᴵ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ˢᵒⁿ...?" ᴴᵉ qᵘⁱᵉᵗˡʸ qᵘᵉˢᵗⁱᵒⁿᵉᵈ

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"𝕷𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖆 𝖋𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖈𝖊"

ˢʸⁿᵒᵖˢⁱˢ: ᵀʰᵉ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ ʷⁱᵈᵒʷᵉᵈ ᴹᵃʳqᵘᵉˢˢ ʰᵃˢ ᶜᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳᵉˢᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ⁱᶜʸ ᶜᵒˡᵈ ᴰᵘᶜʰᵉˢˢ. ᵂʰᵃᵗ ʷⁱˡˡ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿ ⁿᵒʷ?

ᴾᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍ ⁽ˢ⁾: ᴹᵃʳqᵘᵉˢˢ ˢʰᵘˡⁱ ᴺᵘᵉˢᶜʰʷᵃⁿˢᵗᵉⁱⁿ ˣ ᴰᵘᶜʰᵉˢˢ!ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

ᵂᵃʳⁿⁱⁿᵍˢ: ᶠˡᵘᶠᶠ, ᴳᴸ ⁽ᵍⁱʳˡ'ˢ ˡᵒᵛᵉ⁾ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿ ᵃʷᵏʷᵃʳᵈ ˡᵒᵛᵉʳ.

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Duchess Y/n L/n, also titled in the social circle, as the Ice Queen.

Duchess Y/n L/n is quite an uptight and stoic woman, She is a woman with great power and important.

A distant relative of the imperial family, a candidate for the throne, but she has no business nor care in claiming it.

One wrong move they make, everything can be hers legally by law.

Manipulate, and bluff, two things you are best at. They follow you till their lifetime, tricking them that their lives do not matter, and it's all up to your decisions.

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A ball, a luxurious one at that, just a little show off to the noble's that no one can dare match you except for the imperial family.

In the starry sky where the moon shines the brightest, a little break you took, a little stroll on your garden.

There you saw what caught your eye, a figure that bathe in the moonlight, pink luscious hair gently dancing at the night breeze with her apple green dress.

It took your breath away for a second as you stared at the figure in front of your eyes.

Then you snapped out of your trance and got your composure back again.

You walked elegantly towards the figure.

"In the starry night, you are walking in my garden? I might even have you in the dungeon for trespassing" You asked as she quickly turns around shrieked.

"Eeeekk, Duchess L/n!" She shrieked as she stared at your figure.

Your face was beautiful like a snowflake gracefully dancing around as it falls to the ground. The navy blue dress suited your skin palette, as well as your (e/c) jewelled eyes.

She shrink back down from the intimidating face you had in your porcelain face.

"I- I apologize for trespassing in your garden! Duchess L/n!" She said with a stutter and fear in her tone which amused you.

To your point of view, she looked like cute fluffy bunny in the wood.

You smiled in amusement as you chuckled.

'Lets play with her for a bit' You thought.

_

Here you are in the mansion of Marquess Nueschwanstein, by carriage.

You were greeted by the woman with a bright smile adorned her face.

How breathtaking...

You thought as you smiled as you looked at the children that were standing beside her, the next heir to the Nueschwanstein estate, Jeremy, and the middle child, Elias, and lastly the twins, Rachel and Leon.

You looked back to see there is a pile of gifts on the back of your trunk that your people and the people in Marquess is now helping to get it all out.

You spread out your arms, and there ran towards you the twins and engulfed you into a hug.

"Y/n you're back!" They both chorused as you smiled and laughed as you hugged them back.

There you saw Jeremy greeting you formally and respectfully like a gentleman, but you engulfed him into a hug which caught him off guard, but was happy either way.

"Hmph! how childish" you hear Elias said as you smirked.

"Oh my, Elias doesn't want to hug me, I wonder if I can still gift him the new sword I bought" you said out loud as his ears perked up, and he came towards you with a flustered face.

"T-this is only one time and never again!" He declared as you engulfed him in a hug.

Shuli chuckled at the sigh, and her voice is as angelic as you heard it.

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The kids are inside the room with their gifts as you and Shuli are in the garden with a stroll.

You felt your heart beating fast as you looked away, but then you stopped your tracks.

Shuli stopped at her tracks and looked at you with curious face.

"Y/n? Are you alright?" She asked with concern present in her tone and face.

'What an angel she is' You thought.

"Shuli" you called her name and looked at her in the eyes.

"Yes? What is it Y/n?" She asked as she stared back at you.

