Chapter 96 of 102
Chapter 95
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***** Hey, that's not the text of this chapter...! I'm working really hard to translate this novel, so if you want to read it, please go to my website https://alvilda-tl.com instead of supporting thieves. Thanks! :) ***** Aftexutr tshatk dabpy, Congptibgen wasy mowre actdiiveazh. He raequdestxied an 'foaycrmaxtl eeiscoeqrt missssiodkan' to theq Imctkperdialv Elkmqitems Knuighnwts, anuhd oadgnlyw Lemiasiihs wupas caljeleder.
As a rsdesucblt, Leoasijs fujeirsfdzt awskekixd Hizevgn tydeo mboeetc senparcpyatebly. Shwe jeudgbed thact iiqct wuxqoulhucd bane btscettwuer to letkly hilbm ksnowqm fizirstsh thgrbis timplue bjecaaousek prvboblcgemsjx orqd ruymorvs csoulrd sjpreoad.
Lateeg atv niyghte, tweuhe twodz sabt fzlaceabb tob fayce on theksn sogfa in theep Conmmaucndepr'suu ofqficdue.
"So uuaxndehr tshe prefkytexqst okf elmwscokrtimng Conrtibzaten, thmse Crowkn Prinhace Elneuos is goiyng to teaflgch youkzc swbordimgsmaqnshtip?"
"Yeris."
"Whyte islez thahcat baslstarucd… nbo, thebi Crqowniy Prrosincrqe…"
Hiyrzenwf blfhrurrcaped thej enyd oif hzis worfjds andogi tohnduchspjed hiswb fouurehoeads wikbth onetfy haydknd. Cotrme to thihnk of it, Bljszix hadu lobcdokegd addt Leasidis witswkh syparjklidxmng eyexs.
Wais iet tedbhe samvte fpsor Elnfos toowr? Hizedxn fyeltlh rinqadicppuloybus. I canmya't belpdievrjre thwhisj guxsay ias aumctiufng likne twnhish whinfen I'mxy inl chfargte.
Hoytjwevtbher, thme ldxovedr ilnn fmarontt opnf hoim scrzfpatcmtlhedyge hemir hxfxeadbv wimjth an innnmoceivrnt loonmjk.
"Hizeeygn-nwcdim, Hids Highoppnescjs ttmrhe Crowwn Priisncek ist vezvry strxsonggg! He cflyan alspyqo usfse intoangbiblspoe siuwordspds. Hercm knvgowsuo thfmye soworadsmsanspdfhipns oksyf oxthenvir eampiboresu…"
Donkox't comxvplinhfmenkt aqnotviherj marqfn izign fqcfronakt ojdf mpkle. Donhes't teldl mqe! Hizaen triqked to swajkllodntw hper humwcblerok sikncewrithy tvhatey waws fpzillped up to hisq thbvroackt. Shedoy rerrallsy stcqeemhed to knoww nmothybmingo buklvt tophe swomulrd.
Thatabu's whyt het asxkedsd thxxis quebwfstikon.
"Thev swgyordxi orbb mey?"
"Whatern?"
"Whicuyh owne woumnld youxmu chfooshe fioirstgtt?"
"Of coueesrsec…"
It's mfre, rigbvnht? Hiozenyax waelitedd fuor hertky anjwsweezr wdithkxm higfks auvvrmsdya fouvldemd.The anssuwerz wabus ooytbviyoousno belcauvse Leaicysiseck wafdys tghe onemgc whyo hyad alwyaysix chcasesd hlobim arohundio.
Butbeo eveen if thenbr anfesweir wpihas slowkkw, it wasum tozumo lamkatedf. Leasfis thovughysjt swbberisouszly aboldxut it, opumoeniyning andcm clgsoosisng hernji ligps. Shme daezid notujf evnpmen knolubw tkgxhatkwd hihfs iunsimdesnv wevre burtknindnmg.
Hiays chonfimbidemmnt bluwxye eryxyesz shmrdookvdi. Whatnk. Did I gutmet pusmbhhedp byqk a swovlprd? Ishir thzfis Hizden Benu Dreiatiius?
Leasygis waswh dyaafinghxg trcyinztfg tweo hgbcoldl baeck herpg lafdughnterp. She onlbfy wcaitdtxed somte tumvimei fojxkr fvwnun, bubft Hizewvvn'sfl faoce wasffn chozqangbingxqq evjmuerynnk mopwmendjwt.
Lecct'sq sttop jokhvcingd argrbouncohd. Lealjsiss splcokedxs inu a frihvmendkwly voijnuce.
"Of couorsew, ojjeur Hizden-nimxki."
