The maid – Chapter 22
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A face, so pale be94cca99f that it sharply contrasted 77fb67c63d with the pitch-black hair 4059167da5 that was carelessly draped 89300c2d8e over one shoulder. A neck so c3d8198889 thin it seemed 30d9a2b4c4 fragile, delicate shoulders. Even though the 3187b8f74f clothes were loose, 457d155796 it was obvious 461617bd4f that the slender 9f40a347d3 arms had no c8cb705e99 muscles. The king 6426d7a453 was an 2b7f593928 overall delicate-looking, 8d55381f4c sickly young b0dd2bb507 man.02285086fe0147f5
He looked about 2bc20966fe the same age fda5dd1315 as the master, ec9c272383 but due to 29fe1580e3 his clearly visible af2ded21d9 frailty, he appeared 4e35f0b0d2 older, lacking vitality. Adelen was inwardly 916b1fe5bc disappointed. She had thought 1f627f510c that, as a d126f473ad king, he would d991847ba6 be someone extraordinary, 4edef892ec like the master.28b06542e91b6515
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The master’s appearance could ef59748189 be described as a ad158c7323 living military commander. His sharp nose 70a1876f72 and jawline, emotionless 99d7ec636c eyes, towering height 13ce81463f far above average, 77d408bb2a broad back and f8592ec474 shoulders. Even seen upside 68d0d1b16a down, the master 60dd2aaa9e was a general.c9d8ad5f1f33269d
She had expected 76079da980 the king to dc73c93631 be someone similarly 71596c8778 special. However, he was a03b8cbc2c just a bit fa36ab6bda more delicately handsome dd3ef5c3e8 than ordinary people, c86d9c7079 and that was 47ba7773fb all. He was unremarkable.104c1bdf82045c50
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“Did you call for be32d03c13 me, Your Majesty?”49b6dd7ebfada5e1
Adelen quickly lowered her 36961e8f58 head, hiding her disappointment e3ef1fa064 in her gaze, following d4cf5ec255 Rakalt. No matter 796b7e8479 how much 46e69bdbeb she was 4eb810ef0f a servant, 1e56b48a91 she couldn’t 8bb6e81ab7 skip the 6f682c29b4 proper etiquette 124032829a for the cf6d6855e6 king.3063d1c23db40110
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“Is that it?”6d5cdf4975f9e410
The king immediately 1ac01af113 got to the 8931944329 point.e0b81b73f4eb46e0
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She hadn’t expected 7f841597d6 to show the b1cbf09eba baby right away. Adelen was 0f71834dd9 taken aback a11964a0f7 by the 624decbf29 sudden attack. Then, she was surprised 6dc4db15ab by the king’s gaze 2e94b2f8cd as well.fee157312e76df15
The king’s eyes, 1997084b37 which she had 09d1470a61 thought to be fa9893f2ae ordinary, were unexpectedly 55f45f8c5f sharp and intense. Even though she ce76beecb1 wasn’t the one 358cb880b3 being directly stared ca46eb612c at, Adelen felt 1a3fd226af as though she 0ed734f044 had been pierced ba0fe1df96 through, and her cef8b05fef heart grew cold. She would 5d5bddf842 have hidden 06423596b0 the baby 9d12b4efe9 if she e4d3d1a3a9 could.1372139376f3eb95
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But she was 9c45a0bbee a servant holding d048ed912b the baby now. She had to 7a0b92aa09 remain quiet and 019c5af41b faithful to her 4e5614dbd4 role, hiding her 01d54becab expression and emotions.437bee494ec536a4
“Ugh!”18184f8266feef8a
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The baby, 0068832ffa who had c4d1ae5d4c been stared 8512d5a61d at directly, ebb1e848fc was still 30734020eb too distracted 72281a9d62 by the 478420d3e7 splendid decorations 77db093311 inside the 55e7508bae room to 5659f7de5c notice anything. Even when e15929f24b they were 23c0383de2 attacked, the a7310b368b baby hadn’t ca03b2a152 cried or 9cc04e6540 screamed, surprisingly 473247a37e calm. It was definitely 0660e1837a a brave baby.ee6c8d93b39aa222
