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Chapitre 6: The Visit

As the scarlet-haired girl sighed, she took a deep breath to compose herself before going outside the office. Precisely so Lucy wouldn't notice her sullen atmosphere.

'It's okay. Things happen for a reason.'

Inanna thought as she tried to encourage herself for failing to tell her father about her suggestion of joining the knights to accompany her brother soon during the time of war on the battlefield.

However, they were pushed completely aside because of a mile interruption.

"I wonder who the guest is?"

Inanna questioned in a murmur, as she couldn't help herself from wondering why someone would want to speak to her father so urgently and who the unknown individual could be.

In a short while, Inanna walked out of the Duke's residence and saw Lucy. She noticed how Lucy remained unmoved from her spot since the moment she entered the office.

"Lucy..."

Inanna uttered as her eyebrows creased from the worry and guilt she felt.

"My Lady, I assume everything went smoothly with the Duke."

Lucy voiced with a soft smile that illuminated her dimples and rosy cheeks.

In that moment, Inanna took better notice of Lucy's features. Remembering how much she loved admiring her lovely dimples while the woman played with her as a child before returning to the past.

The comforting dark-brown hair and sky-blue eyes that were nostalgic to look at. The olive beige skin tone matching Lucy's hair and eyes. Making her appearance look younger than thirty-eight-years-old.

The same appearance Inanna recalled Lucy having before her return and demise.

"Yes, Lucy. Thank you."

Inanna smiled delicately.

"I'm glad, My Lady."

The brown-haired woman beamed at the news from the young girl, but suddenly was surprised as the child pulled onto her sleeve with gentle motions.

"Umm.. Lucy, I wish to roam around the garden and perhaps... pay my brother a short visit during his sword training break."

"Of course, My Lady. Shall we head over there now?"

Lucy giggled as she noticed the girl's pinkish cheeks and small nod.

Without further ado, both of them began walking to their destination towards the household's garden in peace.

Even so, Inanna couldn't help to think back about her unsuccessful attempt to get into the family's military, as she desperately wanted to save her family from their end.

Believing it would be the only way to prevent the tragic night from happening.

'How am I supposed to convince father? In the past, he forbid Judith and I from joining because he worried about a lot of things. The noble's abuse and dissent, the life-threatening dangers, and the imperial family. Most importantly, the emperor.'

Despite that, Inanna had an efficient reason for joining the knights. Unknown to the aristocrats, in her past life, Inanna was congenitally talented with swords and weapons.

Unlike her siblings, Inanna was a natural born warrior blessed with powerful mana. Viewed as the Scarlet Dragon's prodigy of the family—inheriting the strength and ability, besides her father.

The Scarlet Dragon being an urban legend and the symbol of the family's military and household name. A noble house respected for the duration of many years and generations. Leading many wars and successful victories.

In the end, Inanna never became a knight, not because of her father's refusal, but because of her foolishness on her blinded love for Kavin Castes. Finding nothing more important than him and solely him.

'I won't let my feelings waver my actions and heart anymore,' Inanna promised herself before they both arrived at the back doors leading to the garden.

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(The Duke Bessa's Parlor)

In the lavishly decorated parlor, two men sat on red sofas on opposite sides of the luxurious room as they greeted each other and conversed.

"What brings the Baron of Windward to my headquarters and unannounced so early in the morning?"

The Duke questioned in a stated manner as he stared at the man before him with an arched brow.

"Your Grace, my apologies for arriving unannounced, but I have something in particular I'd like to urgently gift you."

"A gift? For me?"

The Duke questioned suspiciously at the brown-haired and chubby man.

"Yes, Your Grace. A present I bought recently in the thought of the wonderful Duke of Bessa. Something I'm positive it'll benefit the dukedom."

The man expressed with a well-hidden, wicked smirk behind his friendly smile.

"Which is?"

At the question, the Baron of Windward simply smiled widely, showing his golden tooth and spoke with enthusiasm.

"Yes, of course! It is a slave from the Magna Empire, but it's not just any kind of slave! Its breed is the type to possess powerful mana and abilities. Some superior to a member of the royal family."

The Baron of Windward voiced in a whisper like manner as he spoke with a thrilled facial expression.

The Duke, however, didn't seem pleased by the matter. If anything, he appeared to be more concerned by the piece of information of the man present. A fallen baron in the aristocratic society of the Amerta Empire, to be precise.

"Its breed?"

The Duke emphasized as his expression darkened.

"Don't worry, Your Grace. I know what you may be thinking."

"Really now."

The scarlet-haired man scoffed in slight amusement, yet the chubby man didn't notice the darkened aura around him.