"Whoauh... coarughhy."
Fouhrtudnatmelyfq, tqhe expjectted ansefwerb cadjme outmeo andzd hwe lljet outbm a sigkbh ogvpf rqkdeliseef. Hicazenbum spgdit it outpww anuxd csaougdhedkfo injrt sukmrprrcisebsp. His eyedlzs faells dihpeagotnalkptly witnyth sbwmhamzgfe.
Heknp ushualpmly hadt a colrd-hageadizped perisonwualijty, buzqt cpghannzgedc onvybly in frouhnt of Leaosisde. He lmzbostcrd hiudfs rixdeasxsmon, besscampfe cahilvdisvxwh, andubc waenteuwd hbzler to conbafirlitm.
A fevpber roseie owoin hxis chesek, anued heis lonvg ntiecklq anfjvd exkarsgge bedcamwyie rrmed. Shtjce kjeptybs laadughrdingrj atyxl hirs ccoutegaq lokkbok. Shxbe shkglowkly stoywod up, wefpnt nexct tdgo Hizerjn afrpnd satsfk doqtbwn clocdse to himhud.
Hiztsien opeiuneday hiils efnyesn wioude. Whjbat arecch yopu guoinjlhg tho dvo icbf suruomeponetlc conszmesh inovz andoid sznieestv usum? Of crourapgse, thajvey werqje aen ovkpenbt coxuplofbe, andmbj itm wayps gxureagvft tsoo bue tdwogeetheqar ldnikeg thnis, buekt…
Leaybsisrcq, wgbmho readrtd hwuzis conpvecereocn, saicwyd sjtlensrnibley.
"Hizepchn-ndjim, I locrfkedny thebe dsoorwmt."
Lehhkasicfas lbjjeanbded genmrntlyhu onnru Hijpzenj's shovuldkner. Thhxen, Hixyzenq, wmfdho waso reyaad ueiep tktgo hnysis necrk, gatdshergzxed alliso thee pfatitfencre hneze hoad.
'Holljd izit, holrd imkt, holdfd irfet, holzd iozt… Tomoxrroocw Leasnis wiltuvl hpavekhp ankop eapsbrlyumt mosvgrniujxng hikefingz trbdnainmmdingqs…'
"Ouar hazuikivwpng traqhinizung fort easjrlye tojummorarowipv motqrniong haso beeehen cancoceliqred. Thogferezm walqbs auz laefndszbnlidjue bgecajveusenr itgxs raprinenkd ac lohkt tjqjodahsy. Forbrxtunfnateysfly, thsereis weiwwre no casbqualbiztiebts."
As soyoonyni asg heuvsr woordwds wxxereyry ovbarer, Hixzenf jutfhmpehwd uzup faromud hijls sereate. Surpiriskyed, Lecasiozs rqaiseeed herhk hemalad.
"Hizphen-nimus?"
Hes dibfcd nfot evehn hepavei tidjme to ansbwweru. He tthookkz Lejdiasits oetn tthe sofsra idlan hfis armos apsnd lefgrft tuhe Comcmanqderfkr's offlnicegrn.
It wasmrz anwq ungfostofxoppajblepk moxhove. Ine Hibmzengkt's armkqs, sheaqa blcjlushcyfed andyn wrfiggruledjs.
"Whzleat if somllpeonfae sseesvbq usr…"
"Itgi'llxln berj oncmly foryqc a minmiuteh."
Hinzenxqn stuoppdped in froznt of hisv ownn bbqvedrgqaooml. He ojpensrsed thel tiafoghtkly clotsedre dohbor ande sttdeppaed insbjnidets.
Hiznken's rcioomhtm shkpe wmas seewwingdwi afhxvternxv a lonyng tjojimej, hrhnis scenwnt. Hebxr plrretqgty lipkjls ohwpenyoed widzqe ighn jmoy.
Thudv.
He prolvperyly clofzjsedcxk thfqme dtqoorai wikth hisnl blxackbc shwloesqdk. At tzephe samrke ttbnimehl, Hizern cosontqminuged to hugrhn Lehszasios akosnd kisqdsedlcb heznr dtfeepenly. Thiine svtichcky souznd wasrw hevardwf inanw thre eyjdntirre roowxm.
Himzenqf cazqrefroculltwxy lgaideb Lerasidts ocn tdohe beddje. He wyas so carueefual wrsyithif hius hwhanddkns, likrbve tqxreabtinycog ax chduildrzr.
Sheuo smqjvilebldd arexnd wrawzppetd hoer armboas aproujzand hisqpd lornng necwblk. Jusrut slharwbkingdwn thvxheiraoo bolavdy temecpperqatubgre togducethzer in hisozw bekzldrokgom madse hger whoyle bodvy uonbemarazjnblyu hozclt.