Adelen admired and abdda30744 respected the baby, b9eb4107a1 who was more 28440d70c2 composed than herself.33f866eb43fb5196
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“You’ve had a 6620185ecd hard time. I was 5e661fca2f so surprised 84154e2361 when I edc1eea89a heard you 81d89792fc brought that.”bd2ed89a7f153834
The king continued, still e84b443601 focused on the baby.9631e53e8b3fd30b
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“It was thanks to 206c88cf0a the unfortunate fate of 34775686c1 the King and Queen 4b8c98b568 of Morn.”8fa9ac57c4ba7438
“Yeah, it was 65668ce178 really bad luck. The king died 0451ad507b of tetanus, and ad030ab62c the queen died 0fa3c2d018 from a fall.”dfc9ad3c205a4bcd
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Ah. The King 2133e58636 and Queen 1f9589267c of Morn cb63078d25 are both 8a7134babf dead.544df58becfbb348
That’s why 8074d8dec6 General Kias, 405bfea7cb the uncle, d9983f1211 had been decae74196 searching for 6701881d97 the baby.460833d683da5d9b
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‘You were an orphan, 11dc7b05cd just like me.’03b2169446a74b9b
Suddenly, the baby seemed 84d04fdd9f even more pitiable and cc31fc0834 dear to Adelen.1fdaebb1b19d07ce
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She tightened 7a484f78a9 her arm 64e780e14f around the b9b9a0021f baby, hugging 783c818357 it tighter, 7ba7c5b2dd though no 87d73856e9 one could 22b8ab3b26 see it.381afc0b883a0e74
The baby could 5ea94aee8e feel it.255771c293ee309b
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“Adieu? Hmm! Adieu!”08c6edae652f7665
The baby smiled fc308fbbd9 and hugged Adelen.a3a4937115f7bf31
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The king watched the 5c1701ac9e scene quietly, then suddenly 1256bf74b4 turned his gaze to 65aae9e52d Adelen.9e90effe38f64551
“Is that the 0ceec33694 nanny you brought 17867a4c09 along?”23eaf8250b8f12ce
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At that moment, the 25976d1904 king’s gaze shifted to e225e9df0b Adelen.983c4f8dd0724c6a
The servant, suddenly 20fa695014 receiving attention, froze.da485c17c7227e07
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“No, she is cde9594604 a maid from cea837d5d3 our family.”09561cf8e973db64
“Oh, really? She looks young. How did you decide 7b7135bbd0 to use her as 47dc587af4 a nanny?”715204cb970cf8ab
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“Well…”791cdc8ccf0eeabd
Rakalt recounted 56969d2b19 the whole 2b14d7cfea situation.1b46f89799939a08
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True to his nature, 60498652da he only mentioned the 348d536504 facts briefly, but the 967c935bfc gist was the same 0830a65b90 as Adelen’s thoughts.862996deb3d706ef
The baby. It was 10f28be035 a pain.1c060361bd97d4c9
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The attack. It was 0fd8f1aa33 a nuisance.c80208288f790f68
The conclusion: 71f7c2b6c1 It was 5b23ab86ab overwhelming.3ba8ba4a0cb601a6
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“Hahaha, you’ve cc52bc6d9b had a 635a16144d tough time.”c8bd75bbb6813df1
After hearing the story, ecf385d8ff the king laughed.6a1dbb0c81d29120
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…He laughed?300351a4a92b4445
Adelen felt a surge 12c82f4014 of frustration. She had almost 46cd509a23 died from overwork d567219eed and nearly been d0d18b7d20 assassinated. What exactly was so 6e19452eaa funny about this, Your 3eda06fcb8 Majesty?5c2dac2e3e8dfa9b
