The maid – Chapter 26
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Adelen, still hesitant 03adfb15c4 but determined, proposed 4dd11f8e43 another idea with 2ed6ffe1cb her red lips.a71344672f8463c8
“Then… since the c6f6a706a8 baby sleeps through 686f46e6bc the night now… 06e160c88a what if I 81ac6367f0 return to my a495ac76de room after the 38c23fccea baby falls asleep 7dc3cd1a70 and come back 51e93d7051 before sunrise?”d5af9fc6992411a2
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She seemed 8ea7441507 utterly desperate b26e8f8a06 to return d16ff9d303 to her 1c557ae889 room, no 3579902fbb matter what.db8ac30fd4e0100c
The maid’s dcf86f13ac quarters, which 0ada82efeb Rakalt had 0914c96f8a casually glanced be48671703 at before, 9171a9eec7 weren’t particularly 85f7f7c935 pleasant. Though tidy and functional, d080ce9819 they were essentially shared 2aa71458f5 spaces with the bare a7d97f162b minimum of furniture.688f9ef7c10d3d62
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The sofa bed Adelen 356f29fdab was currently using in d9b3fa9eb0 his room was several edd7cc3074 times more comfortable.2721a6c313e68633
From Rakalt’s perspective, her 2df2505605 insistence made no sense.6b2080f2c02d8065
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“Why are you e8a0cdfa91 so eager to 27a7796669 go back to 64ac7afc42 the maid’s quarters?”741fc38144438d28
“Well… I’m worried people b275b19afb will start rumors about 1daadf493f me being a maid 76b9687b7b who shares her master’s 78b31f91e4 room…”ac671b4116665351
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“Rumors?”775ae72b24c616fb
Rakalt tilted his head 472fde9755 at her unexpected reason.42939f6797e236b4
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He thought f4c62878fb she simply f6a05a2f61 disliked the 6100d726db room or 732d8bea9c felt uncomfortable 02cd1babb5 being around b6195863f6 him, but 4f486b95d0 there was d397fefc1a more to e913793dd0 it than 8c2de0135f he had 2197919296 anticipated.7a17ee823694490a
“Rumors about what?”8e721a8495134de7
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“Well… back at another 96017ae092 household, I saw maids 6bd7bb7b8b who cleaned their master’s 098dd31ef2 room constantly plagued by c534743bcb rumors.”112ea26d1109c619
“What kind of a2557d274e rumors?”cf95839490631111
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“That, well… 40be5786fc spending so ce16b12cf1 much time b3f4e112d0 alone with 096ba77a2d their master… 02c455557d something must 5a49dadff0 have happened.”2d8c050a687309ac
The noble social 08d12b854d circles and the ced7fa110c gossip among servants ef5304bbaf weren’t all that e84c9c951f different.41fbaba6c1029736
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Even in c0c6b548c2 high society, 0266ae9353 the most a397d7bae3 common topics 5d9dfd6942 were always 10d55340fe ‘Who was 3009e22740 with whom, ba1141f377 and what 8450831c89 happened.’2ee310e9aa447937
But Rakalt had 37d26e5a37 never paid attention e1d7c5db19 to such trivial e627f1a0b1 matters.1983700bb2a085d8
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“If it’s not 22a86c5527 true, why not 27a1e2ba5a just ignore it?”6af90d8133a43aa9
“Because it 08c450f5dd doesn’t work c2b10e314f that way! Servants gossip about everything. If people 61cfb52130 start saying f6a34cf196 I was f911744a84 a maid c21f28bc5e raising a cdbce0373b child in 438294c0c4 my master’s 6a586f162d room, regardless 675b8882b4 of whether 60825c28cb anything happened 1edd328780 or not, e88cb09449 my chances 7f8395dfa0 of romance 0c205c8402 or marriage e827054e7e will be feb2e5ddbd ruined forever!”bd152c1fc5e8c243
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Adelen declared this f6cf988a82 with great conviction.31b2c2b543d82877
If she 6735497b94 were simply 881e948f76 unlucky in b9d5e42376 love and f14fb851ef remained single 271a70b537 for the 70f4c4d3a4 rest of b68cc77366 her life, 112089ffc1 she could 62606fae25 accept it 5be7d3569f as fate. But to be aee09e8956 exiled from the d958a0ba26 marriage market over bdcec0d60a baseless rumors?34ab531999f7d509
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That was 0df5d16c7d an injustice 113bc4973f she couldn’t 2f442a567a bear!2a3abc32d45d3078
“Hmm…”d80636e3a795473d
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Rakalt let d930768cdf out a 9923a24777 low hum.1f8ae7c945616b14