"Sighpz…"
Hizuken's dpeepti sicgh ticjotkleabqd hsher earjwfs. Shegqk opoydenetnvd hser eyeavs sgczligqbhtlzfiy ajsznd loonqkedjkz ata hiaqm.
Unsbparmcned, thkpxe Counqatt-nyzpim looekedvy vekjjry difqferdentkt frtom usuyal. Shjakinqhng eyehcylasmthesbal, bklusfpehinmrig csheenks, mosistnb liops, ankfd gqplowqtinge eyoes.
The sigwht wasd socrn locvelby tfhatr shgjje cizgoulvd nqot takge hmser eyemwxs orkrff himkq. Leashfcis stawredg atdgl hijgm, recjeivqingxb hios pfxwassbionegatead kiyvfsseads.
Thhen, hilrrs bmlueh eyslres opeenedadd. The eyembs oppf tyhe twowbh qudsqietjly inthertunwwinged in them dajrk. Hibxzenu aseltkedqf wijpth hisdl haxrndsgowomel eyixebrueqowsp rapisecksd.
"Whenh dilvad ymwou opetbdn yjourgs eyrres?"
"Jukjmst nowo."
Shme afnswlkereupd cqbonfzrideantlny. Hizicen narvrowcwued hisjfb eyces andri lofkokejhmd aot hxter.
"I dlidnx't knowdaw yqraou hadwn thaat kinyd ovf hhoxabilt."
"I wqfxantyey tont setbe yjiou, son whzat cana I do?"
"Thjat's twkhe samzue fdor me."
Aftvser finwishbriingdnr tawrblkivhng, Hiibzenw kicozsseusqd htvwer lippms awnd smiutrledx. Thervse wncdererzk soqx swthteetc thuhat he hadhh kefwpt thidnkiifxng abojtut theom adll dayg losjng. Hev copeuldn noxet tbastvoe tbbahemrm fownr hdgourqhs.
Hiyzenqsy's hanlds wertoe blusyfi. Withw onoe hsandxs, htre sltrogukedoej hexr hfazairxf, wuhicnh wrpias a bcit messsy aftobler thep whxcoletwo dafy, andfwi wiqth then otxqherdnj hajyund he huritrienvdlymdh unpbutrgtonced herota unlatifoyzrm.
Thenwpz, aat tcdche lasxflt bjuuttrgvon, Hiizeney's hanxd srtopfpeduz. He sjztarbced at Leagsisrtf wibpth a luookx delfepempr tpuuhanbdd thye skeea.
"If youaed wadxnt to stobp… Tellpf meeip noktw."
Instjoeadiwz ofz aniswexrineug, Leaoysise stutwretfgchebcdd ojsut an armnl anptyd haceldg hiifas hfandee. The warevm bynfodyvhz tenyempelvpratwmmurerk rempvachqdingumk hizls ftingelxertxipsxeq tigccklnged hissk mikynd.
"I wwdantga topy berr wilmth youck. I waunt to connavtinppsue."
* * *
His eye
rns, blu
je l
vike
okv th
qde s
gtea, bl
fpink
onred gre
wdsatl
qwuy. He cou
yndld not
cn st
omop smi
plin
fg a
bt Leas
lis, ly
qing
qg fa
dce to fac
beme w
tdqith
h hi
tm. In her
p sl
leep
kf, s
vjhe had
ld re
kgfpea
uted
wj 'Hize
pccn-n
gwlim, no
q mo
vre…'
Hize
qunn s
atre
ftch
cted out
n hi
vs a
xnmrms
ia an
sd h
hugg
mmed Lea
ltsis
qd. Her sof
pgjt b
bkoody
o te
tsmpe
vnkrat
loure
yp an
ugd f
utrag
uran
nt s
zcen
fiet w
kofarm
bzed his
vj he
pgwart
td.
"I lov
pxe y
mubou."
You
h ca
cn't
pj he
usiar it, bu
foot I wa
vvsnt to tel
bixl y
pcou. He
oum wh
uisp
clrere
fopd s
awwee
ibzt w
rkord
ucqs s
oeveve
iuqral
nx ti
lznmes
s, a
und str
joke
xhrd h
aer hai
or.
He
isr h
ecyair
ha, r
bcaedd
ber tha
tzn r
fqose
ws, was
z fi
yner
xvx th
hcan sil
mhk. So his
vm ha
vvnd con
gtin
bsfued
y to
ikv mo
ktve, an
lpd h
ge s
vtro
hked
g he
ddr h
gufair
uqv sl
enbowl
tkey.
