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Chapter 4: A Night of Encounter

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Chapter 4: A Night of Encounter

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	“Nothing. I forgot for a moment that we were prisoners. If it’s possible for the four of us to survive, and also to save the prince, then there was never ay reason for us to decline,” he declared cheerfully.		“Nothing. I forgot for a moment that we were prisoners. If it’s possible for the four of us to survive, and also to save the prince, then there was never ay reason for us to decline,” he declared cheerfully.


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	“Nothing. I forgot for a moment that we were prisoners. If it’s possible for the four of us to survive, and also to save the prince, then there was never ay reason for us to decline,” he declared cheerfully.		“Nothing. I forgot for a moment that we were prisoners. If it’s possible for the four of us to survive, and also to save the prince, then there was never ay reason for us to decline,” he declared cheerfully.


	===Part 4===		===Part 4===

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	“Leo~~-niisama~~, you need to run away quickly.”		“Leo, you need to run away quickly.”

	It was only a little past noon when Florrie Anglatt said that to Leo, her expression anxious.		It was only a little past noon when Florrie Anglatt said that to Leo, her expression anxious.
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	At first, he thought it was a joke, but Florrie’s usually rosy cheeks were pale and the blood also seemed to have drained from her lips.		At first, he thought it was a joke, but Florrie’s usually rosy cheeks were pale and the blood also seemed to have drained from her lips.

	“If you don’t run away quickly, Leo~~-niisama~~, you’ll be killed.”		“If you don’t run away quickly, Leo, you’ll be killed.”

	The tears that were pooling in her eyes seemed about to slide down her ashen cheeks.		The tears that were pooling in her eyes seemed about to slide down her ashen cheeks.
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	“Once things are settled at the temple, Atall will be next. Since you’ve no more use as a hostage, the first thing that’ll happen is probably that you’ll he hanged as an warning to them.”		“Once things are settled at the temple, Atall will be next. Since you’ve no more use as a hostage, the first thing that’ll happen is probably that you’ll he hanged as an warning to them.”

	“Stop it, Jack~~-niisama~~,” again just as in their childhood, Florrie, who was sitting with them, defended Leo while tears were pooling in her doe-like eyes.		“Stop it, Jack,” again just as in their childhood, Florrie, who was sitting with them, defended Leo while tears were pooling in her doe-like eyes.

	“Humph,” snorted Jack, biting into the bread he had soaked in his soup. “If you don’t like being called a traitor, you should take up a spear too. If you want to survive, you’ve no choice but to kill other Atallese and demonstrate your loyalty to Allion.”		“Humph,” snorted Jack, biting into the bread he had soaked in his soup. “If you don’t like being called a traitor, you should take up a spear too. If you want to survive, you’ve no choice but to kill other Atallese and demonstrate your loyalty to Allion.”
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	“I see – I’m going to be killed, aren’t I?” he groaned out loud, causing Florrie Anglatt to become frantic.		“I see – I’m going to be killed, aren’t I?” he groaned out loud, causing Florrie Anglatt to become frantic.

	“No, no! You won’t be put to death, Leo~~-niisama~~! I won’t let them!”		“No, no! You won’t be put to death, Leo! I won’t let them!”

	Leo came back to himself when he heard a voice sobbing. The feelings, the stagnant ''sludge'', that he had temporarily sent far from him now returned, and with them, it was as though the blood slowly started flowing again through his limbs which had gone numb.		Leo came back to himself when he heard a voice sobbing. The feelings, the stagnant ''sludge'', that he had temporarily sent far from him now returned, and with them, it was as though the blood slowly started flowing again through his limbs which had gone numb.
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	“But what kind of business could he possibly have with me?”		“But what kind of business could he possibly have with me?”

	“I don’t know. But those rumours – there are are those wicked, untrue rumours,” what Florrie was saying became hard to follow. “I also talked about this to Jack~~-niisama~~. I wanted him to promise that he wouldn’t hand you over, Leo~~-niisama~~, if those envoys came for you.”		“I don’t know. But those rumours – there are are those wicked, untrue rumours,” what Florrie was saying became hard to follow. “I also talked about this to Jack. I wanted him to promise that he wouldn’t hand you over, Leo, if those envoys came for you.”

	Perhaps because she was still so worked up, Florrie’s eyes once again started to fill with tears as she talked.		Perhaps because she was still so worked up, Florrie’s eyes once again started to fill with tears as she talked.