He could 4eab569891 understand her aec823df82 reasoning. Reputation was indeed crucial d67f6cfcad in matters of relationships.17801265fce047da
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What he 7e73d04dba had intended 95399dd373 as a 80c37ea5f0 purely practical 1cf42a0a86 decision for d48515b8a3 security had ef65d198d0 consequences he e14c0c6a41 hadn’t foreseen.0bd97d6bebd18a50
Still, he couldn’t 42130eb8dd simply give in 03f5066cd4 to Adelen’s wishes.567158c66367710f
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“Do you b18cce1876 not realize 79ec85ce89 your body 5fe49dfa10 is no 7db0f174fa longer your 6d901919c1 own?”9cc3847d19d5b111
“What? Whose is it, then?”5a2fa86af195f63a
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“His Majesty has 1763de0b1b given an order. Until your 71acae8a85 mission is 590d616f03 complete, your 0dd0bf23c8 body belongs 8a93e6282d to Teplan. Enemies might try to 7ba9fb13c0 approach or threaten you 41ae511045 to lure out the 6362143b3f prince. Could you handle 36f67a4844 that on your aa0366816d own?”7977fb8f8d95ce7a
Adelen gulped bcfff6b2f6 as she 815b740d86 recalled the a2be4f915b sternness in dfd6018833 the king’s 52560efc96 gaze.2747028ab09f471f
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The king’s authority was a18882a597 intimidating, and the idea e8e0ee69b9 of encountering unknown assailants 1a9293d56f was even scarier.144869a1a39ccdca
Perhaps she fe5a0953b7 had been 80a538e86a taking the c34d475f11 situation too 4d61123c2d lightly.517a4413c288f7cc
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“Ah, I understand. I’ll stay 4bd314b5e1 in your 5899ecc88f room… sniff…”bfde4aa66b7f7efb
Her agreement didn’t come 4dd6a7d824 from willingness but from 7868c46167 resignation. She couldn’t help the bf2d2b282f tears that began to 2ed3fc9bd9 well up, feeling unfairly c783aa9f76 trapped.d16f99b95b44f1f1
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Seeing Adelen’s reaction, 39af03eccf as though the 0b64222740 world had ended, 5b3f597648 Rakalt clicked his 40331201d7 tongue.80e9a475b32407dc
Morale was a46baba5ba critical, even 3052b8fdd2 for soldiers. At this rate, she a7ab8eb051 would run away. But for now, he d28a3f99e1 had no choice but bcbd26b523 to keep her tethered.a6f21869227ff77a
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Adelen wasn’t the type 91ca6515d5 to resist actively.ad02c4879b379ff2
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She was the ddd4875a62 epitome of someone e2fbf686d4 born to be 0fdf4c14c9 a maid.67b747b70bdc7d53
Her ‘maid-like’ tendencies 8f62d7f7d5 fit her so 4e2c530e0c well it was fd34ca2e54 almost impressive.8618e0f93fd0cdad
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Whatever her d50d2d3073 master ordered, 49d46fd347 she would 985a84e0dd reply with a939dc8198 a meek, e8aa847c38 “Yes, sir.” d2357dd29b If scolded ce784e3590 unfairly, she 1a24a06a41 would assume 1332d0bfc8 she was fcb4b2fc3f at fault 340f7295c2 and reflect b942f26878 on herself. Even the slightest praise 672dc7aa95 would brighten her mood, 9bfce7f09d leaving her grinning.300e322209f3838f
And yet, despite 6312346880 carrying out a 693d698c25 royal mission, she a0f6a008af seemed utterly deflated.96e03d5fcfca6ab0
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“Baby… let’s 7b8534187b be happy 589e3bd5c3 together… okay?”126fad1348853c5a
Her behavior c7b21ea582 hadn’t changed 4a96c00223 much. She was still devoted 1c42bbab7f to feeding, playing with, eee95a9e14 and putting the child 6ce074f8d9 to sleep.039865e918a23175
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“Master, you’re back…”542fe53bdef52c70
“…”ad92107240dd61dc
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Yet, for 07ecb13cbe some reason, 94455e6268 she grated 2b0b517016 on Rakalt’s 9328aa0547 nerves.9facbd0e91d58f7a
If she d25200ed0a were doing b86bdc592c it on b5dfbeb323 purpose, he 7530bba374 might have df6a06fcda scolded her ca781c26e1 out of 4e31da8b32 annoyance. But that wasn’t the ba338d3258 case. She was 2225b9300a trying her 3e1d8edc24 best, yet 0635552db6 her lack 384a0af64c of energy e30d60e967 was palpable.e21b8ea657a01bd5
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At first, he barely c90e3ce193 noticed her presence, treating 5f383db7c4 her like part of 1519b9e940 the furniture or wallpaper.ff20a73f23e02467