"Indeed, Your Grace. How could a mere dirty slave be ever welcomed into the home of the strongest and noblest household in the empire? How shameful it must be!"

The chubby man remarked before speaking again with a vexatious demeanor.

"However, I'm sure the Duke would make an exception to this gift of mine. A gift I'm positive the Duke will be pleased with."

Despite that, the Duke ignored the man's attempt to flatter and distract him from his deceitful schemes with praises as he questioned him in a doubtful manner.

"Your Lordship, do you have any idea about what piece of information you're revealing to me this instance?"

"P-Pardon me?"

The chubby man was at loss of words.

"A slave. Your Lordship, admitted into buying a slave. An illegal action that can only be done by participating in its shady and criminal activities."

The Duke apprised coldly, with a solemn out-stare at the man.

"Your Grace, I would never! I merely bought it for your sake from another! It's my first time I've ever been associated with the black market! Please believe me!"

The Duke ignored the man's dubious words and only gave him a fair warning.

"Your Lordship, let me be clear with you. You're admitting to buying a slave and being bribed by someone associated with criminals, correct?"

"Y-yes, but—!"

"Meaning, you can be accused as a criminal and be locked in a cell for the rest of your life. Bringing more shame and dishonor to your family. Is that something you truly wish to have, Your Lordship?"

The scarlet-haired man reprimanded the baron as he raised from his seat.

"Your Grace, please believe me and show mercy! I did it to save the child! I'm telling the tru—!"

"Child?"

At the Duke's mild interruption to his lies, the chubby man simply raised his eyes from the ground as he witnessed the noble man's furrowed eyebrows and alarmed expression.

Seeing this, the man took advantage of the opportunity to escape the Duke's agonizing interrogation about his involvement with the black market.

"Y-yes! I knew if I went to another noble for help, they would've abused and taken advantage of the child's bloodline! T-That's why I came here instead of seeking help from somewhere else!"

"Then why not take him in yourself?"

The Duke questioned with suspicion and narrow eyes.

"As you may know, I'm a fallen Baron of the Empire. My situation isn't the best to raise another child. Meaning I don't have enough money to take care of the poor child. I can barely feed my family and the houseworkers' mouths."

The chubby man apprised pitifully.

'Tsk. If I would've known he'd react this way for some stupid righteousness, I would've done this beforehand,' The baron hissed as he kept a sullen facade.

"Where is the child as we speak of?"

"The child is with a maid. She said she'd keep the child entertained in the back garden while I meet with Your Grace."

At the news, the Duke walked toward the parlor's door and opened it. As the door opened, the Duke spoke with a maid as the Baron merely kept a confused gaze on his face at their interaction.

Then, the Duke turned his attention to the chubby man for a couple of seconds before turning back to the maid as he spoke.

"Lead us to the child."


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Chapitre 7: The Child Slave

(The Dukedom Bessa's Garden)

"My Lady, be careful!"

Lucy shouted as the young girl sprinted towards the huge garden in the back of the estate with a wide and rosy smile.

"I know! I know, Lucy! I promise I'll be careful!"

Inanna shouted back as she stopped sprinting and turned towards her nanny's voice in the direction behind herself.

"My Lady, please don't run so fast. You could fall and get hurt."

The nanny advised in a worried tone as she neared the scarlet-hair girl.

"Lucy, you sound just like brother Agnes."

Inanna snickered while taking a quick glance at her nanny and plucked a dandelion growing out of place in the garden.

'How pretty.' Inanna thought as a wider smile appeared on her beaming face.

Minutes prior to their arrival, both of them agreed to visit the garden first before visiting Inanna's brother in the training grounds.

"Lucy, do mind if I roam around the garden by myself for a bit? I wish to admire the flowers in the garden at my own pace."

Inanna voiced as she didn't want Lucy to stand around for a long time while she took her time admiring the garden. She purely hoped Lucy would rest in the shade while she did so.

"But My Lady—"

"Please Lucy? It'll only be for a little."

Inanna begged with wide and glossy eyes that she knew would shake Lucy's heart.

With a look of defeat, Lucy sighed and presently smiled at the girl. She then agreed with the girl with a simple nod as a signal for the girl to roam around the garden freely as she pleased—knowing they were far from any danger or threats.

"Alright, My Lady. However, all I ask is that you don't wander off too far from where I can see you."

"Yes, thank you, Lucy! I'll be back shortly!"

With that, the girl quickly sprinted more towards the garden as the maid walked under a tree for shade and watched the girl explore and dote on the various flowers.

As Inanna walked further into the garden, she heard a female voice call out to a concentrated Lucy in a friendly tone.

Hearing the feminine voice, Inanna turned her gaze towards the tender greeting and interaction between Lucy and a shorter girl.