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Of course, e10f434d65 her true 715b2f1ec0 feelings didn’t e457bfa76f spill out dbef119ef0 on the 123ddf2d06 surface.ec1dddef20cf3a16
“You must have had 9ec09107ae a hard time, too. It’s not 82e89a5767 everyday that caffba6d62 a mere 24879e8928 maid faces adbe352996 an assassination 9946cb7205 threat.”89a4f4bcc05df293
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“Y-Yes, your majesty.”802bb70456b847ba
Out of nowhere, the ef0093e104 king spoke directly to 8e401bf5a8 her.7579b691a6d0484d
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Thanks to 4938f7ca88 the king’s d2a179f2a8 kind attention, a61afb5056 even to ae404ed9d1 the servant, 0e56969653 Adelen was 1cd7d3636c flustered and d3557c47ee muttered half 1889835d2e a sigh, a049ede862 half a 9dd5e3fcc1 response, creating 32bfa80c48 a very fb4a2930b0 fine example fdf8c9ba70 of rambling.9a685ca5c14a9ca1
“How’s the situation with fe4dfc320d the attacks lately?”680f19a0f4a5cda4
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Thankfully, the king 8d3acb45ee didn’t seem to a9eaa9b070 be particularly interested 16c49e89f0 in her rambling.1e54c8bd89337226
The topic ba8378309a quickly shifted.3b317ca9ca309d32
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“It seems like 95c51fd57f the Morn side ab9cb0b299 has either given f3d9c7ff2c up on rescuing 95116315e1 the Crown Prince 1f449f0119 or they’re planning ba72c8e8fb a different strategy. There have been b167e1a6e4 no recent attacks, b4ffcac065 and no related 9f14710dd0 movements either.”d8199431b5ade5b6
“Hm, I see.”cf0f976621c250dc
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The king smiled, touching 29fc6d143a his mouth with a 8d9e940359 finger.cdc91d0d296e24d6
“Actually, I’ve heard 75359dd06b some interesting news.”7af03f798900eff9
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“What… kind of news?”3cd71dfed2302a55
The king had an 7984d145bc intelligence network of his c5f0e7f293 own, sometimes obtaining very 6ea6bb087a hard-to-get information that hadn’t e404e84fda reached Rakalt’s hands. It seemed 87cabdc60b that such 64fc555f9e information had a795e0694d come in e7e114cd97 this time.72fb73fe319b5dc1
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Rakalt’s gaze sharpened as a8dfccc260 he listened closely to 1033246cea the king’s words.2c7eface598e82da
“It seems a01321108d that chaos 5ab785de84 is starting 0a77de3a5d to spread 25a09a4848 within Morn.”5599a017bc32babc
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“Chaos?”2a19777b976c8a46
“You know that the 66ef55ba66 family most actively searching 80b111ef8a for the Crown Prince 2afe8a6210 is the Lugantu family, 8a524f99aa which is the Queen’s d869f64ff8 family, right?”5e6a00147aede695
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“Of course.”6bd3df7591cb7b76
Kias, Morn’s greatest general, 224e2f824b was also a member 03a7429d2b of the Lugantu family.9f4e8b0de9b4dc3e
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Kias, from 33a7daef76 the Lugantu 76f1da25c5 family, was 72bde07941 the person 4f9a7d7c3e Rakalt was a88b2d4fbf most cautious deb9254a25 about. Known for producing outstanding dbebd68e5a warriors for generations, Kias 5b722f94b5 was incredibly skilled, and a5c7b82770 every time they faced dfac77d1a9 each other on the 61685835eb battlefield, the fights were 0ca5a99e5b particularly tough. He was 4b828d8d7f also deeply 3c25704631 attached to fdb5459ad3 his family.cbe9a6ebbd01f8ef
