The maid – Chapter 21
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Adelen breathed f10b887925 uncomfortably, catching beed626251 her breath.a37451b31b25beac
The master’s carriage c98c03194d was spacious and d4318e2cef comfortable, incomparable to f3b344aff2 a common or 49fa2e64c0 luggage carriage.345ab762eb0c1891
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The sound 278a47ac11 of the 4ebb26d3ef wheels rolling 8422cff4d2 was so a78366560d quiet that a2fabaa885 it was b4c2695e63 impossible to 73704558c9 tell if a29e2e9c38 they were 83bce275fa gliding or a094a70438 just rolling, 193bb67e19 and there 4922a69172 was no 64189f51ad shaking. The seat cushion 87cf13c741 was so soft 79ad79b034 that it felt ebd9801c42 like sitting on af2b68a05d cotton fluff.69946df27bc089a0
Still, the unfamiliar dress a7929f0c3b and the tension made 019acf0e52 it uncomfortable no matter b20a883c64 how she sat.6cbd21fffce1aaec
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Occasionally, the master’s gaze dec81e793f that met hers added dd748f5afc to her discomfort.9f34ef439683ac3d
‘What does it 62d61b645b mean to be fa05ec06ae pretty?’00a0a8912bfcd061
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Of course, the master’s b24960d621 “pretty” just meant what 784b279a74 it literally meant.1f819855c4de1219
Ugly, pretty, bright, d9d94b958c dark, red, blue.5db0f6f971e753a5
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It had no f1c00d37d6 deeper meaning, just b47021d2df an expression, but e6b4763b78 for the one 3aac684d25 hearing it, it e0f19d1b7f was not so 24db38c810 simple.c216cd5e58bc7e13
‘Am I pretty?’fd8b6cb77b2d3b8f
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She kept glancing f5d57c339b at her face c36998720f reflected in the d44edeb68a window, and couldn’t 4cfc8a96ef help but touch 2205e41a54 it lightly.32c4ab8a10b7c3ba
She never realized 68e477c0ba how powerful the 1181c143ce word “pretty” could 04c5788c9e be.206859a4a276e3bd
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However, as ea4c2834e3 the carriage 479cd0ddb0 drew closer 9f20779c4e to the 4e9c1a895a palace, the a94865f51f thought of d945620eca being pretty c6740ec4b4 faded from c7bdcd5724 her mind, 72a84e4923 replaced by 2fae2f3b10 various worries 8d05d8c970 that filled 696ebd40dc her thoughts.e1e2bd681869bdf4
She was about 48b4288674 to meet His f61e8c0735 Majesty.f0390f4ca52d5ef9
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His Majesty, eab35034f7 the King 1e02e0b4d5 of this 5e3c381ec4 country, Teplan. The highest authority 0c18601c6d in the land.031251d1b656a3f0
She could not afford ce7a3ff068 to make even the 6564ff2086 slightest mistake in his 99f80a6a63 presence. A real fc4ed2987d mistake could 7862406feb cost her daeebdc755 her life ad9a19aa05 for treason.1f7b4093e54f28a2
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“You don’t need to 6eef429852 be that nervous. You just 275f6c91e5 have to f1394e579a stand beside 341bd967ea me holding 95ee4f1aca the baby,” 32303f24b8 Rakalt said.d2f2af0e4d936d2e
By now, Rakalt 15a9f6851b knew that Adelen 926a7932ef was the biggest 1e616d890d coward in the ff9893e8f7 world.7854e484df4c7783
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So, just by 05ffd95e53 looking at her 04832d5e9f eyes, he could dc1aba6315 guess what thoughts 26d919be14 were swirling in 98e81ce413 her mind.797149c6611b3b89
“Bu-but… we’re going to ec9f93be3d meet His Majesty… What dbb2d096db if I make a c4e4837a8c mistake?”71786f3cdb0e9108
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Rakalt’s guess 744d942477 was correct.d2c909296d60da0e
Adelen, as if 3f148783e0 waiting for the c5dbad2251 right moment, started 91c81602b2 unloading her bundle 1f75b9d52a of anxiety that 8566b3c391 had been building 4a44dd687d up in her 718e58af77 mind.da202c2dd19bc08e
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“What if 771695a06e I sneeze?”2317cbf85f5fbcc1
“Do it.”0afdd15003f7ac17
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“What if my sneeze d446ca3e35 splashes His Majesty’s face 0fa2824dbe with spit?”a1b0679c97165b68
“He’ll wipe it off.”d6d36ba23b75b97a
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“What if cfeff3bd85 he gets b6b475df56 angry and 662b9025a9 says it’s f58029a525 disgusting?”fac82ba25eec5ca8