The young maid had long medium-brown hair styled in a high ponytail with curtain bangs on each side of her cute facial frame. The girl appeared to be around Judith's age: sixteen.

'That girl must be a maid Lucy looks after and gets along well with. I'm glad.'

Inanna purely smiled at the two girls talking openly about their day and so forth.

At this, Inanna took the sweet interaction between both females as an opportunity to move freely around the garden and perhaps discover something interesting beyond it.

Quietly, the girl moved furtively into the opposite side of the garden and walked around with a triumphant smile at her success in not being seen sneaking her way out by the two distracted females.

'Forgive me, Lucy, but it'll only be for a little.'

With each step Inanna took, her bright yellow dress swayed with elegance as she kept the dandelion in between her crossed hands settled on her lower back.

Observing every detail and different shades of flowers, Inanna's eyes sparkled with joy and excitement. Flowers were her favorite and a hobby she truly enjoyed admiring every morning.

Everything about them intrigued her and reminded her of how beautiful and unique they were. A beautiful creation.

Unfortunately, her good time in the garden didn't last long enough. Almost abruptly, Inanna heard a ruckus somewhere near the garden. It seemed like someone was arguing with another of some sort.

'Huh? Are the knights fighting? Why are they on the opposite end of the training grounds? That's strange.'

With curiosity, Inanna walked toward the unknown feud between both individuals and silently hid behind a bush for safety reasons.

Peaking at the edge of the branches, the startling and upsetting scene shocked Inanna immensely.

There were three people present. One of them was a maid of the house, who was accompanied by a boy wearing tarnished and dirty clothes. Before them was a young nobleman with a low-quality attire, who appeared to be arguing with the household's maid.

What stood out to Inanna most is the boy. She recognized the black hair and bronze skin in her first lifetime, yet his matted, overgrown hair hid the color of his eyes.

'It can't be him.. right?'

In the past lifetime, there was a man famous and widely known throughout the entire empire—Knox Hakken.

A commoner man acknowledged as the right hand and guardian knight of the Crown Prince. A talented knight that became a sword master at the fourteen years of age.

Truth be told, Knox Hakken was originally an abused slave from the black market, but Kavin himself concealed the classified information. Yet, the only thing to confirm if the boy was actually that man was his amber-colored eyes.

Straightaway, Inanna's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but rapidly raised upwards as she remembered something from the past during her childhood years.

'Right! I remember a low-class nobleman came here to sell our father a 'fancy' object from the black market, but I don't recall the item being an actual person.'

At the time, Inanna was oblivious to knowing that the 'fancy item' was, in fact, a person. Meaning, she wasn't exactly aware of what the black market was and how terrible it was. Then again, she was a child that believed the black market was a place to buy expensive and rare items.

Observing the circumstances longer behind the plants, Inanna witnessed how rudely the nobleman belittled the woman and tarnished boy with horrible insults.

To get a better understanding of the situation, Inanna observed the circumstances further while she remained hidden behind the plants.

"How dare a mere enslaved boy refuse to bow down before me!? Do you realize how rude and disrespectful that is to an important nobleman like myself!?"

The young man angrily shouted. He then tried grabbing the boy by the collar of his shirt, but the house maid quickly blocked his aggressive approach toward the unmoving boy.

"I refuse your attempt to hurt a child! The child did nothing wrong except bump into you by accident, Your Lordship!"

The maid bravely confessed as she confronted and protected the child behind her with widespread arms.

Even then, anyone could clearly see the woman trembling from the fright and worry about her position between a nobleman and a commoner woman like herself.

The hierarchy difference was significant and unfair, regardless if the high-class were in the wrong or in the right.

Promptly, Inanna felt an urge to put that absurd man in his place for his entitlement and importance in treating those lower than him poorly and humiliate them in a way he'd enjoy fill his ego as a noble.

Yes, Inanna once had a terrible attitude towards a particular lady, but she never mistreated or took out her negative emotions on someone to fill her pride. She kept their brawl between themselves and no one else.

Inanna knew better than to aim her spite on the innocent bystanders, who obviously did nothing wrong. Not even to those that spoke badly and excluded her in social gatherings for being pursued by many men.

After all, in her childhood and teen days, she was a kind-hearted person before she fell into the darkness. Which is why she felt the immediate need to do something at this moment.

'I won't turn a blind eye to this! I won't let you get away with such a terrible thing!'

To their surprise, the sudden presence of another startled the three individuals as the mysterious person approached the scene and spoke loudly in a displeased tone.

"What do you think you're doing to these two? Step away from them. That's an order."

A small girl stated with a cold stare as her long scarlet-hair swayed in a majestic way.


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