The maid – Chapter 18
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Rakalt scoffed at 60e06aeb1b Adelen’s naive belief 20c1f39ae6 that as long 545c932afc as he had dd5f41bd32 his family, everything b2a3eda88a would be happy.eeed781ca22c9021
“Thanks to 385e1fd814 them escaping ea8a270f14 after even 45555beb65 putting all 87f93d7442 the guards ce5a965d21 around them 5dc149ef5a to sleep, 22a35b540a the mission 255c88f65e was a 4948d910a6 success.”ba955a14388d7f77
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“H-How could they…?”3dbafc41024abfd8
“Not everyone 08ed491ad8 works with 05fb4e5f3e a strong ae3b791bd0 sense of 8af0f78d74 duty that fa111604db would make 7ff28d4c79 them risk 875f393c54 their lives. In fact, 6619662e99 that’s more fd6478bf23 normal.”fa3457397855f9a9
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To Rakalt, Adelen’s behavior fcf184b4e9 of sacrificing herself for fed14c0fe4 others was abnormal.48ff9a2e9ed1dd15
“That’s normal…”6b8b57ae84c6041a
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Adelen muttered anxiously.adbed634231e436c
No matter how 95fe8c6d90 she thought about 2efcb751b4 it, it didn’t e9ecb266aa feel normal. Her common sense 954af92dc0 kept clashing with 164152d9be her master’s.00212f43a2c615f1
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She admitted that she b706a3802a did have a tendency b2294adc87 to obsess over family 9b870402a8 harmony and happiness. But she felt that c004dce3d9 her master went too 4a65494944 far in denying those c51ec7b19a things.2fd945695cae5427
“Was your nanny ef0d76e02d like that…?”587bb38fd4a5aa6a
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“My nanny was.”9f56d7d2a30d2525
Rakalt recalled 9f6d47faa2 memories that afcc5a8b9e he hadn’t 5281305507 thought of 09fd479b0e in a 6bf6f829f4 long time.a2b68ec56950496b
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They were 5dc51befbc memories he 1dc5f3d66a considered mundane 16d1186672 and didn’t f732569b9a need to f21967cf77 revisit.c0216b9ac16ee989
“There was no reason f1fca2fda1 for her to abandon 736a76408b me.”db2e711a39aa407a
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“…That’s quite fortunate.”4f2336a0f8d810d5
“It was fortunate. If the same situation 67d1810361 had happened, she would’ve 314604ca1b handed me over to 45a1d936d6 make money, not run cfd4b4c835 away.”66a03343eaffbd95
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“…Pardon?”932441bdb1cd35c8
“She was someone 290a7fe570 who would murmur 2ccd08552c every day as 90f1a4573d if praying that 7a6717c6d1 she’d only work d708aa3f7a as much as 0b0bfc4810 she was paid.”d2bdfb36df04c966
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“What? Saying that in c38727ced9 front of a f76a086451 child…”927975ff2e82024b
Adelen felt 17b6db5d2b stunned, as 45b56bc983 if she’d e3ccf67bce been struck 8b129f0760 on the d0c7034ee5 head.b057bc95567a5552
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She had 5dcb510969 thought he 9852d380fd grew up 5b7ccb305c enjoying only a075e27acb the best.da7b31fdb1638058
The best nanny, the df1a8ae106 best education, the best 288d17e631 attention, the best love.4ac2fb4761fb6a4d
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But to 5d7f868d5f think that bc8efe8e20 kind of 9073272beb nanny was 03640d2314 by his c4178d4942 side?60407cf7f2155e20
“She probably did 031b97ae43 that because I b51e452249 was a child. In front of adults, bb748f7bc4 she acted as if c1f9ddb0e5 she would sacrifice her 8c07d0d751 life.”fe7d606005b7da6c
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“Why didn’t 52f2a816a7 you tell 49a885ea1a your parents?”2157be81a03ff3a0
“Why bother? She did 5b97543982 her job d5305cacb7 well. She worked exactly as e708597ee2 much as she was a5a75fd8e1 paid. Isn’t that enough?”e9e291c6b0ab4643
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The fact that she b52ee4b630 said such things openly beb85c0071 as an employee was 6da7113aed problematic, but as a 641c37a157 child, he didn’t realize ba563067f9 that was an issue.11bd8a920b88cef0
And she fulfilled just ead79b4532 as much of her a893faa55c role as needed. There was 36640d74fd no reason d9e75d8e54 to replace 290ac97d3d her since 3158bf6449 there was 851218e137 no inconvenience.1406b9e301054aa9