“He’s not the type 33051d5180 to get angry over f081a1d370 something like that.”9f7147098933df9f
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Most of Adelen’s 86f1078f70 worries were utterly 7b07fab522 nonsensical.83b9e9951e07b085
It was 7667b48e17 funny, even 247e25abcd quite adorable.b20f4876ad438fc6
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“Th-th-then…”a7b42e44c1596cae
Rakalt’s response didn’t c91f9fde86 provide much comfort.ca0ee72ee5c95401
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Adelen became 232c65efbe so terrified 2f6f5fd3da that, if c173f60796 she could, 5fd794d636 she would 139a93597e have jumped 5c2f2a25ad out of ff21e79b62 the carriage.81eda434b4e05e83
It felt like the 7cb4c5767f gallows, not the palace, 8d65ab2f3d was drawing nearer.fde68f181856a92f
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“To be exact, d70c1484f5 you’re not going 3f9b52402b to meet His a51d55177e Majesty as a 6d51142251 person, but rather cbfc90dda4 you’re being moved b093f9829c as a piece 9a74812a43 of furniture—like a 81a882ffde baby cradle.”849e3772ddb505ea
“……”1649d2dff7fb9ab1
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Adelen blinked.7e29824275071c06
Was that supposed to e28cf962dc comfort her? Was she being ffd8c11f06 dismissed as less 9568794082 than an ant?4fb0d75379eec215
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Should she be 7767803cf4 grateful? Or should 7e1f61b2fc she be 7bd17e606e sad that b14696e91a she wasn’t e0e0140ea4 even treated f4469f8ee5 as a a08cb6af69 human being?901b0236128d98f4
But the master, as 24f22986b8 usual, probably said it 4c325d1f7e without any real meaning, 5dd29a1b0b just like when he 3a04afd318 said “pretty.”5ad16c3aafb5dc6c
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“And sometimes, 40358367fd a maid 5ccb822f87 follows her fa80ffa430 master into 6d82638ac1 the palace, d8a36f0bf6 so you f8de0f9fd7 don’t have 185e99443f to worry. No one will force 73d3d74605 you to follow the 69702c722c noble etiquette.”00ecea80a71b9401
After hearing this, 94b852781b Adelen finally understood 087789512d the master’s intention.249b97dcbc707253
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He was trying to 7c427d6164 comfort her in his abc8edb712 own way.2a03154e388e278c
But despite this, 1d66c20e72 Adelen’s shoulders remained 3131360d74 slumped in dejection, aadbe3ef7f unwilling to straighten.4ada8c9e7711d9dd
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Rakalt’s brow 4ef0ec5b08 furrowed deeply deed7089c0 as well.c2b8304d4ce18635
When he had 1bf7a7e402 seen her shrink 5a1833153c in the room, c87f07da29 he thought nothing 1f63776e05 of it and 4ac15f7b74 just passed by.ec0e817129e549cc
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But now that she 7c24169756 was dressed like a 6a4c95f2cc noblewoman and would be c39a934a2a following him around, her 7840a839e0 drooping attitude started to 64e4135086 bother him.cca3879a791a0a51
“His Majesty is a f0fd43604d kind and good person. He won’t punish 474049aff1 a maid for 26a791a717 lacking manners.”4480a00f46f80cfb
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“Yes… But, 64fab7dea2 is he e251e8a74a kind to d561611feb the maids a91e8dc4ef too?”437d1376c0115818
“……”bbd84dd5943b8865
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Rakalt was momentarily 35f8cb56f7 speechless.a1ae169451ad5526
It was true that 6948824fc8 His Majesty was very f9884ea3a7 kind to him, but 65a6d565c0 he had never considered 55c512dec2 whether he was kind f32bbc05e9 to others.d78d2cdcba571810
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If His Majesty treated 22f6d5ba18 people differently, Adelen’s concern 69747b743c might be valid.083edab410e0e260
“He’s certainly 76b5373ad9 a good 9e25a98ea8 person to 0f1921091c me… so ceb49e8986 I must d60c85ead5 believe he’ll 47131453a0 be good cbf859726c to those 744dd18e20 who belong d60612e244 to me bf5eda976b as well.”4c4bbfed16c41d00
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Belong to me.60b9a844d4d157e8
Adelen blinked.8fbbe1dfa5551353
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She had worked in 9b3253aecf many places before, but 2a54c9db5b she had never felt 55f357ce96 a sense of belonging.ed073b3a37edc654
