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I’m getting married.
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To her.
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The most beautiful woman in the empire, my beloved fiancée, and my savior.
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But… the woman standing in the wedding dress in front of me felt unfamiliar.
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The only familiar parts were her silver hair, tied up gracefully, and the blue eyes staring back at me.
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But her cold, emotionless face was one I’d never seen before.
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As I stared at her icy expression, I stood frozen in place.
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I had heard the rumors.
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But I didn’t want to believe them.
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I couldn’t bring myself to believe them.
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However, the woman before me was proof enough.
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The rumors that she had married someone else while I was away at war were true.
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“…”
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She stared at me wordlessly.
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Her cold, distant eyes pierced through my heart.
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Was this really the same woman who once smiled at me so warmly?
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“…I’m sorry.”
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Eventually, I squeezed out those words.
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But it felt like they didn’t even reach her.
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As if to confirm that she had no intention of responding, she turned her back to me and walked away without a word.
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I stood there, rooted to the spot, unable to take a single step as I watched her back slowly fade away.
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At that moment, a voice called from behind me.
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“Captain?”
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“…”
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“Captain, are you alright?”
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“…Ah.”
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When I came back to my senses, I was still in my room.
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A soldier standing behind me was looking at me with concern.
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My chest felt heavy and painful, making it hard to breathe.
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“Captain, what’s wrong?”
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“…It’s nothing. Just a little fatigue.”
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I forced a smile as I waved the soldier away.
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But deep down, I knew it wasn’t just fatigue.
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It was the memories of the past that I was trying to forget flooding back.
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