The maid – Chapter 14
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Adelen quickly lowered her 817e37d63f eyes in frustration.f978c38cfc8c6d61
Even if he was af56bd850a a man, staring so 28b22e7e99 openly at someone else’s 04dc4883d9 body felt inappropriate.99ebaf6ca33b78e5
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Thankfully, her master 0bef3629f5 said nothing and 65cbd6175a let it pass.00e6c9017983e922
“How is this not b326dcde72 a big deal?”2b6749c243f47e49
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The butler spoke 4a2cc9b497 rather sternly as 77bada345c he clung to cc12ec36d4 Rakalt’s side.22276cabec37f19f
Carefully removing the bandages b54b4303b8 and adhesive plasters stuck 725a41b521 all over, the butler’s 92d6ee193d face was as serious dedb3af44b as a surgeon performing c270446982 an operation.a715dbfa842c787b
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The intense atmosphere ceb1756f6f made Adelen glance 88659c9105 back at Rakalt, bb01fe991e though nervously.dcb6e2206c5144b0
“Gasp!”062c34c1c57178f0
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The wound was f08bdb7d4d larger and deeper 59eb5ddd27 than expected. Bright red 5031263bd1 and torn, ea9dee5eeb blood still 9295624ecd oozed from 09dd753347 the gash.45f700fb7a53b570
Adelen was so e0fecf7be4 shocked that she dc60e1bb9e reflexively shut her cfabb457d0 eyes, as if 346282bdf0 the injury had 0597b5a2c0 appeared on her 23b50bf58a own body.49ba6212d150d60b
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Rakalt glanced e5ddd151af at her 5d42fe857f and let 36da53fa80 out a 6a3b8a60a0 small, incredulous bc1d6e4de5 laugh.2abfb6c6f9899393
Could anyone 2a50082e7a be more 095edc9547 easily frightened b079c27aa2 than this?7df68752ea3ecd27
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“It looks like it 64f44c24d6 will still take a eb3a783396 long time to heal, 99e2522a51 master. We should 62267fb5b6 call the 8a9958b093 doctor now…”670e1a74409ea33d
“I said it’s b6de538f13 fine.”31c4efb8d6ceca52
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“But if it c24cfdcb5d gets worse…”f6d1fb509dc0dcc6
“If people find out 83f852392a my injury is severe, 73d254739d it’ll just be an 3019727fcd invitation for more attacks. Inside the 7cde0cc6cd mansion, fine. But outside, I efa115cd13 have to assume f9864201be that everyone with 9b9f6cec8c eyes is watching dac4165d65 me.”78a41f444fd727ee
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“…Yes, master.”f0d1377a40e38540
Listening to the conversation a71fda3f3f between the master and 56bfadbb10 the butler, Adelen timidly 351f9fcd99 raised her gaze.1fe9e097e27b0f04
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The one in pain 08e878b415 was her master, not bb5ec3cb3b him.0867a22e2b551da1
‘So the master 9af56887ce does feel pain d9131e3747 after all…’4f3f0da9be917ab6
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He wasn’t immune to 443ec8f7c8 it—he was enduring it.90ba6b974ecf234d
Knowing that e068f4667c made Adelen ec5118f0f3 suddenly realize 4b6c4c4fc5 just how e3ab5a719d rough a 78fd4ef0c2 general’s life 9a198bc469 must be. Of course, it 78b370b8d4 was something that 129905c1fc should have been 6ec2cfcdb6 obvious, but since 1f1540d23a she wasn’t seeing f09664c1b0 battles firsthand, it 593230ac9d was hard to ec0cebe536 imagine.a5ec2c0eef86edc7
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“I will begin the a7a7e8f525 treatment now.”335af62fc87606b3
The butler quietly 1f6637e3eb started treating the 35e175433c wound.e95cdddbb634e031