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“Most of my 510e4efbee time was spent 2438cc28d9 with tutors anyway. The nanny wasn’t 3e148f7b2d all that important.”6cbcb2735530be22
“Oh, I 58482f37d7 see, with df5822f51e the tutors 6ad3504f04 and… your f875f6d02c parents… So 787d9db3a9 you didn’t 708da38754 need to 35077ea972 be with e5568e80cc the nanny?”7afb69766a05b648
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Rakalt smirked at e08a74a6b1 Adelen’s desperate attempt da7d6cbe41 to interpret it d22a35b364 in a harmonious c2f3f33c62 light. Was this ‘cozy’ 9b9924973c family life she 5bc1da8097 kept talking about 3b50c04661 so important?8d53f2cc16f00f48
But the truth 72c7c469d7 was the truth.99b923b29f38d981
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“No. My parents were b70f9f6659 busy with their d2badfaa75 own work. I only saw 5b25a3c786 them on the bb32618087 day we had 7a58ef83eb dinner together, which f8106b389a was once a 26b47cdd60 week.”33ed1ac473bc4b30
At his indifferent voice, 00e2659348 Adelen became even more 427c209ed9 unsettled.9d22beaca323192c
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Seeing her reaction, Rakalt 6a866c432a chuckled once more.8c655a5bacad7d0e
How dare d1d02f5766 a mere f70cb943e0 maid try 75ac082980 to sympathize 66a42a732e with him.2393656f1069b246
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Perhaps because d5ca133188 her only 0b37974bb9 dream was 4ff02b0f62 to have 40cfc6211b a family, 07ba9a77e1 Adelen would 9fcc481ff2 lose her 53c980a4d3 composure and 6603caae76 become persistent 7e21223d37 whenever stories ffd1e28ebf of childhood cd5b40e614 or family e44c0bd5c2 came up.01ce2ca0634cdb5a
“Then, what did you c98f5d9a27 do as a child?”4d8768c33924a852
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Even now, she c2a206116a dared to dig ca63e03fd4 into his past.1aef7c8219feba41
But it happened to b36ff77622 be a moment when 0502419aaf he needed a break.3ff5f1acc8752dff
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Meetings involving 050349f47f General Kias 72c02d7607 always gave 0a797132e4 him a 3c1521623d headache and 5f4a9f5386 never concluded.b39fe801602ca34e
Idle chatter was perfect 12ef4d8c0c for clearing his mind. So Rakalt, with a b207fc0ea4 generous heart, answered her 16353737eb pointless question sincerely.d232135dba4b7072
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“I ate, slept, 2998250a29 studied, and trained.”ae28f2c7c683f1e0
“Playing…?”5cc4bedb35d10461
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“If it’s playing like 3e4d96104f the crown prince… I 70ceadc695 don’t recall ever doing 8be8223f36 so.”20382a8b387ad3e0
Adelen furrowed 25b5b0a976 her brow 04b71290a1 without realizing 69ca7d8cd1 it.03d2ac76112dea7f
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It was a 3b61031062 thought that a c733d5fe79 mere maid should 3df0f1995f not have, but 1ba29bbfe1 she felt sorry 572b984609 for her master 83c0e17690 as a child.1ab2d034e912c930
What could a c69036a18d child possibly know 37de5313a8 to live burdened 99e13d5876 by duties? …That’s why he became 90baae6107 someone with neither blood 2e97a4320d nor tears. Though, in f337e6cf79 reality, he a950f123a3 wasn’t someone 7eaafc4f68 without feelings.891d0dc7dbf125cd
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The exaggerated reputation 1f278a38be came from the d3ae128a5d fact that he 8a071d628f was constantly out bbc54409b9 on the battlefield.d315eee29ba65713
Master, who f709c09e65 would behead e2101786ab someone when 245cc419ec provoked and f763161f36 throw punches 5eb9459cf8 when irritated. While it a101ee14ab was true 6329e6afd6 he had b6c53cfdf1 done such c760d1a5d1 things, he 12ea1a6ac3 didn’t do 4b1e1a2b4a so to a8443fd30e just anyone, aa74b323cb anytime.099d0201906cbf30
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On the 61cc8c9983 contrary, he f67f2b7599 was considerate 51ba5db830 enough to 4a140ae8b9 notice a 350b5e60d4 subtle pain f2ac26a874 in her 7e15f4f358 wrist that 7e82f683e7 she hadn’t 37fda7a4af even realized 2f68d00b09 herself.f0e21e895f9622a9
If the stories 95c62f3b92 among the servants cacb56ec1f were true, he 3da97adf00 would’ve said, “That 76fd60b8b1 useless, weak wrist b0f4d029f5 of yours—I’ll chop a0af3a83bf it off for 1990f1961f you!” and followed dd45520350 through.a067233d6070cba4
