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It started with one shout, and within moments, the rest followed.

A wave of people dropped to their knees, heads bowed in unison.

The streets echoed with the same cry, "Greetings, Your Grace!"

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Eliza paused. “This woman is badly injured," she said, her voice calm but resolute. "I cannot stand by and do nothing. I'll be taking her back to the inn to treat her wounds. If your young master wants her, he's welcome to come find me later."

"Strip her. Let Mr. Bradford have a good look."

"Yes, ma'am!" Not a single guard dared question her. Instead, they scrambled aside to clear the way, eyes shining with awe.

Seeing their obedience, Eliza motioned for Tina to help lift Isabelle. She turned, just about to leave-when a wheezing, panting voice called from behind.

"Stop right there!"

Hudson Bradford came waddling after them, red-faced and gasping, jabbing a fat finger toward the scene. "You useless pigs! Why the hell are you all kneeling?! Get up and grab her!"

But the guards remained on their knees, silent.

By the time Hudson and his steward caught up, he squinted toward Eliza. When her face came into focus, his eyes lit up with unrestrained lust.

"Well, well, didn't expect this little whore to have such a pretty savior," he said, leering. "Now that's what I call a woman. Don't just stand there-grab her too!"

The kneeling guards all looked up at once, their glares sharp enough to cut glass. The steward, drenched in cold sweat, leaned in and whispered frantically, "Sir, I-I think that's the Holy Lady..."

had seen Eliza before. One glimpse,

Lady? What Holy Lady?" Hudson snorted. "All I see

her like that,"

drought in Plutonville. While others suffered, he lay on a mountain of silken pillows in his ice room, surrounded by women, refusing to step foot outside. He hadn't even heard

And now that he realized who this woman was, he was desperate to avoid disaster. He subtly signaled to the other servants

like this falls into my lap, and you want me

Her Grace, the Holy Lady of

that crap. I've never even heard of a Holy Lady of

lady from Hasen City as a concubine, his father bought him one. Isabelle had turned out to be a disappointment-bastard-born and

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woman... Hudson's gaze

kind of woman worthy of me," he

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Isabelle in the dead of night... what are you, her friend?"

even glance

out to steady Isabelle, leaving Tina's hands

see how long that smug face lasts. Useless pigs, why are you still kneeling?!

guards square in the chest, then shouted, "If you don't bring me that woman, I'll have every one

don't want others. I want her. Hudson stomped his foot, his flab

your job, after all." Whether they could live with the consequences-well, that was another matter. Tina stepped forward, unsheathing her sword in one smooth motion. Her masked gaze swept over the guards and finally locked onto the

striking the head,"

to strike... "Get them!

rang out just as a flash of silver

flying and with a sickening chop, severed the hand he'd

"Sir!"

"Ah! My hand!"

as the sound

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