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Adelen, too, 89855c9f11 started to 8f6ac518d6 glance at e7c0d7e8df the scene c88ffa4dc9 of the 7eb973f787 treatment out 5c9fac0fe8 of the e75df40472 corner of 8c03af5962 her eye.44326a04ac179457
“…?”774c7f8a7c0e5987
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After watching 94bebe73e9 for a a6fa5896a6 while, Adelen a95b1608a9 tilted her 3cea6a1da5 head to eb24b931f5 the side.95b3051ede59b115
She wasn’t 1c459d8ac5 a medical 12d9772aea professional, so 61f38da6d5 he couldn’t b8416e84d6 say for 24d738cffc sure, but b796f8d916 even to 166a70b9c3 an untrained 4c889c2ef9 eye, this 354c387f40 didn’t seem 751c99f47d right.e399aef44aff104d
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The antiseptic solution 0fb6d76eb7 dripped all over b036ec4725 the place, bandages 7ccfafc032 were stuck on 3158a77bd0 in clumsy layers, 8b2a3a8188 and the wrappings 2fb2ef9c62 were loose.d16ee4cefd43d8d5
It seemed 0ad38eb432 sloppy even ac25a16ab9 before they ea537e4a04 were removed. It wasn’t that 210937f2c0 time had loosened fa61e7d62d them; it was 5a8e469f6d the result of 234bf67e22 the butler’s lack 06dfaf9f9a of skill.2d82bcd3eca6b5d9
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Is this really 0063dadee2 okay? Will the wound 280ba264a7 heal like this?bfa8b1556ed5c13f
After debating whether or a24d2b231c not to speak up a0859e315e a hundred times, Adelen 470c2dd207 finally raised her hand.9575712f1d4b348d
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“…Um, excuse me. May I try?”04aa319dbcf7c216
The butler, sweating profusely 45417bc58a while wrestling with the dc219f13fa bandages, turned around in 076fffd8ed surprise.fa0ec6cc7867f0cc
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“Huh? Adelen, you know how 71445c7cda to do this?”fdc491b88f1f184e
“…”3f92457b7be96b49
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There wasn’t even fce76394f1 a polite refusal.e2e55d7774db6906
The butler 48681f903c was clearly 8ce2642ede at his a181cd2d75 wit’s end 5f6fada2a5 with his 19222d61a9 own inadequate 7adcfcdd72 skills.d16b589774ac9295
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“I-I’ll give it a 19900c6d6e try.”bf0ef9d8883b0132
Adelen wasn’t 605d7ba0ea an expert 40279f693e either, but 71645ea063 she was 591083bb49 confident she 0206c51f34 could do 53c1015bc0 better than 0e51e55e39 the butler.cba6d538d16cdc79
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As if waiting dc4c369533 for this moment, 4cadb1de2c the butler handed 6d817e7613 over the bandages c5c043654e and stood up.85abc77f6425806f
Adelen carefully set bc89f29a76 the baby down e42dbbdf07 on the sofa 7bb89350e2 and approached Rakalt.97b9e5dd3593ce28
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“Pardon me, master.”506e1e155f287579
Rakalt watched her with 9402ad0631 great interest.6870b6f06546f8e7
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The coward a8f31cbcdf who fainted 8680fd1a09 at the db35a0a8e6 sight of a4e13700cd blood now 7ed7c097bd volunteering to f9c911fee2 handle it? Was she trying 8b37c09743 to earn points?ef2df9d0832f8228
Whatever her intention, Rakalt b44eba009f found it somewhat endearing.835c0c410a50fab9
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Adelen steadied her 2336232de1 trembling hands and 602260b89a approached Rakalt’s side. She had f7570c206c stepped in 5a265c3da1 because she a6a09170ed couldn’t stand bdc7ad2f45 watching, but fe3153ee42 the thought b4490553c0 of directly bc7c506daf touching her ac600f87a2 master’s body 496d2eda1e made her 02558b2d2e shake.6849ca4cbbcae1e7