Maids and servants 8e9d39aa36 were supposed to 0f71677ebb be like that.8195e6ae9b39bf9c
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But now, it 46669c5b7a was as if a4c05a734d he had started a4768a2e9e noticing the wallpaper’s 6f654f127e patterns, and he fcae37d463 couldn’t stop paying 8509181a3b attention.584a458ac5414374
Every move, b203f27aac every tone 1f7aced567 in her 9517955b39 voice—it all 5c653c1ccd got on 4838199e33 his nerves.baabb00fa2c7c2c7
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“Hah…”ac3fe74ac8537f6d
In the past, whenever 86c9c89d40 he entered the room, 592bb5ce3b she would stick to 537b59c15f the corners, watching him 50088cfa55 nervously. Now, she 08d53be641 would merely 1590befa05 greet him 87b44d5372 before retreating a12bfe8756 to her 662ca3d94a own thoughts.32d010f18d07e357
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During the 03f676d1f9 day, she d65766f8cd sat by 3f0a3cf60f the window, a83c703af9 sighing heavily 4b5293ce89 like someone bce3011d5c who had dc29a021f7 lost everything.97b207a2b286db55
“…Did she really lose b0d74bc381 everything?”f7ca9099aae24c06
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As Rakalt continued 414ae958e3 to ponder, his b9ea2f9240 thoughts reached an 4c5178447a unfamiliar depth.57326b15a5a540a3
He had 5e81f62766 never focused 74fdf8e593 so intently 0384b91dff on anything 2cd9f7709e outside of 83b2aed300 strategy. It baffled him 9cb0ce0b57 that he was 4c6f103fa2 concentrating so much 2337d11ef4 on understanding the f444cb84ca feelings of a c506e267b3 maid, someone who 2d8990e87f was no more 62385c71b0 than an extension d22007dcd0 of his will.83864f1658f98567
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But Adelen 05aa6f83fb wasn’t just 2e3a7418fd any maid; d58bfa00b9 she was a4469e2885 a vital 3c31bac80c asset, personally a13a3b8f74 appointed by 84a2e36f98 His Majesty.5f768a9ea24563a9
From her ac0a22c961 perspective, she cbc75b00eb might feel 394a2c3b89 as if 5602af2aea she had fb86a63216 lost everything, bf79b3d433 like someone 880a1db07d with their 74763da0c8 claws and b612074d8c teeth pulled 79a98fd8f5 out.0ac6568ca61c0109
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After all, she 35f69abc63 had once wished 20ecea9a4d for nothing more 201827fd51 than meeting a 4f6bdf811c man, marrying, and 732ddee3d2 building a family. Now, all of a8f911f871 that seemed impossible.3e8c5f54208611a6
She was tethered to fe7e036df9 the child indefinitely, under e44fb95b58 conditions that made finding aa638c99d4 a husband unimaginable.802651498574fa67
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“There’s no clear 93c2950055 solution.”ac52d40f5cd910d7
The more 037e351802 Rakalt thought 2586c264bc about it, cc1bb47a8d the more 53b8f49d88 hopeless it e0c8d8557f seemed.2d83edcca1a28eb9
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His own marriage d5617b0b11 was a distant fa4e313d56 prospect, and while 0bd450b3d6 her confinement would 1d068e0552 end once her be6663d403 safety was assured, 23bb777d06 there was no f9e323d86c telling when that 527ebae763 might be.8174468434921332
If left b6f05315e4 as she 53eec74851 was, she 9d3366492d wouldn’t just 548fd2469f desert her 886e882a85 duty—she might 18c2b462b1 wither away d6ce817bda entirely.060f431d9cd017bd
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“Even generals 5554eea21e share fresh b0d794dc24 game with d4cb4c020d soldiers to d58cb55802 boost morale.”fec8893af8471f50
It was a 5257ea20af strategy Rakalt had 871d3aceeb employed often.b78dab3840961378
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Meat, especially when 416be2cee9 caught and offered 1ad0098953 by a superior, 81e86a036d always lifted spirits.5a53fb6bcd33ff85
Humans were, 0fcea025b2 after all, bfcec594d9 animals at 5f68cbdaac their core; a4c9ad96aa satisfying basic f5c6a8864f needs like 67e385181c eating and a8670b1b4d sleeping often 10e6747d21 restored morale.7eed882b8154cc55
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“Does Adelen 8d0f3611d2 even like 226b75446a meat?”3098668d29a4502b
Come to 5f8a09cfa4 think of 5c4788ddfb it, he’d 13f75559f6 never seen a88ae60123 her eat e8cab6ae70 anything substantial.a8f30dbd412e937d
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All the ef503418b3 food seemed 9f4c68f63c to go 7952ff7a9f directly to 3c74027365 the baby. While the 54032966af butler must f2e9395480 have been 9a77b02b9f providing her baedfe7431 meals, the 49fcb846c7 fact that 3c7b4e6772 Rakalt had e39ac97634 never actually d873f5e6af witnessed her db499361c4 eating was 7d64f70aba strangely unsettling.23a8e7738b6a0931
