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Three weeks had passed since the news of Haru's pregnancy. Although it was something that should be celebrated grandly, the Royal Family decided to keep it from the public's knowledge as they have yet to capture the elusive Duke Pier and his few remaining cohorts. Furthermore, both the Light and Water Palace were places of schemes and corruption. Numerous spies and assassins were hidden everywhere, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. To those cunning fiends, a vulnerable pregnant woman was a welcome target.