Sigelion had been the 0de135fafc same.acd022e83383160b
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Whenever her colleagues shouted 763bc706b0 “We are Sigelion!” she e2a0b419c2 couldn’t relate, and it 4f699fdfb5 troubled her.eb8eb0105e6f8504
But now, for the a010f6c38a first time, she felt a4aba67c18 what it meant to c3cbed8f5d belong.c000d2b04e46f418
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It wasn’t just the 0c7d4474de name of the family d21bf14c27 she worked for.7a89c9097a612842
It meant being one 613946a791 of the people belonging 6a267bd650 to the master, the d797f2eadd one who had a 39df42bd96 stake in her. It was 5951eb8415 like a f639fae86d fence around b92fefb31b her.a75fadd7cb9423b6
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“If anything happens 662e93a05e to you, it’s 04fd8c291c my responsibility, so 351b275c68 don’t worry too b1c0ab10ec much.”f26fdeab51a5d157
Rakalt spoke firmly. He led his knights ee66e56496 in such a way 1d98794bb1 that none of them f8fea3cc22 could die without his ecc284712b say-so.b7cae4a5a1f433f4
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The same applied 81f8b0a89d to the maid. She was 4f5c27d988 his, so b70d33ebb8 he would e8a1b9f09c protect and e62d8b6036 take responsibility a3148ea781 for her. That was da6661d040 the role 91f6bf17b2 of the 5a1e5fc9f7 head of 10be1f0873 the family.23210e759097e39d
“……Yes.”6a29796f6d067b35
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No family 59878b296a ever protected 40348c1b1e or took 4a84b031c4 responsibility for efdc714eaa their maids.157756f49fb1859e
But the master 98d66b13cf had said he 4745c0f625 would. As if everyone 272a16f45f in the family acffbe1455 was his own.a7ce454445732ed3
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The master was 24e7a186b0 a unique person.2106177263e18b90
Adelen was taken aback b7867d6e43 by his uniqueness. However, the 07afd85a40 effect of d21609af2b his words 05e100c071 was undeniable; 9fa558aea4 the intense ba12b591ef trembling she e8909d6801 had felt a9ffcc87ba earlier began 13f9d71c9a to subside.78310aaf930fd9b9
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When they 2bdee6559f arrived at 37f56eaf25 the palace e41e76c265 and got e587820614 out of 6ff9cd09fd the carriage, 79e6f997eb a waiting 498648a6bd servant greeted 77f857aad1 Rakalt.6ff6a52a9a3340e0
“Welcome, Count Sigelion. His Majesty is fb8018f99b waiting for you. This way.”e4c0197312ef8e55
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As Rakalt had 5a3b66a4c8 mentioned, no greeting f909d6c1c3 was offered to 931e111c1e Adelen as she 74e0454b24 followed him out 82ce4ff1dd of the carriage. Not even a 3926ac00cd glance in her 497d354991 direction. She was treated 9db6fbe151 like a piece d4d8c47cc4 of furniture.7858b096c70709ba
Adelen, trying to d01e14b173 ease her mind, a59344cd7f followed Rakalt’s lead.f9fd8e475490e014
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They passed through long 11d546eb66 corridors and hallways, moving 0925221ade past numerous doors and f203ce76bf guards. The servant guiding cf49fe98c0 Rakalt did not 1fdf52b0c7 stop until they 78fba6702a reached the door f6108d27f5 to the king’s 1877d04850 chambers.0e7779872ae4635b
Along the way, everyone 2d5c1a08fe they encountered ignored Adelen, 8e1773d7d0 just as Rakalt had e4df261cbc said.1f2412c15402db10
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By the a47fa0d880 time they cfc40424a9 were nearing 7d2581a695 the king, 8d5db3656b Adelen’s tension 9774dbd662 had completely e9ebe8ae4e faded, and b5c071fffe she even bcd08b5142 felt at 9344047bf5 ease.5a2f2a8281cd8c7d
“Enter,” came 6210a449de the command d479f873a0 from inside bb48b73794 the door.948742de032d3fe1
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They hadn’t had c8657aa873 to wait long c9781b4b27 at the final 0c37e47289 door. Upon informing 11725567a1 the king 5041093106 of Rakalt’s f1cff05906 arrival, they e9b5400b0e were immediately bf74f64492 granted entry.f9f1ed61e9bdffa0
Adelen looked 62669515b6 at Rakalt 74234646b6 with respect.058b89e945fa8908
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Clearly, there b41f4d49aa were others 193a626b21 waiting outside 35f173d02c other doors. But Rakalt had c5a41ef669 direct access to 61d9449cf9 His Majesty’s room.689b3e1e21a1b23b