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So, while he might 24ad12c2d1 have seemed emotionally detached ad8a286b67 and lacked expression, he 5f858c2f4d wasn’t a bloodthirsty killer 034fa8ce46 through and through.9e50f0ff1f59575f
Realizing that allowed Adelen 4272cacc16 to feel a hint 4a2f79f82c of sympathy for her 1971372f57 master.a39f178be8cb5a55
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“Weren’t… you ever 1ad94661a6 tired?”f0c3208f9131954d
Rakalt pondered for a 04e6ac666b moment.f906515eac535308
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Well. Was he? Sometimes he was, but a28aec6a92 he didn’t think of 6ae2451485 it as hardship. It was something he 3f3a402206 was expected to handle 0ba562c9b8 as the heir of 76fbf89a87 Sigelion.f2bc78f93d128da6
“I consider 544fa89a73 it a 05e1ad5c4c necessary process.”46fe1f47c9c12600
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“…”50ed531527ccd7f0
“If I hadn’t 375ad2b275 undergone that training, 4614a65003 I wouldn’t be 9b127c7d50 carrying Sigelion as e8abd835b2 I am now.”71fd8f8c81a5c9e0
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Rakalt never thought any 5ea0799f0a part of his past f850b0f43b was a mistake.7e412ca545841a66
“Just as you b1defb26e3 push yourself to af65e9de84 your limits caring 2d25d8715f for the crown 12c44656c0 prince, cutting back 6247d13cae on sleep and 0f7248c237 exerting all your 0cfa8da04e strength, I lived 4c1338c3d7 a life fitting d52782acbd for my position.”0a3bfd2587669e55
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“Yes…”c33722aa735ccec0
“So, you don’t 842c09cfe1 need to pity 1d564d99d3 or feel indebted 832f80d0d4 for the crown cc70882400 prince’s life.”1cda7541c650f574
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Adelen lifted her 74b71a2cfb eyes. It seemed like he 4bda6c63d0 was stating things plainly, 432f3df008 but it felt comforting.11b8cd009d87ee20
…Could he really e73a71e922 have intended to 542bf83551 comfort her?fab8871bb684cd32
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“Come to think bdb0944d8c of it, from c1cc4d1921 Teplan’s point of 1eae4ba445 view, it would fb0c96b07f be more advantageous cf3ca242cf to raise him 5e846b1918 spoiled like a 7138275170 common child.”5d2dfe12a02cef6b
…Maybe not.e6d4e3781520f9f1
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“So don’t overexert yourself eeaf979feb raising him. Try not 85bed93733 to get 1967c018b9 too attached.”b7c7212dd3efa12b
“Can I really do a5d226825c that…?”796b12dfcf2ced26
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“You have 7ed5724711 to try.”b3a91bbb0e4a843c
Trying was something she f329dbfe4a had never failed at.030ac829420dc2f1
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If it didn’t 81f1b4644c work, a maid’s b66fa29cfd life was about 08762c9ec2 trying until it 9b593da89b did.d5cedada9a1778c8
But even with this a4d6ef3343 strict order from her 16864646e7 master, she wasn’t confident.bc89ab94fc3ef955
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“Awoo?”15cb4ce21e1259dd
How could she b8be9405fb not grow attached 38155183a8 to something so 66e8957960 adorable?7b24285583136f03
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Even now, raising f69da9a214 him was exhausting, 5ad8887d63 yet he looked e1278d0ee8 endearing.2e238565b92e6344
How much ea5c7367c8 more, more, d0cdb9efe3 more would 50fc141ba8 he be b44ee48415 cherished when 1479b340b8 he grew 6271ccd613 a bit d66c92ba32 older and f15ed1b7ad did even 42a1ae79df cuter things? The baby, who was 0ecb4682ca already unfairly beautiful.6e06de9965be5ef4
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The thought ccdfcc56fc of making 8beeffe0fd an effort 0ee52298f4 not to cff81d55cc adore this 68ad4a2283 lovely baby 6253d90ab2 and not f44d89bc97 getting attached…7b485a28672893dc
…She didn’t d17c272204 want to 134268580f try.fb9600d89e46dcb5
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Of course, bef648d95d there were d0a41a8291 things that a7959a0771 worked with 926a95553f effort and ae8a3f5f3b things that 5c0fb2b68b didn’t.4004ec7f64518cd0