She was 482456fba7 trembling from f33e1d1c40 the sight 25398461bd of the b73c1da280 blood and eb47d319b3 from the b6847146a1 sight of a5e7bea4c6 the bare 7280ad4cf8 skin.39308f62667793e6
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“….”3e9469db7c451312
But as soon as 2fd0afc0d3 she looked closely at cda2b3cdec the wound, Adelen forgot 66464edc4c about her trembling and c7d06af549 furrowed her brow.b82277a876852c14
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Up close, the 832ad8829d wound was even 198e2fa8b8 deeper and more 03558c7e80 severe than it 9f89c51b47 had seemed.859eb7b1288dbc5c
And it wasn’t c96d511f4b the only one—scars ee1b8d3156 covered Rakalt’s body 086f9434a5 in various places. Were those c2c4aad1ec also hastily 0edbf753a9 treated and 2a688c1ea2 left unattended?7b1b20e57b777e6e
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Count Sigelion. The king’s sword. Praised as the 2bc28a8893 most loyal and 7edb308264 the greatest general c202a8ed2c in Teplon. Behind that legendary c6d85347e0 life was a e489f430a8 body covered in 2c968cfd50 rough wounds.3a969d0d82ac476e
The master’s life e20d7665da wasn’t as radiant eba04832a0 as it seemed e00e0b0f5f from the outside. Everyone has their bef173faec struggles, but Adlen f91dc643bc had thought that a365a088da people in high 5b1ada0622 places like her 5ebeeb2e35 master must live dd1bf3f6e5 in happiness and 9a1717b301 splendor.fa9e52be676285ca
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But to have a 4b0ea9a627 life marked by so fcead317d9 many scars… How many 5da2af5ca6 hardships had he faced fb12d43770 to get to this 15c65354c1 point?2a375edfcbebd044
Seeing the scars bc354eaba9 made Adelen realize ec4883f342 that her master, f950b134c0 who had once f3db08539b seemed like a 367fb03ca0 distant, god-like figure, 8f9fdfaa58 was human after defbcc6314 all.ff2b95e9b4936f72
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“I’ll start by disinfecting 05eab12121 it again.”49cc71eb0d119949
Adelen carefully reached b42e623274 for the antiseptic. Or, she c279ae4fe6 tried to.2286aa30e750cbf7
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Before the antiseptic even 865d58f3a7 touched her body, Rakalt 151e0d8d64 flinched.8d16bde44fc21287
“Oh, did it hurt?”7b7f8f929044c741
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Adelen was startled, even a065e19df0 though she hadn’t actually 24353e7403 touched anything yet.0bd548d99054f411
The master frowned as 58b1516400 he looked down at 9c7b62fb95 Adelen.7cec2d06a2cc1a7b
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“It itches.”0eaa6cabf38c1263
It wasn’t the df5d0b9daa wound—it was the f9cfcc876d spot where Adelen’s a00d35ef21 breath and hair 6b5aa55ea2 brushed against Rakalt 88512be458 that itched intensely.74da277c40977fdb
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Understanding now, Adelen d594f3713f hurriedly backed away 9dfd4044f5 on her knees.e7850c8038cfef97
“…I’m sorry.”57d6f5442c6457dc
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Like someone suffering b1dd8b08f8 from farsightedness, she 8aeb1b3ea9 leaned her head 5c2a21f5a6 back and stretched ddf6476591 her arm forward 865bb5c201 to apply the fe3ff9028f antiseptic.bd6b932923802df7
Though it must have 6c10b225cf stung terribly when the 019901f1a0 disinfectant touched the wide-open e3eb24db32 wound, her master didn’t 7ffd06b113 flinch. He remained expressionless, as 4d18b381bd if it was someone 92c9d0fb85 else’s skin.5dd6eb4670b3ac37
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The flinch e90d39ce14 from when 17b90483cf Adelen’s hair da51449c9c had touched 9876379735 him had fe7a4854f5 been his 180a9eed0a biggest reaction c81d78df4b so far.c49c4100ab87848d