You take both of her hands and looked at her with a smile.

"Ever since, I met you, I only got along to play with you for a bit, but that changed bit by bit, I can see very well, you are an amazing woman, Shuli, carrying all this responsibility by your shoulders, taking care of four wonderful and chaotic children, I couldn't even do that myself" You said as she chuckled

"Of course, you can Y/n, the kids love you" she said as you shook you head gently.

"You melted my icy cold heart like a furnace" you said as she laughed which embarrassed you a bit, as red flushed your cheeks.

"S-so what? You are like a furnace, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be this happy, to you, and the kids" you said as you kissed her forehead.

She blushed as you leaned in your forehead to hers.

"I love you so much, Shuli Von Nueschwanstein, thank you" you said as you both closed your eyes and relish each other's warmth.

"I too, as well, return my feelings to you Y/n L/n" she replied

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"𝕬 𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖔𝖔𝖑"

ᴾᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍ: ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᴬˡᵍᵉʳ ᵈᵉ ᴼᵇᵉˡⁱᵃ ˣ ᴷⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ!ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵍᵉ ᵒᶠ ¹⁰, ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ⁱⁿ ᵃˢ ᵃ ᵐᵃⁱᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᴼᵇᵉˡⁱᵃⁿ ᴾᵃˡᵃᶜᵉ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ��ᵒʳᵏˢ ᵒᶠ ᵃ ᵐᵃⁱᵈ ʷᵉʳᵉ ⁿᵒʳᵐᵃˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵛᵉʳᵃᵍᵉ ᵘⁿˡⁱᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱᵍᵘʳᵉ, ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵖʳᵒᵈⁱᵍʸ ᵒᶠ ʷᵉⁱˡᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ.

ᴬᵗ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ, ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢⁿ'ᵗ ᵖᵒˢˢⁱᵇˡᵉ, ⁱᵗ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ʷᵃˢⁿ'ᵗ, ᴬ ʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ ᵃˢ ᵃ ᵏⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ? ᵀʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ⁱᵐᵖᵒˢˢⁱᵇˡᵉ!

ᵀʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢᵃʸ, ᵐᵉⁿ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘ, ˢᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ˢᵉʳᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᶜʰᵒʳᵉˢ. ᵍᵒ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ

ᴮᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵃᶜᵏⁿᵒʷˡᵉᵈᵍᵉˢ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ʰⁱᵐ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵒⁿᵉ, ˢᵃⁱᵈ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ qᵘᵒᵗᵉ; "ᴬ ᵍⁱᶠᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ᵖʳᵒᵈⁱᵍʸ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ⁱˢ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ'ˢ ᵇᵒᵈʸ, ᵈᵒ ⁿᵒᵗ ˡᵉᵗ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵇᵉᶜᵒᵐᵉ ˢᵘᶜʰ ᵃ ᵇᵒᵗʰᵉʳ".

ᴵᵗ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍˡᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵃᶜᵏⁿᵒʷˡᵉᵈᵍᵉᵈ, ᵀʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵍʳᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵏⁿⁱᵍʰᵗʰᵒᵒᵈ.

ᵀʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ⁱⁿᵈᵉᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ʰᵃʳˢʰ! ᴺᵒᵗ ᵍⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿʸ ᵃᵈʲᵘˢᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗˢ, ⁿᵒʳ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵏˢ, ᵃˢ ʷᵉˡˡ ᵃˢ ᵗʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵏ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢᵖⁱʳⁱᵗ ᵒⁿ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ᵐᵃⁱᵈ.

ᴮᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ, ⁱᵗ'ˡˡ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗʳᵒⁿᵍᵉʳ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒᵒ ⁱᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ.

ᵂʰⁱˡᵉ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ᵗʳᵃⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ, ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵃˢˢⁱᵍⁿᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵉᶜᵒⁿᵈ ᵖʳⁱⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᴼᵇᵉˡⁱᵃⁿ ᴱᵐᵖⁱʳᵉ.

ᴬ ˢᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃ ᶜᵒⁿᶜᵘᵇⁱⁿᵉ ᵇᵒʳᵉ.

ᵀʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵍᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵃˢᵏ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ᵗʰᵉ ᴾʳⁱⁿᶜᵉ'ˢ ˡⁱᶠᵉ ʷᵃˢⁿ'ᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱᵐᵖᵒʳᵗᵃⁿᵗ ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵃʳᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵖʳⁱⁿᶜᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈᵒ ⁱˢ ʸᵒᵘʳˢ

ᵀʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᶜᵃʳᵉᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵒʷⁿ ᵉʸᵉˢ.