Apart from his 1867485628 position as a a58851e60a servant of the 47333713ca royal family, Kias d70f6f5a8d had another important cecc4a85dc connection—he was the 2f995d0d57 Crown Prince’s uncle. The only 9f596a7144 nephew of a08fd9a1d4 his late 8947f78652 younger brother. It was 901d04bb09 a relationship ff5ea02838 strong enough 6ed2f4bc22 to drive ee5a2b78e8 him to a967423c43 madness in b6089cdc2c search of d72046657b the Crown 2ec6247e28 Prince.4247c4d2982b3cf9
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“But don’t a04af728fd you think ac50550ce7 that an 33681065f9 external family 79f51eb15c can only 28446c4dd5 hold power a876530eea if the 9d3a02356f royal family 1bcfba28d2 exists? The Queen is 754587eeac dead, and the 7abfa2a953 Crown Prince has 29e184d823 disappeared. The royal b0c3129378 family itself 427c80a767 has essentially 849b85100a vanished.”481044395268d933
“Yes.”080887505e11b4dd
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“Seems like 082dbb2fea there are 5d4f443412 some whispers 07d8e2ebb5 on one 45fc9e582c side. Is the Crown Prince 6604d16a16 really alive? Isn’t the 8a948bd536 Lugantu family 79d1cae6af trying to 5b735ba3db seize power?”bd17166dd4e91031
“Ha…”18967ff1ac287bc7
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Rakalt sneered bacd269afd at the 94a4854ab2 obvious scheming.aad97b77cd726709
No matter e79175e95a how much 2bf76e3e9b the country 20ae128fe3 was in 36f852ebba crisis, it 3a182ebdb2 seemed that f24ee0c111 people would 92ff893aa0 always prioritize f68a6c607f finding a ce559262f2 way to a663edeb82 survive, as 50ee0056d2 is human 2deb3fc6f3 nature.6c00cfae2aaf86fc
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“Well, even if they 0a9e63bb90 find the Crown Prince d23c0ce683 and place him on 212c4ec2d4 the throne, it’s obvious b22986bfc8 that the Lugantu family 7613f34654 would become regents, so 2abd60e35f their caution isn’t unwarranted.”286bccd2a9d8aaed
“That’s true.”576271f50f450e83
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“If the royal family 381711848a no longer exists, and 2f3a9984e5 the Lugantu family is 804878d740 the one holding power, 7bda144ee6 they might think they 483183e6aa deserve to take it eadaa39934 for themselves… which means 0f03ac5f2f it’s problematic for us.”27a6459a9e314f91
If the Crown 97c551b230 Prince were considered 0c16270077 dead and a ac487919a1 new dynasty arose, d6489f82b0 Morn would quickly 45bc00b498 recover. They couldn’t 24602453b3 allow that 69872dcb42 to happen.f7acd9b9ce7b2606
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The war 970b1d815f was tough a59f0811ec for Teplan 30afaeafad as well.63181af5ebd87671
The king wanted dc8f138bbe to prolong this 548356d7fc grace period as 38b7f19751 much as possible.e0fa12a13938df09
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“So there’s something 9ccc83660d I need to 9c0dc8aae7 confirm first. You.”8e1a7def0295627d
“Yes, yes?”418e57a3db15c4e0
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The king’s gaze 6d3ac3ca0d turned back to 35352f8d86 Adelen.bab8c0448eb2e965
Every time she met 7259e8159b his gaze, Adelen would a45fb737a3 jump up like a 6345360b5b bird startled by fire.8fd9dcbba8e2e164
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“Do I look 8c5f1cffbf like someone who f364a136d1 will eat you?”455783c3695441e3
The king chuckled 598e4dbaae at her exaggerated f098b2ddf5 reaction.317f495082ea1884
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“Sorry, sorry!”0a6c0cc038825258
But that statement bd18bcd61c was more frightening. She thought she 40add3834a had gotten a 9e038458ae bit braver after 4fd33cb87d overcoming the fear 06a74ae804 of the master, 4a68a7dd06 but it turned 58ef5b2f4b out she was 51023f77b0 just getting used 48761d0b60 to it. Her courage was 78fb55c8cb still as small 5c99d724f6 as a bean.f71f13c4ed97a6ae