	“But Jack~~-niisama~~ had nothing to say except cowardly excuses! He’s always throwing his weight around, but when it comes down to it, he doesn’t have any backbone!”		“But Jack had nothing to say except cowardly excuses! He’s always throwing his weight around, but when it comes down to it, he doesn’t have any backbone!”

	“I can understand Jack’s situation. Right now, he’s the acting head of the family, here in this castle. He can’t cause any unnecessary trouble on just his own authority.”		“I can understand Jack’s situation. Right now, he’s the acting head of the family, here in this castle. He can’t cause any unnecessary trouble on just his own authority.”
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	“I sent Milius from the stables to keep watch on the highway and just got a message from him. The envoys from the army will soon be here!”		“I sent Milius from the stables to keep watch on the highway and just got a message from him. The envoys from the army will soon be here!”

	“Leo~~-niisama~~,” Florrie’s hands gripped his with increasingly unusual strength.		“Leo,” Florrie’s hands gripped his with increasingly unusual strength.

	While Leo almost had the impression that he was being burned by the fervent emotions surging in her eyes, he went along with Florrie’s actions and started walking.		While Leo almost had the impression that he was being burned by the fervent emotions surging in her eyes, he went along with Florrie’s actions and started walking.
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	It was a grassy clearing. That too reminded him of the place where he had lain, spread-eagled, six years earlier. A huge tree towered from the top of a gentle slope, and the dark, star-studded night sky spread out behind it. The space had opened so abruptly that, for a second, Leo felt dizzy.		It was a grassy clearing. That too reminded him of the place where he had lain, spread-eagled, six years earlier. A huge tree towered from the top of a gentle slope, and the dark, star-studded night sky spread out behind it. The space had opened so abruptly that, for a second, Leo felt dizzy.

	“Leo~~-niisama~~!” at that moment, Florrie suddenly cried out.		“Leo!” at that moment, Florrie suddenly cried out.

	Looking back, he realised that they could see the foot of the hill from this position. Rows of glittering lights stretched out in the distance.		Looking back, he realised that they could see the foot of the hill from this position. Rows of glittering lights stretched out in the distance.
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	When he opened them, he said, “Florrie, won’t you sing for me?”		When he opened them, he said, “Florrie, won’t you sing for me?”

	“Leo~~-niisama~~, at a time like this,” Florrie stood on tiptoes, turning her gaze in every direction and completely unable to calm down. Crying out in a panic that the line of fire was approaching, she desperately tried to convince Leo to leave at once, but every time, he smiled gently and replied, “If you sing for me, Florrie.”		“Leo, at a time like this,” Florrie stood on tiptoes, turning her gaze in every direction and completely unable to calm down. Crying out in a panic that the line of fire was approaching, she desperately tried to convince Leo to leave at once, but every time, he smiled gently and replied, “If you sing for me, Florrie.”

	They repeated that several times over.		They repeated that several times over.
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	The singing suddenly stopped. The warm fire went out with it. Because he had been on the verge of immersing himself in his emotions, Leo wrenched open his eyes, feeling nothing but anger towards Florrie. As he did so, the young songstress buried her face in her hands and her slender shoulders shook.		The singing suddenly stopped. The warm fire went out with it. Because he had been on the verge of immersing himself in his emotions, Leo wrenched open his eyes, feeling nothing but anger towards Florrie. As he did so, the young songstress buried her face in her hands and her slender shoulders shook.

	“Leo~~-niisama~~, I’m so sorry for you,’ she said, sobbing convulsively where she stood. “If you wanted me to sing, I would have sung for you anytime you wanted. If it’s your request, anytime. But the very first time you’ve asked me to sing, why is it at a time like this?”		“Leo, I’m so sorry for you,’ she said, sobbing convulsively where she stood. “If you wanted me to sing, I would have sung for you anytime you wanted. If it’s your request, anytime. But the very first time you’ve asked me to sing, why is it at a time like this?”

	Leo was about to say something, but he stayed quiet instead.		Leo was about to say something, but he stayed quiet instead.