ᵁⁿᵗⁱˡ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿᵉᵈ, ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᵐᵉᵃⁿ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ. ᴵᵗ ᶜᵒⁿᶠᵘˢᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍʳᵉᵃᵗˡʸ.

ᴬ ᶠᵉʷ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ˡᵃᵗᵉʳ ᵒⁿ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵇᵒᵗʰ ᵍʳᵒʷ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵃˢˢⁱᵍⁿᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵈ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ.

ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ˢʰᵃᵐᵉ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵐⁱˢˢᵉᵈ ᵈᵉᵃʳ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵍʳᵉᵃᵗˡʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈᵒ ˢᵒ, ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱᵗ ˢᵉᵉᵐᵉᵈ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ʰᵉ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵃʳᵉ.

ᴴᵉ ᵍʳᵉʷ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵃ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ᵐᵃⁿ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ˢᵃʸ, ʸᵒᵘ'ᵛᵉ ᶜᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ ᶠᵉᵉˡⁱⁿᵍˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ.

ᴵᵗ ˢᵗᵘⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵗ ʷʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵉᵃʳᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵒʸ ʷᵃˢ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵉⁿᵍᵃᵍᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵃ ⁿᵒᵇˡᵉ'ˢ ᵈᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ. ᴾᵉⁿᵉˡᵒᵖᵉ ᴹᵃʳᵍᵃʳⁱᵗᵃ, ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ qᵘⁱᵗᵉ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵗʸ, ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵃᵈʸ ˡⁱᵏᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ ˢᵏⁱⁿⁿᵉᵈ.

ᴵᵗ ᵉⁿᵛⁱᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᶜʰᵉᶜᵏ ᵒⁿ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵖᵘᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿᵃˡ ᶠᵉᵉˡⁱⁿᵍˢ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᵖʳᵒᶠᵉˢˢⁱᵒⁿᵃˡ ʷᵒʳᵏ.

ᵁⁿᵗⁱˡ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃᵘᵍʰᵗ ᵘᵖ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᴸᵃᵈʸ ᴾᵉⁿᵉˡᵒᵖᵉ'ˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ᵃᶠᶠᵃⁱʳ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵒᵛᵉʳʷʰᵉˡᵐ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵍᵘⁱˢʰ. ᴴᵉʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵃⁿ ᵉᵐᵖᵗʸ ʳᵒᵒᵐ, ᵒⁿˡʸ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵗʷᵒ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ.

"ᵂʰʸ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ?!" ʸᵒᵘ ˢʰᵒᵘᵗᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ.

"ᵂʰᵒ ᵍᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵃˡˡ ᵐᵉ ᵇʸ ᵐʸ ⁿᵃᵐᵉ ᵖᵉᵃˢᵃⁿᵗ? ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʳᵒʷⁿ ᵖʳⁱⁿᶜᵉ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ ⁱˢ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ'ˡˡ ᵃᵈᵈʳᵉˢˢ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ" ᴴᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍʳⁱᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵉᵉᵗʰ ⁱⁿ ᶠʳᵘˢᵗʳᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶜˡᵉⁿᶜʰᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱˢᵗˢ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʰⁱᵐ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃⁿᵍᵉʳ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ.

"ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁿᵒⁿˢᵉⁿˢᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴸᵃᵈʸ ᴾᵉⁿᵉˡᵒᵖᵉ, ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ, ᵗʰᵉ ᴸᵃᵈʸ ⁱˢ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵉⁿᵍᵃᵍᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᴴⁱˢ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ, ᴾʳⁱⁿᶜᵉ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ.

"ᵂʰʸ ˢᵒ ᵃⁿᵍʳʸ? ᴴᵐᵐ? ᴰᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵖᵃᵗʰᵉᵗⁱᶜ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵒᶠ ᵐⁱⁿᵉ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵒᵒᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵍʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ, ʳᵉᵍᵃⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵒˢᵘʳᵉ.

"ᴺᵒ, ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ, ᴵ ᵃᵐ ˡᵒᵒᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘ" ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵖˡⁱᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˢᵐⁱˡᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵃᵐᵘˢᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍˡⁱⁿᵗ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᵉʸᵉˢ.

ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ⁿᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ.

"ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒ, ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʸ/ⁿ? ᵂʰʸ ᵃʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ? ᴰᵒⁿ'ᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵉⁿᵍᵃᵍᵉᵐᵉⁿᵗ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʰⁱᵐ ᵃˡˡ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ?" ʰᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᶜⁱʳᶜˡᵉᵈ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱᵍᵘʳᵉ.

"ᵀʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵇʸ ʳᵒʸᵃˡ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳ, ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ⁱᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ. ᴾˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ᵒⁿ ʰᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿ ᵃᶠᶠᵃⁱʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴸᵃᵈʸ ᴾᵉⁿᵉˡᵒᵖᵉ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ.

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ᴰʳᵉᵃᵈ, ᴰᵉˢᵖᵃⁱʳ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵍᵘⁱˢʰ ʷᵃˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏ, ʰⁱˢ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ʰᵃᵈ.

ᵀʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒᶠ ᵇᵉᵗʳᵃʸᵃˡ ʷᵃˢ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉⁿᵗ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʷᵒ ᶠⁱᵍᵘʳᵉˢ ᵒⁿ ᵃ ᵐᵃᵗᵗʳᵉˢˢ.

ᴴᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒᵒᵐ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵈᵉᵈ ᶠᵃᶜᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍʳⁱᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗᵉᵉᵗʰ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍˡᵃʳᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ.

"ᵂʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ʷʳᵒⁿᵍ, ʸ/ⁿ?" ᴴᵉ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵍʳⁱᵖᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᵗⁱᵍʰᵗˡʸ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ'ˢ ʰᵃⁿᵈˡᵉ.

"ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵖᵒⁱⁿᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵃ ʳᵒʸᵃˡ ᶠᵃᵐⁱˡʸ ᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ? ᵀʰᵃᵗ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ ᵗʳᵉᵃˢᵒⁿ, ʸ/ⁿ, ʸᵒᵘ'ˡˡ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵏⁱˡˡᵉᵈ" ᴴᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍˡᵃʳᵉᵈ ᵈᵃᵍᵍᵉʳˢ.

"ᴵ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ⁱᶠ ᴵ ᵈⁱᵉ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᴵ ᵏⁱˡˡᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰⁱᵍʰⁿᵉˢˢ" ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʸᵒ��� ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒᵒᵐ.

ᵀʰᵉ ʸᵉᵃʳˢ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉᵈ, ˢᵒ ᵐᵃⁿʸ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ʰᵃˢ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵒʳˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ˡⁱᵛᵉ.

ᴬⁿᵃˢᵗᵃᶜⁱᵘˢ' ᵈᵉᵃᵗʰ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵗᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʰʳᵒⁿᵉ, ʰⁱˢ ᵇᵒˢᵒᵐ ᵇʳᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᶠᵉˡⁱˣ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵏⁿᵒʷⁿ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ "ᴷⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶜʳⁱᵐˢᵒⁿ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ" ᵃ ᵇᵒˡᵈ ᵗⁱᵗˡᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ˢᵘⁱᵗˢ ʰⁱᵐ.

ᵀʰᵉ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱˢ ᴹᵃʲᵉˢᵗʸ, ʷʰᵒ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵐᵉ ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱⁿ ˡᵒᵛᵉ.

ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵃʷ ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱᵐ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ.

ᵀʰᵉ ʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʳ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ˢⁱᵒᵈᵒⁿⁿᵃ, ᵃ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵗʸ ʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵃʸ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵐⁱˢᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵈᵈᵉˢˢ ᵒʳ ᵃ ⁿʸᵐᵖʰ ᶠᵒʳ ʰᵉʳ ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗʸ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵉⁿᵛʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒᵐᵃⁿ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵗ, ᶠᵒʳ ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵃʸ.

ˢʰᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍᵉᵈ ʰⁱᵐ, ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒᵐ ʰᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵈ, ˢʰᵉ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵒⁿᵉ ʰᵉ'ˡˡ ᵇᵉ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ᵏⁿᵉᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉᵍ ʰᵉʳ ᵗᵒ ᶜʰᵒᵒˢᵉ ʰᵉʳ ˡⁱᶠᵉ ᵒᵛᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ ⁱⁿˢⁱᵈᵉ ʰᵉʳ ᵇᵉˡˡʸ.