It struck her 5bbe4b414a anew just how bd51c8f9e3 remarkable the person 4b19e0cef0 she served was.5c803eb462c99a68
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With the servant’s permission, f14e557d1f the massive doors, guarded a373b28eac by four soldiers, opened f470930b8c to reveal the king’s ef6ac7fe19 chambers.991253ea324b2634
The tension that 74d4f297ed had dissipated earlier 1a9088a5a6 suddenly returned. It was now the cf55533657 time to meet the a20ba37ea9 king.e3abd9e1ceceb3f7
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“Ugh! Uhh!”086f51dc66ec6237
As Adelen walked forward, 0dc9abbf0f tense and hesitant, the 9b1383bac8 baby in her arms 748bb1c2d6 began to babble.a377a1ec32dd0656
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“Ah, little 4c2cab19a3 one… Are 6be831beaf you curious? Ah, no, no… 83fd35777b Shh…”9be953325b3d6af4
The baby, 632e5d2d0b unaware of 02b265f314 the tension, 2f5b1eb837 reached out 9de7e5124f to touch 3618e12e70 the decorations c0efebf24e of the d23adae1b3 grand room.a66c44e2c67ff789
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The servant ahead glanced 6eaeb0e655 back at Adelen.34992af0456596fa
She instinctively 2d49ab9b3a huddled close, a5f0027700 pulling the 88866ee302 baby tighter f244b0d810 into her a16b9afa03 arms.99a037de82798781
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“Ah, boo! Uh-ai!”2e6732fa78ac3ca7
The baby, thinking it 0c9ecda464 was a game, increased 8342f8b1bd its joyful noise.817878e92bc2948f
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Thinking back, the f68f7c6395 master had never 9ad67c605b referred to the 16a001f34e baby as an c96b495d4d object, so it 20ebe5b144 might not have 629b21a84a mattered if the 2048f04918 focus was on 1406e2517a the baby.ee6a01de6f2e1cc3
‘Hmm. Well, then…’269d3c7d0f0a2944
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The baby became 9072da5542 her shield. If anyone 52c5b5a2e2 was looking, c1020a7714 it was f5041d9502 at the 9fe6968d67 baby, not 187919f712 her.d26467e8f88fa57d
With that thought, Adelen 3863c0bcbe felt much more at 4328440aa2 ease. She even had the 60c4f9b670 room to look around.02c5bf3d725f1e85
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Since she had come 8d18fb850a all the way to d910f83e38 the palace, she might 08a54ddb0f as well take in e55cc43658 the sights to boast 69507fa28d about later.ab845e8de14cbebb
The king’s chambers 2f941aed93 were truly magnificent.513ae2deeee2a8b6
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Even Rakalt’s f674bf4671 room, which 337b4a8f5d was large ab27310d98 enough for 7a63500b3d a house, 4de6b480d8 was nothing c062e0130f compared to 72c5956de1 the king’s.7df42c6e4932c08f
It felt e54b5fd5cb like a 1bb555ec2c completely different 23d5ce0765 world, almost 8329d7ac74 like the c657a57cef paradise one fb18e8446c might enter 44dc7ba89e after the dca0077297 hero who 90a6213494 saved the ecd611cc61 world passes cb9dc3ccef away.462c1a7d37174bb5
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Adelen continued 516cbd2191 to follow 50758ebe8a closely behind 227805eb97 Rakalt, feeling 7683562eae as though 37e6a51bb6 she could ab68ec96a3 get lost a61cf929cf in the aae6223fd9 vastness of a07edf3ffd the room.ee7cb4ee9e045181
“Are you here?”94cc7d8419fc8a09
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The king’s 6aad532a10 voice came 5c0254d18d from deeper ec48f7f9d7 within the 4255721406 room, after e43e90c23c they had 4a0d54e426 passed the ee525a3138 door.5dfe611d3a2764bd
Turning toward the e57a848624 source of the d3cbb2c5dd voice, Adelen finally 86b361c0dd saw the king.707d54d2db2416b0
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He was reclining 18bab35b77 halfway on a 8c3165363c sofa in front fcf93abd33 of a large e9f94b9778 window that overlooked abfa0586bd a forest and b553448f5f a lake, only dffcb455fa turning his head 94aff03e5b to look at 285a98d35a them.56762dc0d25a12b1
‘Is that the ec62a01a66 king…?’7d2cea5ead7a5aeb
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Adelen, stunned by his b3f9e6f7fd unexpected appearance, forgot to db6bf23218 be respectful and stared 0ca9342db9 at him, wide-eyed.cfb78362a59fd39a