	“I wanted you to smile. Because when you first came to us, you always looked sad and brooding. I wanted you to learn to like Allion. Even though you must have been feeling lonely separated from your family, I hoped that you would get along with my beloved father, and mother, and brothers, that you would listen to my songs, and that you would say that you were glad that you came here. But… Leo~~-niisama~~, it would have been better if you’d never come to Allion. Then this wouldn’t have happened. I’m so very, very sorry for you…”		“I wanted you to smile. Because when you first came to us, you always looked sad and brooding. I wanted you to learn to like Allion. Even though you must have been feeling lonely separated from your family, I hoped that you would get along with my beloved father, and mother, and brothers, that you would listen to my songs, and that you would say that you were glad that you came here. But… Leo, it would have been better if you’d never come to Allion. Then this wouldn’t have happened. I’m so very, very sorry for you…”

	Finally unable to bear it any longer, Florrie crouched down, hunching her back as she sobbed. Her voice and words were enough to gouge out the heart of a listener, but, just as with the rough voices of the soldiers below them, the night was probably swiftly carrying them away.		Finally unable to bear it any longer, Florrie crouched down, hunching her back as she sobbed. Her voice and words were enough to gouge out the heart of a listener, but, just as with the rough voices of the soldiers below them, the night was probably swiftly carrying them away.
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	“Florrie, after I’m captured, when you’re being questioned, tell them that you escaped with me because I threatened you,” was what he was about to say, but Florrie didn’t let him. Instead, she pulled the dagger she kept at her waist for self-protection.		“Florrie, after I’m captured, when you’re being questioned, tell them that you escaped with me because I threatened you,” was what he was about to say, but Florrie didn’t let him. Instead, she pulled the dagger she kept at her waist for self-protection.

	“Leo~~-niisama~~, when they get here, please take me as hostage and run away,” she held out the dagger for him to take.		“Leo, when they get here, please take me as hostage and run away,” she held out the dagger for him to take.

	Unable to say anything, Leo was about to accept the dagger out of reflex, but the lights had already almost drawn up to them. Steel armour appeared in sight, reflecting the colour of the flames from the torches. Leo pushed back Florrie’s hand, and the dagger with it.		Unable to say anything, Leo was about to accept the dagger out of reflex, but the lights had already almost drawn up to them. Steel armour appeared in sight, reflecting the colour of the flames from the torches. Leo pushed back Florrie’s hand, and the dagger with it.
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	Another soldier nodded in return. Having already resigned himself, Leo took a step forward.		Another soldier nodded in return. Having already resigned himself, Leo took a step forward.

	“Leo~~-niisama~~!”		“Leo!”

	The only thing that was painful to him was the sound of Florrie’s sobbing voice striking him from behind. It was only then that his hands and legs started to shake.		The only thing that was painful to him was the sound of Florrie’s sobbing voice striking him from behind. It was only then that his hands and legs started to shake.
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	“Leo~~-niisama~~... please get away!”		“Leo... please get away!”

	Florrie moved as though she had been released from a spell. She thrust the dagger that she had still been holding right in front of Percy’s eyes. Both the tip of the dagger and her own eyes were trembling. It was the first time in her life that she had seen people die before her eyes.		Florrie moved as though she had been released from a spell. She thrust the dagger that she had still been holding right in front of Percy’s eyes. Both the tip of the dagger and her own eyes were trembling. It was the first time in her life that she had seen people die before her eyes.

	“L-Leave. Please leave,” Florrie’s voice was also shaking. “Leo~~-niisama~~ and I won’t go back to Allion. So… Please, let us go. Please just leave us be!”		“L-Leave. Please leave,” Florrie’s voice was also shaking. “Leo and I won’t go back to Allion. So… Please, let us go. Please just leave us be!”

	“Oh,” Camus smiled, his face smeared in blood. “It looks like you have enough spirit to kill us if we refuse. As expected from Lord Anglatt’s daughter.”		“Oh,” Camus smiled, his face smeared in blood. “It looks like you have enough spirit to kill us if we refuse. As expected from Lord Anglatt’s daughter.”
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	Percy was about to stretch his hand out towards Leo when – “No!” Florrie clung to Leo so suddenly that Percy’s hand was almost pushed aside.		Percy was about to stretch his hand out towards Leo when – “No!” Florrie clung to Leo so suddenly that Percy’s hand was almost pushed aside.

	“Because, because… Leo~~-niisama~~ will be killed if he goes! You heard what those soldiers said earlier? Hayden Swift plans to kill him! “		“Because, because… Leo will be killed if he goes! You heard what those soldiers said earlier? Hayden Swift plans to kill him! “

	''That right.''		''That right.''

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