ᴬᶠᵗᵉʳ ˢʰᵉ ᵈⁱᵉᵈ, ʰᵉ ᵏⁱˡˡᵉᵈ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᴿᵘᵇʸ ᵖᵃˡᵃᶜᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵇᵃⁿᵈᵒⁿᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵒᵒʳ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈ ᵇᵉʰⁱⁿᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵇⁱᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶜᵒᵐᶠᵒʳᵗ, ᵒⁿˡʸ ᶠᵒʳ ʰⁱᵐ ᵗᵒ ˢʰᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵘᵖ ʰᵃʳˢʰˡʸ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵏⁱˢˢ.

ᵀʰᵉ ᴱᵐᵖᵉʳᵒʳ ᵘⁿᶜˡᵒᵗʰᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ᵖʳᵉˢˢᵉᵈ ᵏⁱˢˢᵉˢ ᵒⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉ ᵐᵃʳᵏˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ʰⁱᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵖᵘʳᵖˡᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳᵉᵈ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵒˣⁱᶜᵃᵗᵉᵈ, ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵃʸ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ, ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵃˢ ᵉⁿᵗⁱʳᵉˡʸ ᵃ ⁿᵉʷ ᵉˣᵖᵉʳⁱᵉⁿᶜᵉ.

ᵂⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵃᵗ, ᶜˡᵃᵘᵈᵉ ʷᵉⁿᵗ ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˡᵒʷᵉʳ ʰᵃˡᶠ, ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ qᵘⁱᶜᵏˡʸ ᵍᵒᵗ ᵉᵐᵇᵃʳʳᵃˢˢᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʳⁱᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᶜˡᵒˢᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᶠᵒʳ ʰⁱᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵖʳʸ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˡᵉᵍˢ ᵒᵖᵉⁿ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ʰⁱˢ ᵗᵒⁿᵍᵘᵉ ᵐᵃᵏᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵃᶜᵗ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶜˡⁱᵗ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐᵒᵃⁿ ᵒᵘᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵘʳᵉ.

ᴴᵉ ˡⁱᶜᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢˡᵘʳᵖᵉᵈ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿⁱᵐᵃˡ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃˢⁿ'ᵗ ᵉᵃᵗᵉⁿ ᶠᵒʳ ᵈᵃʸˢ.

ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵃⁿᵈˢ ᵍʳⁱᵖᵖᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʰᵉᵉᵗˢ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉᵘᵖʰᵒʳⁱᶜ ᶠᵉᵉˡⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵃˢ ᵒᵛᵉʳʷʰᵉˡᵐⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ.

ᴬˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᴴᵉ ʳᵘᵗˢ ʰⁱˢ ʰⁱᵖˢ ʰᵃʳˢʰˡʸ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵍⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃᵈʲᵘˢᵗ, ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵖᵃⁱⁿ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ.

ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵃʸᵉᵈ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᵗ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁿᵃᵏᵉᵈ ˢᵉˡᶠ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ᵇˡᵃⁿᵏᵉᵗ, ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ ʷᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ ʰⁱˢ ᶜˡᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵃ ᶜᵒˡᵈ ᵍᵃᶻᵉ.

"ᴷⁿᵒʷ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ᵐᵉʳᵉ ᵗᵒᵒˡ, ᶠᵒʳ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᶠᵒʳᵍᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵉⁿᶜʰ" ᴴᵉ ˢᵃⁱᵈ ᵃˢ ʰᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˡˡ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ᵐᵃᵗᵗʳᵉˢˢ.

ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ᵗᵉᵃʳˢ ᶠᵃˡˡ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵒᵇᵇᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜˡᵉⁿᶜʰᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ᶜˡᵒᵗʰ.

ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿᵉᵈ, ʰᵒʷ ᶠᵒᵒˡⁱˢʰ ᵒᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒ ᵃˢˢᵘᵐᵉ, ʰᵉ ʷⁱˡˡ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃ ᵗᵒᵒˡ.

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"𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊"

ℜ𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔰 𝔄𝔡𝔯𝔦 𝔉𝔩𝔬𝔶𝔢𝔫 ||

ᴾᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍ ⁽ˢ⁾: ᴿᵉᵍⁱˢ ᴬᵈʳⁱ ᶠˡᵒʸᵉⁿ ˣ ᵂⁱᶠᵉ!ᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ

ˢʸⁿᵒᵖˢⁱˢ: ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉ ᵃ ˡᵒⁿᵉˡʸ ʷⁱᶠᵉ ʷʰᵒˢᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ⁱˢ ᵘⁿʳᵉqᵘⁱᵗᵉᵈ ᵘⁿᵗⁱˡ ʰᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵃˡˡʸ ˢʰᵒʷᵉᵈ ᵃᶠᶠᵉᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ

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The feeling was overwhelming.

