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Chapter 3 After that day, Prim was cursed so that thorns would sprout wherever her feet touched the ground and pierce her. Whenever the sole of her foot touched anything, thorns would grow from it and wound her, no matter what it was. Because of this, Prim could not even wear shoes. At midnight, her wounds healed as if they had never existed, but because of that, she never developed even a single callus. The thorns always inflicted the pain of piercing soft, fresh skin. And because Prim…-
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Chapter 2 Prim opened her eyes wide at the chill of the marble floor against her back and the back of her head. “—Hk!” The breath that had stopped suddenly rushed back into her lungs, and every sensation around her seemed painfully sharp. The musty smell of dust-filled air inside the old, worn-out temple, the scent of sunlight warmed by the early summer heat, and the fragrance of young greenery sprouting in the distant forest all rushed over her at once. Yet nowhere could she…
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Chapter 1 The Lily of the Valley of Sanbertal There was once a perfumer who created fragrances unlike any other in the world. The leader of the Inquisitors who had pursued her shouted in front of the final temple of Varin, the God of Crossroads and Stars. “Criminal Prim! Open the door!” Despite the fierce shouting from outside, the woman walked toward the altar inside the temple as if she could not hear a thing. Bloody footprints trailed behind her, one after another. At last, she…
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Chapter 20 Luciella and the horse stared each other down once again. An intense tension hung between them. They looked like two generals preparing for a battle from which neither could afford to retreat. Tap— The horse moved its hoof, and the orange object lying near its feet rolled away. It was the carrot Luciella had given it that morning. When Luciella glanced toward it, the horse snorted. Are you trying to tempt me with that again? That was roughly what its expression seemed…-
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Chapter 19 The person standing beside Osburn was a little girl. She had the same platinum-blond hair as Osburn, though her eyes were a slightly brighter shade of blue. She was probably Theo's younger sister and Osburn's daughter. “I disposed of it.” Theo answered with a shrug. “It didn't fetch much, but getting something for a maid is better than throwing her away for nothing.” Osburn's gaze slowly shifted toward Luciella. His eyes were cold and calculating—the gaze of…
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Chapter 18 He grabbed the reins and held them out to Luciella. “Kill this horse right now.” His eyes gleamed with amusement as he gave the order. “You’re a cook, aren’t you? I don’t think this horse is good for anything except meat.” A strange cruelty flashed in Theo’s eyes as he looked at Luciella. So the same crystal-blue eyes can look this vile. “You’re a cook, so you should be able to turn an animal into meat, right?” Theo continued, casually prodding the…
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Chapter 17 What she found was a rough drawing her mother had made. It was a sketch made with crude lines, as though she had been trying less to accurately depict the place and more to hold on to the memory of it. And yet, it was not off by even an inch from what Ayla had described—or from the way Luciella remembered it. Blue stems, with fruits of three different colors hanging heavily from them. Written beneath the drawing in her mother’s handwriting was the name of the place. The…
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Chapter 16 Ayla took a deep breath before speaking. “Well, how should I put this? There’s good news and bad news.” “Tell me.” “The good news is that, in my opinion, Lord Bael probably won’t die.” Instead of answering, Bael merely nodded, but Luciella shuddered inwardly. I saved him. At least I managed to keep him alive. All those players had tried every possible thing to save Bael, yet he still died. And I saved him. She felt sad that her mother wasn’t here. If…
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Chapter 15 Of course, it was a lie that she knew the duke. In the first place, she had never intended to say anything like that. She had simply planned to throw out some random name to show off her connections. But she was in a desperate situation right now. Rather than being falsely accused and kicked out, it was better to borrow the duke’s name, wasn’t it? Threatening to make the situation as big as possible was one of the best ways her mother had taught her to deal with situations like…
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Chapter 14 “I’m Ruben. I haven’t been here very long either.” “…Hello, Ruben.” “Want me to give you a little advice?” The boy who had introduced himself as Ruben leaned slightly toward her. “You don’t have to come here very often. Just collect a reasonable amount of money, and I’ll show you around the mansion in your free time. I was living in the territory too, and I’ve only recently come to the Imperial Capital. If we just stay in the most run-down room in the mansion,…
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