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"I knew it, it's nothing."

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　I quickly made a smile and said so.

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　I think it's not good for an unmarried woman to be in a man's room, even if ...... she was just sleeping with him.

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　I mean, I'm not married, I'm only thirteen.

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　Okay!　Let's go home now.

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"Alicia!"

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　I heard Jill's voice outside the door.

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　Yes, Jill is at the palace too.

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　That means her brother Henri must be there too, right?

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　The door opened slowly.

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　Jill's head appears.

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"Alicia?　Are you there?"

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"Yes, I'm here."

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　I got off the bed and headed for the door.

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　Behind Jill was her brother Henri.

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　Well, we're all here. We can go home now!

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"Duke, let's go inside."

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　Henri came into the room, pushing Jill along.

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　No, let's get out of the room.

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　I don't know why he came in.

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"Did you sleep like that?"

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　Brother Henri said to Master Duke in disgust.

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"Oh, Alicia, here."

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　Jill showed me her palm.

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　In her palm was a little tooth.

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　I froze, blindingly aware.

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"You're lucky it's a back tooth," she said.

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　Jill laughed.

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　I wanted to ask her why she had brought it, but I couldn't speak.

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"I read about it in a book. I read in a book that teeth are filled with memories."

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　Jill said this as if she could read it in my expression.

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　Surely, I have read such a story too.

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　That's why we have to take good care of our teeth.

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"Do you want one?"

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"I don't need it."

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　Jill's face lit up a little when I told her honestly.

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"Can I have it?"

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"Okay. But it's ...... teeth, right?"

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　I looked at Jill with a dubious expression.

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　How could she want a tooth that was worth nothing?

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"It's okay. Maybe this tooth holds a memory of me."

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　Jill's face broke into a smile as she said this.

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　He's a ...... normal, cute, honest boy.

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　He's a little twisted, but he's a normal boy.

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"Hey, who is that big painting in the hallway with whom?"

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　Jill asked the Duke.

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　A big picture?

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　Master Duke is also puzzled.

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　Maybe you are talking about the picture I saw when I was lost before.

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　The King and ...... probably his father.

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　But why does Jill care about that?

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Maybe it's a picture of my father and uncle?

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　I couldn't believe my ears when Master Duke said that.

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　The man in that painting was the king's brother!

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　But they looked so far apart in age.

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　I'm losing track of things.

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　Normally, the first prince should be the heir to the throne.

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　...... How did the Duke's father become the King?

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