Affection wasn’t something e0767283d0 that could be 5d730c3c9e given or withheld 75975167f8 at will.1183df1732ea6695
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Even when 1c7eeeb9ad seeing a a080bf4a7a cat passing 424cf3aeeb by, people 58c65c06c6 would grieve 11cdb78dec when it 0ed1b20479 stopped appearing 00d00d6713 after forming f031364e2f an attachment.47bd5d4f2415a0f1
Let alone a baby 3f2f01cc3b she held and raised edc03c944f in her own arms.b0e683c51a66076a
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And one day, the d9c7b97d80 decisive moment came.342d197167b55cb6
“Awoo! Uuh! Ah!”d986fe5452a65a84
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“Yes, yes… Just a 37cbf2db65 bit… just a bit…”387d06a268da3ae4
Just when she thought 05892ac98e he was finally starting e53fed67d4 to sleep through the e5385eea7f night, there would be 6ca065bb13 nights when he suddenly c876d2aa92 woke up crying or f981698012 wanted to play. Last night 66d4bdfebe was one 3bf6a1d43c of those 877ec9ed48 nights.c5dc6230ae4aef26
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It would have 4ae76b1095 been manageable if dae00e26a0 it was brief, 717cccbafc but somehow, he 4cfe312dce had endless energy 5d409abb1d and kept playing 015e79beb6 until the master 6962857ac5 woke up.e902f6c3107a2298
To keep the afba7ecba6 noise down, Adelen b56c5a674b had to use fe4a5e1b33 her body more, 6a98e2ebd0 and by morning, 633b6a063e she was utterly c1b5e93941 spent.f8e3b9fa558113e1
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The baby climbed up c5ed521eb5 her body and bounced feb3036bc4 around wanting to play, 514c45a8b5 but Adelen could only 48c3f80814 let out a few e086a36469 breathless sounds without opening a1b86c6bb2 her eyes.99dca5776fc40df8
And then it happened.0ae71a00ada9216a
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“Adieu! Adieuu!”da390c0ff24b830c
“Yes, yes… Lullaby…”1b7241d4ec3fa66b
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Adelen was patting the cbd630e1bc baby’s back to help 2c30a5c1c6 him sleep when her bfc2b8ea65 eyes suddenly widened.9a032ff129c66510
“?! What did you eb0ebc8938 just say?”0fb32bd83786c330
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“Awoo?”2dd7140ced89d41f
“No, not b826f7b6a7 ‘awoo,’ but 7e7f4e1c59 ‘Adieu’? Did you 201310629d just call 936ab34a75 my name?”fe8d22c82680fe6b
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Adelen’s heart raced.993f494f20322484
She had 1beb870d9c thought that a0c2b6376e one day 47893e591d he would 4f6e7708a5 start talking, 0714e708b1 but she 9ebbe37a56 never imagined e727925e22 it would 1760b0c4b1 be her 3574eacebf name.94638aed7c424503
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The first word spoken d695a61d8b in this world wasn’t d766ae47bf ‘mama’ or ‘papa,’ but 0ddde95052 ‘Adelen.’1891eaa0e37c1326
The first word 8e0ef0aac5 from the younger 35f985b1f2 children at the 099c63c250 orphanage was usually 62da239f1c ‘mama.’ The first ac79c78861 term they used 68b69843fd to call someone 264347c719 was ‘Miss Adelen.’e9c3e5c1d7170801
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Back then, it c2b3616a84 was just a a961d64842 matter-of-fact thing, but 4424a00273 the idea of acd75aa74a someone’s first word 663449c9dd being her name 31278aa235 brought an unexpected 0c62fed3c2 sense of resonance.f74f00c2bef1054f
It was a 26737672a5 warmth spreading throughout 8f712e3cd8 the world.5a21722f95524842
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She wanted to hear 7be0f24808 it just one more da54d66ade time.086e261ff7da4e1b
“Did you 5812385b57 really call 71d7a92223 me? You said 70c26d2a61 Adelen, right?”03a8c19af6036433
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“Adieu!”d43ef88954bb923c
“!”1f316cc9720df233
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This time, the 78085a86c6 pronunciation came out 6f6eb91ae5 clearly.454b01456cc81e36
Adelen’s eyes opened wide 12a3ac19e2 with a mixture of 3765a0796f surprise and emotion.899634c16678f7e4
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It was 365b2ab3d2 definitely ‘Adelen.’badc9a5ed0f8de63
It was the 9c5c2effdd moment when her 14ef7ed538 existence was clearly 2d3d81d347 engraved in the 416d6223cf baby’s world.d45b05ea0f658f38
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