What an odd 673e11663b man.728abfa5479b5551
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He couldn’t stand itching b4971432d4 more than pain.db66595e7b090471
So, determined to avoid 114b12da73 irritating her master further, a2e3c1f629 Adelen applied the antiseptic d4296e1cdd thoroughly and diligently.47083044b64092bf
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As a result, 35f663a0ef the wound was 4b294e24e8 perfectly disinfected.1b75ca2ad6f5e7a9
And somehow, the psychological c88233ae31 trauma Adelen had from 5df9577ecf constantly being threatened with, 919f87fd19 “Do you want to f1c84e3aca die?” seemed to have 18b0587f18 healed a little, too.7dc7a3d2d4597cbc
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Revenge is 1523e0b528 the best 89faf8747a therapy, after 1097d266ee all.e6ac7e2a3c95568c
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Humans can 81d26485b3 adapt to c082d20f7e anything if 228bfbc1a2 they live e6a941c96d long enough.979c34f8374db4c3
Both Adelen and the b22f96ba43 baby started to settle 592f2044af into their new environment 8717320d89 after a few days.36c410d077433be1
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“Butler, here. Last night’s diaper… Please 351896b297 take care of it.”f393d98b3845c7be
“…Fine.”ca85d1e17646d70d
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Adelen also began 5330483a19 to understand how 1ecd12a0ea her master’s household 553a6fe971 operated.627d85309adc1d5f
Every household is 07b05f94ce different in how 3e595abffe they manage their 28a17a3bc8 servants. Some require their servants 20b55a0a3b to handle everything from 36185ba684 head to toe, while 6a1c03d11b others don’t allow them bb187cff57 to touch a single 9a2ebf572f thing.c40d42938dff5e90
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His master was c1f93c4f8e the latter.2cd0e41b4f616c4a
Rakalt took care of fa9decd7e5 his grooming and personal 3e3718e512 needs himself, while only 9f298f64d5 relying on the butler 58844f51ac for small tasks like 7be687ea05 tidying the room.bc2cb018cce40770
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Now, that included 58dd23c4d6 handling Adelen’s requests.e412971b426220aa
Adelen had no 6ee1d476d9 choice, as she 53943f2630 was practically confined f29501df1c to his room.73ca210b59317db9
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“And also, 07a27f4026 could you… 6617e960b1 perhaps bring 167d22e83a me a 952d3fa0b0 glass of d7a9fed79b juice…?”2e0fe2072d0db6a7
“….”a423b4a8a0d90939
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“I’ve been cc1b7bf7ee chasing after ad5c3711b3 the baby 1584483d74 for an 7e75cc3b22 hour straight, 99c55257f2 crawling on a672257b67 all fours… 52b4329c28 My hands 57b6400fe7 and feet 2b85a78819 are shaking. Is that okay…?”dd7f3fcaff0e0f8f
“Understood. Wait here.”b9ace1e68fcb375e
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At first, even dad8454eff asking for anything 726587d887 felt difficult, so 090a372287 Adelen would just dee95de444 hold back and 30750b6103 endure. But now, she’d progressed 1ccd9478f3 to the point of be5884f80e at least trying to ea5b6ac66d voice her requests.e41bd34aedc1ac78
“…Thank you.”8c4daa36be61d366
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Sipping the juice that 9c0ea523a4 was brought to her, 2e7b7eec21 Adelen finally caught her 2c98007083 breath. The baby had apparently ed937c56c8 grown comfortable in Rakalt’s de07d8667e room, now rolling around efe3ab7bbf the floor while shrieking. After several b96054553d hours of 328ed359bb this, the ac92c7f7bf baby had 3464df7c19 finally settled ec846ecaf4 down for 99ff48e50a a nap.3ee088e9a2037acf