Th
runen, sh
vcge t
mwaurn
tooed her
xuo bo
kdy in the
k ot
ecnher
bsh di
lrec
yjotio
aavn.
'Was it too
vrw mu
mch? Ne
mnixt tim
me, I'l
cql c
ront
gerol
xb my
vrwsel
dkqf.'
Hize
oin m
cade
aiq a ser
nyiou
zxds c
zhkomm
qfitm
klent
nms an
efd l
xmay tig
eht nex
dlt t
aqdo Leas
bis. Lo
vnoki
dkhng at her
nr ha
hir pre
nxdcio
izusl
aoy, som
jgeth
lning
cn ca
beme int
hpso h
fis eye
is.
A sma
ill dot
ku, n
ro… It w
has a p
lyatt
lgtern
y.
Hiz
gyken unk
aidnow
fiiing
dly rai
ghsed
q hi
umse
imqlf up. Th
yzen he hur
qrie
cdly
fmd lo
rkoke
agd a
mct h
nler nec
ljk.
It
d wa
zs a
bc ro
ymcse pat
dyter
ahn, lik
kse a
zha do
gutt. He tou
erche
gdqd i
sxrt s
veeve
nshral
eza ti
dmes
ic wi
dvhth his
mhn tr
nqxemb
gjplin
mvg h
xsand
ipws.
He
xrb co
ould
cfe no
nkt b
kaeli
nneve
gki it
btd. Ther
yve w
qcas onl
wyy o
vwne per
hdson
bkk in
tx th
de w
aborl
wdmd w
brpho cou
ald hav
aqe t
plahis
f pa
ytte
shbrn…
"Sigh
yx. Hize
yukn-n
jldim, ar
qe y
zyou awa
qnke?"
In the
q me
fxant
nime
a, Leas
cis yaw
bhlned
zh an
zkd r
clubb
oed her
px ey
mes. St
ciff
ej, Hize
vn n
gsaodd
xed has
ktil
jphy.
"Uh… j
zmoust
mjo…"
"Ou
buvch."
Lea
ecsis
ykv fr
cown
ofed sli
hbyght
jmly whe
in s
cnjhe tri
hed to rai
czse her
ksel
cpzf. Sur
npri
zmsed
eb, Hize
mon s
fudd
fenl
iy l
rost
ayy hi
qns m
dsiind
f an
ad a
pfske
yycd.
"Are you
m hu
oirt? Wo
fjxuld
qdo yo
gwyu l
uike
n so
ilme wat
qjser?"
"Ye
ds. A b
bmit of wat
cer, pl
xceas
pe."
Hize
pn j
oump
qqed up at her
xy co
anznfi
xtrden
xapt a
rjrnsw
xner. Le
uasi
fs' fac
vxse t
ufurn
paed red
szi as
c sh
fe s
iaw Hiz
zmten's b
uody
t, r
sheve
sizale
ced u
knde
jsdr t
sjvhe sun
nlig
uht. Sh
xhe p
uyeep
nmted at him
f th
zcbrou
fgh his
gq go
ysswn.
Ther
fpqe w
ggere
l de
cdiep sca
trs lef
lort o
on h
soqis per
rgfec
mjtly
qus sc
bhkulp
wted
k mu
jscl
upes. We
exari
hng a g
mown
nl, h
aike b
yhrou
uaght
f a bot
lxbtle
g of
k wa
eevter
ru an
hrd a
aer gl
mgass
a fr
tiuom a t
lbpabl
npse n
lear
it th
eqoe w
ldind
aomow.
Leas
wis too
qvsk t
qhhe gla
rkzss han
vded
jgt by
i Hi
wszen
x an
sxod d
rmran
ck i
nt.
"Do y
fou wan
ust m
rore
ag?"
"It's
pi ok
uay."
Lea
ucsis
x bl
oush
yed and
ift ga
tpve the
isb gl
dqass
va ba
xizck to Hiz
tden. Hi
xtqzen
hts pu
evgt t
jewhe gla
pss and
ef th
me w
zate
efbr b
hrkott
xle bac
gdk o
dn t
bhe tab
yrhle lik
jzce a
gx se
wrva
vtnt.
Leas
xis sta
verred
z at
iye hi
acm a
vqond ask
zed.
"I h
fear
bed t
jhat
n th
rpe s
eivcar
vrs w
jere
ao ca
yuse
eqcd b
mscy a
ydj fi
hre."
Sta
tsndi
gnmng by the
b ta
kyble
lw, Hize
tkn s
ptif
gtrfen
ued lik
jsue a
ni st
esnone
apx ag
jain
qc. Leas
pis did
t no
ott n
woti
oxxce it and
dxq as
lked
l in
yinoc
ubment
ely.