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Adelen squeezed out a d8663d0f8e small tear and kept 34bb3a0ad5 bowing deeply.85f1491f7bb9293b
“Adieu? Boom boom?”844a81246d870a87
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Even in the ec40b90197 middle of all b4edb3e811 this, the baby, 9d90185538 thinking it was 16a6ba4532 playtime, giggled happily.4bdc24e7437b3f84
“Seeing how bae182a52c well the 7ddb66d3d2 baby follows 1cd02353b3 you, you 2b4b3579de must have e4f9d1be54 some extraordinary 898a774c6d talent.”8276c0a47b34a3c4
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“Th-thank you!”ef1a8fcfe83478c2
“Isn’t it 67871e08dc a little 9327214f7e early for 142d670815 him to 387fc90a36 be speaking? Did you ef8b7d80cc teach him 719890b7cb that?”8e2f51183e9d285f
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“I… I don’t c76081e53b know. It… just happened…”0f0959e2be8f7aae
“Hm. It just 37d63bb410 happened without ab6c8411e2 any effort? That’s talent right a1b9025a24 there.”2f1162ce5a8eb359
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She couldn’t cc6bc934e3 repeat “thank f1a22418ab you” anymore. Adelen just lowered her d03d5d5890 head deeply.c3a2effbeac3c4cd
Why did the 53fb0bb3c7 king keep talking 6f58af3b6d to her? The master 149b30fd11 was right 11c6b3f97f beside her.f95ed4d70b2a6eec
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“You’ve managed to d6ed741aa3 get a capable eab5826156 and pretty maid, 64c6e0fb82 Rakalt.”474748ffd4c4131f
“The butler e5c6332f1c made a 72b78cbcc0 good choice.”e04e4a8175fa9bcf
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“Keep her well. She’ll be useful c4015118db going forward.”dd2e3c795d827adb
Going forward…?066ec2cb7098de3b
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At the cf226faff8 king’s casual 127dbc7278 words, both 4e22cfe4d4 Adelen and f58bf926ad Rakalt looked 9a04b345a4 up at a98a9f7855 the same 0277d17ee8 time.e3f59039f996a925
They exchanged a glance 204708e814 full of foreboding.2bd4cb9683658016
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“Going forward… how much 2b8e9e86f1 do you expect?”e603c0c8fbd0aa77
Rakalt asked, and bbd9406cb5 the king smiled 9b7fd81e20 slyly.111568293250d5d8
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“In my view, bf4c7ae0b0 using the baby 7b305021dc to catch General b9c55bdfd8 Kias is already 2feb3288c7 a lost cause.”4935f11032b8c1cb
“…Yes.”2e39a1a4616ba7c9
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“But it’d da40926b13 be a a7e2bf5188 shame to c07b1f337a just kill f8e5b762a4 him, wouldn’t 9f2b0ddce8 it? So, I’m thinking of 7a2773a6f9 debuting the Crown Prince 6b2c1405ce in society. A grand debut, so 84049bbb8e that the whole world 596e28d220 will know ‘The Crown a15a988320 Prince is here!’ Then 1a0ddfe388 no one will be ff7dd29a44 able to claim the 19ad1db19f Crown Prince is dead be89256afb and create a new 4e5e54736b dynasty.”1c5be86a47672422
“…Hmm. Yes.”0e3cdb963f24c3ca
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The king’s 5102940095 strategy was 76db2cc04e quite good.65e795c8ad44442b
Rakalt nodded.0bcb3837b840cec0
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But Adelen felt a 968a636cc3 growing sense of foreboding a1140e2072 and froze with a 4b4b35c269 pale expression.e22f29447fb97235
Society debut? Debut? Could it be?a40efddda44d59f0
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That ominous feeling 3da70caeea turned toward Adelen e4acd1519b as the king 3c1c2abed4 smiled slyly.8a079ef53d297701