“It’s almost 0b9a86ef8b time for 6beabb31da the master eb435f5881 to return. It’s a relief c4979d4680 the baby fell e9c44fd437 asleep just in 1dc77c9d5c time.”0894d0b0c568cb30
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Although it was Rakalt 48c8eb7adc who had commanded them d5830dabb2 to stay in the dff63a8243 same room, Adelen couldn’t 6d0029860a help but feel self-conscious f055af3a59 whenever the baby screamed 1efc3e80ac or cried.5689155a8008c40c
From observing for the b0f181c88a past few days, Adelen ea8b8c9173 had realized that her f2a43c02c1 master’s routine was as 3b4c9dce8d precise as clockwork.b67be23deb44fb01
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He would rise before 393a211dfb dawn, take care of 976c101a02 his grooming, do some 5530b1f637 personal training, and then 9a8d293571 check messages and reports 0164e8ab31 that had arrived overnight ae5f085b1e from various regions. After that, he’d 5de000d7f2 head out for 339f181c98 the day’s schedule 8aa47be4db with the knights, a609649e28 usually eating his 4645025d2d meals outside.588853587bc62047
In the late afternoon, 4e433502f9 when the days grew fcb339f7d3 longer, he would return 684ff44956 and spend some personal 5291815392 time. And what 24beaf0ee5 did he ca95437f7b do during d71febe239 this time?ee397272bdddbbf4
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Study.df6d4bc0b28f638a
Yes, study.fab3bf6d7270893a
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Adelen had 5ae7bd9aa6 never seen 730707cec9 an adult 290cb01bb1 continue studying 876327e479 after reaching 6506478bf4 adulthood, unless b9916a4a25 they were b50ba952d3 a scholar.96e66a7c7997032d
According to the butler, 800067ba4d Rakalt had never stopped c84e9b9720 studying warfare tactics and 4ef1b8b66d the management of his 5bf5091d6e estate since childhood.bc3b286a345d675d
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Then he a2c858d97c would either 51605e04e4 train again 2ae45fd205 in the 2e8a7752e9 evening or 0cbde11b19 visit the 709456921b royal palace 83548ba68e if summoned. On those nights, d6ef0e02a0 he’d return very 88a9b7fcad late. That was 2594754ba7 the only 860175fede variation in 88d7a1a132 his otherwise 66e60139a9 rigid routine.57decf99b6122394
“It’s amazing e23ce08005 that after 2ac6260999 being away 13fa3eace8 at war ad2e9b0831 for so 66693e323f long, he ac20649fea doesn’t take beb6179e6d a single f321fbc5f1 day off.”65561bcb2f9c03dd
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“I’ve known 0452864dc2 him all e4d5066578 my life, 286902c5bd and it’s 6d5dd3e716 still amazing 5d2d0f5c9d to me 9ee5466660 too.”c73e8e28eb484ca8
“Right? Other than heading to 77f33b2304 the knights’ quarters or 9e4b420a64 the palace, it doesn’t 40f15496ae seem like he has ebb98fb897 any other engagements.”4b1663a8fe22eeca
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“Haah…”1332237b263494d2
Adelen, who 53bd71af17 also had 7fe0718e28 no friends, 167ef01592 found it 3dfd493bdf surprising that 3635297c78 the master, 2438ed8f2b a nobleman, 07d27ea2a7 seemed to 04045dc839 have no 93c3ccb9e7 social life. Don’t most 8e0271f81d nobles live d1c0ec67d8 for social 721aa4ee9b engagements?8126f0b0cf426b28
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“That’s why I’m 3ec387fdad so stressed I 1b63dac7e3 could scream!”c72ffb463f4194ef
“?!”d4fbe3d48c65115a
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The butler suddenly clutched 71987247ba his chest and shouted debf166adc in frustration.4244a729ce0b1e63