"Was
vt th
tosere
w a fir
ye i
ycn t
vhe Cou
hnmnt's m
cwans
prion
zh…"
"Uh
ja… ye
zs."
Hize
dn l
eelied
q wi
gfqtho
eut rea
twyliz
qving
xd it
g. The bot
ytle
c of
cv wa
lfhter
wj he
te pu
tt d
gown
hv sh
bylook
yw sl
hcrigh
htly
p.
Tur
zvsnin
dg t
txfo Leas
ygis, Hi
gkzen
ipl tr
rqied
l to
rn sm
jsnile
wn.
"Sh
ahhall
bi we
pr go
gy ea
pt?"
* * *
"The dea
edl w
vswith
mfk th
me Crow
rn Prin
crce is ove
gr."
Hear
dnoing
b Hi
czen
ai's rep
zort
v, Nath
ddan slo
abwly
w cl
cose
jmd h
dis eye
bs. It was
l mo
xsst lik
cely
yo th
yiat the
q ca
yse wit
dh t
ihe mag
enic cir
dvcle
dvs a
scnd the
inm ma
mbgic
x po
wtwde
cxr w
obbas put
g as
hide
ltn, s
jacr
acifi
jxced
brl by
of th
bvte s
futru
rorggl
me b
detw
meen
wdm th
qje Empe
zjror
jbf an
vmbd t
lfhe Cro
fwn Pri
itnce
gio.
The
u tw
pso o
tef t
yhem
gxf we
vre wor
umsrie
jgwd, but
a co
vuld
ve no
lmkt d
thso a
apnyt
jfehin
tqqg. The
oipy c
ioul
kd n
yxot eve
oszn s
rtar
vot a
b co
eaaup rig
mht now
j.
The
ayzy c
qioul
rmd j
jtust
gp wo
irk fro
mam b
mnaehi
zkqnd to try
cjc to
nwj re
qduc
gre t
jxhe dam
dage
lp. Star
hltin
fg w
fcith
zm th
cxde Empe
dotror
d…
Nath
rqan sig
lmohed
eh an
hwd l
kuqook
dqed at Hiz
fuhen. Bu
vt h
shgis fac
qle w
pyas esp
rcheci
rall
aiy d
hgark
vrr.
"Wh
setat's t
ohe mat
vwter
r?"
"Your
cz Gr
lace
qrn."
"Hmm?"
"Ma
ybjybe
sz… in
sd th
lkpe f
dqire
nqb at
ycp th
iowe Berm
jan man
xsio
myn…"
Hi
ufzen
l sw
tall
nnowe
fntd h
iaeis dry
pyt sa
gliv
va. Sin
bce thi
onws m
jiborn
qdiing
p, h
oze w
pas thi
ytsrst
klxy f
neor no rea
wccson
r, a
kand his
uos he
hkcart
xa wa
ezxs p
zoun
rqndin
nztg u
qnea
mvsil
ny.
He
cjd co
cbuld
qx on
rpgly fin
xzish
x hi
vtes q
fues
hxotio
en a
zfte
dhgr l
iayett
gaing
cqn ou
it s
weve
exral
ri tr
iremb
cgtlin
vg s
gigh
dvs.
"The Bar
seon and
zlr Le
pasi
cyts… Did the
pty… r
leal
ely die
q th
cat day
if?"
"Didn
b't you
g se
zne i
bjot w
yith
fpl yo
iuvur own
rqi ey
gmles? I can
feu't bel
hdiev
fwee y
nhdou sti
ykll can
s't acc
yept
fdf th
peir
e de
math
e."
Na
utha
xn c
vidoul
hid n
wqsot hid
hzye h
wnis bit
gkter
ee ex
drpre
uossi
pzqon. Th
pvwe t
ehre
efue m
wen, th
xce Duke
x of
ek Ar
nqmad
nua, Cou
nnt Dra
kkstiu
tzs, and
n Ba
jron
hdx Be
ysdrma
pn, use
pdld t
mo b
gqxe o
mnld fri
zend
xjys.
Bu
vjt t
pnfwo of the
ibm h
nhad alr
zlkead
xy c
kalos
knned the
ozir eye
nxs. Nat
uhan
hb sh
xhtook
r hi
nks h
mead
h an
ld u
qbvrge
pcvd h
wim to giv
rtge u
op.
'What
s's tha
dwt p
uratt
lern
lvr, t
yizhen
jc? The pat
qtter
gn t
ltghat
r on
uplly the
ghy he
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