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Chapter 11 - A Maiden’s Tears, Unanswered 【POV: Naam Sphinx】 My brother, Valon Sphinx, fell in battle. After learning of this, a black, creeping hole formed in my heart. Strangely enough, I didn’t feel any sadness. The reason was simple: who would have ever thought that a strong warrior like my brother would ever be defeated on the battlefield? My brother had been trained in the art of the sword since he was a child by our father, the Margrave. At fifteen years old, he enrolled in the capital’s…
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Chapter 6 - Messenger in Mourning “It truly has been a long time, Miss Cairo. Or should I address you as Lady Sphinx?” “The marriage has not been formalized yet, so Cairo will be fine.” Mist politely bowed and replied to my question. I had last met her two years ago: she had come to the capital to cheer for Valon at the royal martial tournament. I observed the outfit Mist was wearing. It was a jet-black dress, covering up her sleeves and ankles. She also wore a half-transparent black veil on her…
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Chapter 12 - Conspiracies and Regrets 【POV: Jaar Menfis】 In a suite of one of Thebes’ finest hotels, a man was sitting on a gorgeous sofa, cackling his heart out. “BWAHAHAHAHA! You should have seen the pitiful look on his face!!” “...........” The swine-like man in front of me was literally holding his belly while laughing. His name was Nahib Massab, head of the viscount house of Massab. For the time being, he was also the lord whom I served. Nahib, wearing nothing but a bathrobe, swirled the…
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Chapter 7 - Conclusion of the Meeting Mist’s requests were pretty much within expectations. Reinforcements to deal with the threat of the “Terror Armies” that crossed the border. In return, finances and treasures, as well as priority treatment for the southern province in its transactions with the west. “If possible…I would hope for the aid of House Maxwell as well…” “Well…House Maxwell wouldn’t want to abandon House Sphinx in a time of crisis, but…” In case the “Terror Armies”…
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Chapter 13 - The Maiden’s Letters To Lord Maxwell Dyngir, I am Naam Sphinx. As you have so kindly allowed, I am writing you a letter. Please let me apologize for abruptly asking you to start exchanging letters that day. It must have been puzzling for you to receive such a request. For me, however, it was a very important thing, as there is something I must tell you — and that is what led me to take the pen. I cannot muster enough courage to write about that matter yet… but for now, let me tell you…
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Chapter 8 - The Father’s Awakening After a trip of around 10 days, I arrived back in the Maxwell province. Three months had passed since I had left: naturally, I was welcomed warmly…by the old man’s preaching. “Are you truly aware of your position as heir!? Or do you have no intention of inheriting the title of Margrave!? If you don’t, just say it now, for heaven’s sake!” “Nah, I mean to inherit the title, and I do think that I want to be a good ruler.” “You best show it, then!! What…
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Chapter 9 - A Foreboding Response While waiting for the return of the messenger sent to the royal palace, I was busy organizing our troops and securing the necessary supplies. The next expedition would leave at the request of House Sphinx, thus weaponry and rations would have to be provided by them. However, we could not depend completely on a clan on the brink of collapse due to the enemy’s invasion. The region we were heading to was largely unfamiliar to us, so over-preparation was practically a…
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Chapter 10 - Undone Reinforcements “Without access to the route through the central province, we have two ways to send reinforcements to House Sphinx.” I raised two fingers for Eliza to see. Feeling her gaze firmly on me, I then bent one. “The first is the peaceful way. We take a detour, through the south or the north. In both cases, however, we would be forced to cross over steep mountains, leading to a rather large loss of time and resources.” If we spent so much energy just to reach the western…
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