Waking up every morning without someone by your side, there were no sweet greetings, nor kisses except from the day that the two of you stood in front of the altar.

You sighed as the feeling of loneliness creeped up on you every single day.

When was the time when you two talked so comfortably and freely?

You can remember when he talked to you about her or the questions he asked you on what would swoon her.

He truly was in love, and you saw the fire in his eyes, always burning with passion.

It pains you, but you want what makes him happy.

Amelia can make him happy.

Tragedy struck when 'she' died, it made him so closed off, it's like you didn't even know him anymore.

His eyes were filled with hurt, and guilt, and you never saw this side of him, it was all new to you.

You don't know what to do, and what will make him stop being like this…you don't know anymore.

—

Their daughter was there, Juvelian was always there, wanting her father's affection.

You admired the girl while still waiting for her father, but he was so cold, he couldn't even bear to look at her with fondness anymore.

Amelia's death really took a toll on him.

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Then news was spread out, and was said by the Emperor himself.

The title of 'Duchess' was empty for a long time, and they needed a Duchess.

'The Duke might be lonely, and is all by himself' he says

I knew that the bastard only did this so he could spy on Regis.

The daughters of the Nobles were competitive as they heard the news, and of course some Nobles tried to marry their young daughter off to Regis.

Damn power greedy Nobles…

But the daughters had no complaints about this after all Regis is every lady's ideal man.

Even though at every party, ball or luncheon they try to make a move and introduce themselves to the man.

Regis couldn't take any of that, knowing well that they might be spies for the Emperor.

Then he chose me.

Duke Regis Adri Floyen chose me as his wife and to be the Duchess of the Dukedom.

My heart wavered, but I knew deep down I am only just a piece to avoid all the commotion made by the Emperor to spy on him.

I had my first kiss with him, at our wedding ceremony, I had my first kiss with the man my feelings resided for.

I felt overjoyed even though it was only just for a while.

On our first night, it was dull and lonely.

Regis never slept with me even though it is tradition to sleep with your bride to finally claim her.

He left me all alone in a large bedroom, with him turning his back on me.

"I knew it…how foolish of me" I whispered to myself

—

The room was dimmed and the curtains were closed off, blocking the sun rays from going into 'our' my room.

He still loved her...he still does, I am nothing, but a pawn, I am not his wife, but his piece.

I wore my navy blue dress, as I took tea alone in my room as usual.

I looked outside my room window seeing two blue birds cuddled up in their nest.

How I envy those birds.

I took a sip on my tea as I reminisced the silence, like always.

I heard the door of my room open, and then footsteps.

"Have you forgotten that I want to be alone today as usual?" I asked.

3rd Person's Omniscient POV:

"Y/n" You heard a familiar baritone voice. call out your name.

You turned your head only to see Regis in the flesh, it widened your eyes in shock, but you rose up from your seat and bowed down.

"Greetings to you, Duke Regis"

You greeted with formalities as he looked at your figure and in his eyes was your bloodied figure that was in the ground.

Guilt and regret were swirling in his silver orbs as he looked at you more.

"You don't need to bow down to me, my wife" He said as you were confused, you clenched your fists in anger as to why he was calling you wife.

You looked at him only to see him already in front of you, close enough for the tips of your noses to touch.

You widened your eyes in shock as he pulled you into a tight embrace.

"I'm sorry that I left you alone, my wife" he apologised as you grit your teeth.

"What are you talking about Duke?"you asked as you stood still in his arms.

"I'm sorry that I left you alone, you must've been so lonely, My wife" He said as you felt your eyes stinging as you felt hot globs of tears streaming down your face.

"Please stop with the false talking Duke" you let out as he hugged you tight.

"I am not talking false, my wife, I truly am sorry"

He apologised and you wrapped your arms around his large figure.

"Y-you idiot! Why are you talking like this!?" You exclaimed as pain, anger and sadness was mixed all in one as to what you are feeling.

It made his heart pang in pain as he heard your cries.

This was the second time he saw and heard you cry in front of him, and that was the time where he had your bloodied limp body in his arms.

It was his fault.

"Because I am your husband, Y/n" He answered.

'I will cherish you and won't leave you hanging this time' He thought

"I will never leave you feeling so lonely again" He said as you cried in his chest.

"I love you"