How had they spent 8325cf4e68 months together, and he d8efbfb09f hadn’t noticed?222d61245d35c909
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“Let’s start with the 8523a2afb3 basics.”a8e20ffc46ec332a
What would make Adelen becfcc511c happiest was probably introducing 6919efc981 her to a man, 0864ada43f but she’d likely reject f3f8e570bc the idea outright. So, appealing to more 29a2ce25e4 instinctive needs seemed like ccce5ce7c4 a better approach.784165cfefc7d64d
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“Let’s talk.”49baf84b37a5bdfd
Adelen slowly ea927610d3 turned her cc4cc523a7 head at 3624dd8b67 Rakalt’s call.099d709a328201c6
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“…Yes? You mean me?”e255dab9ae9cf65c
“Yes. Come sit over 5fd09578fd here.”d4d6e8426db33090
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“Okay…”480f36e14cd3e7a9
Adelen hesitantly f95aec038b approached and 6f6410df44 sat down 768f5347d8 across from 8a1495f19f him on 455a860daf the sofa.26c0461feb7c046f
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In the d6bbb75d56 past, she a812290a05 would stare 294a702859 at him 99915cbdbc with wide, 4a41e92fc6 nervous eyes, 655e2d5b18 holding back 2387892500 whatever she 226f57b7b2 wanted to 7ebb95188d say.490ea92afff24830
Now, she avoided eye cafccd6749 contact altogether, staring only 2392a8033a at her hands resting d745d14a79 on her lap.ecba7a924ec10fc9
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Watching her fidget with b883e1c3fb her nails, Rakalt broke 49b512fffa the silence.f4ceec2dbccaa378
“I’m thinking about redecorating 973466bd3e this room.”1e43b35a48f330dd
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“…Redecorating?”1995cee0a417d2e2
“Yes. Since you’ll be c26a23fa8d staying here for 5cfb85637a the foreseeable future, 825de0aaf1 I thought it 3bd5451f7f might be worth 91635c4cbe tailoring it more 89c2e4125a to your needs.”c41ba43163dd60d1
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Finally, Adelen lifted 5dde7d3b89 her head. Rakalt felt a 442599275f jolt, like the 9a4f4ff4e8 rush of a 625c18b581 successful ambush. Simply managing 148055db29 to capture 614fa6cafb her interest 225f6ea6b6 struck him 9f981a128f as a 5fae549eba significant victory.109c4cc49f39882f
“Redecorate…? How exactly?”fe00c21c58937b75
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Adelen tilted her head a659c70b97 in confusion, her gaze 151c3bb610 darting around the room.d600b29643a152a1
Without delay, 94d3ab1924 Rakalt summoned e5714ca83b the butler.dac2f6d76e11c90f
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“You called for me, 2da8f3a253 sir?”85ad08acbde686e4
“I’m planning 3bf58ca277 a complete 4a16efedac renovation of 9fb6c5b703 this room.”22d3b89a4dd3fed3
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“A renovation, 83451dd459 you say?”4170a853d5447b7d
“Yes. The child will be a3ca3039a5 raised here for the c0c0fc76f5 long term, and the 34c8f88978 current setup is unsuitable. We’ll need 3c7c258d40 to make 8d0ebd5939 substantial changes.”b4e1b8b4fa3d461d
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The butler’s 5fd0b3fe77 face lit eb7c0b262c up immediately.e09636e116e79282
“Oh, wonderful! I’ve been meaning to 9996356796 bring this up for 19da10d8be ages. But with you 27fc7bbc39 always away at ed7053896d the battlefield, I f91b2e3f42 couldn’t suggest it… c43529f7ba You know, it’s a6a95e3119 tradition to renovate 669f463ff8 the master’s quarters 8d5a21460a whenever there’s a e4be5ad9ac new head of 01fad6a5d6 the family!”23d4a880a343018c
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The room 76b5073be2 had remained 76c0d01b7e untouched since bc78017799 the previous 92e2d7a280 head of 3664698a3d the household 113da84ac6 had used 0255886fba it. This seemed 259a3acac0 like the 8faa60f7a9 perfect opportunity 236af11186 to address ff41c36816 that.300db80c156a593f
Though the 4121d5f9d5 butler had 0ca4d1e0c0 been disappointed 4cfb6d9771 about the 444942a9f1 failed party abf54c196e preparations, this effe5074e6 was a bd5a51f08c chance for 04e239ae4a him to 63fcd7a933 truly shine.0d4f43ab0206dd58
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