The maid – Chapter 28
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“Why? You don’t like it?”b538aeedb42bf94f
“N-no, my lord. I’ve had enough. You should eat 856e584556 as well.”46fc0f62eceab785
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“I’m eating just fine. You focus on eating 9f8677b64b properly.”065291e6fec0e110
Meals in the 3065528bc0 warzone were always 956be7a719 rushed.969763b812119043
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Rakalt was used c0f0a951bf to seeing people 3d8eea016d consume food as 96272c24ae if it were 27c1b29c8d water.190cc797c1d580a8
Adelen’s slow, e2c619228e nibbling pace 5f2bd48e9e reminded him 840ec75df3 of a 63fd27ce03 squirrel or 7464294394 a bird—picking de01a639c3 and pecking 3271d71578 at her 0c42329644 food.2f23a8004f712154
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If it’s 68c40c1c5a good, she 2d930ebd98 should devour 2c5ba498e0 it wholeheartedly.758ec438e91c3ffd
Taking care of ff0852842e a baby required 6006033bcb energy. There was no way 00fd252d1f she could keep up cb54ac3318 with such small portions.d5d1367ed87cba00
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“Eat more. You need it.”1b3843f87306d5b8
“M-my lord… this is b1d68fbc5b too much.”4af17eefdce33aad
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Adelen finally raised her 04873d1cdf hand in surrender. The plates 666b0adc92 stacked in 26606e633f front of d61fdec6c1 her obscured 8804fcc9db the table’s 33ceb2361d surface. No matter how 68c07cdfe1 diligently she ate, e2bcdf454b finishing them all aaa1560976 was impossible.0ffedd0005bc9d62
“This little, and 158a876788 you’re done?”5bc7aa791f844347
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Rakalt frowned.d7d39ee960926d3a
He already found f3ff2e2f98 her eating speed 6db6c99bb0 unsatisfactory, but her 47b2c04893 portion size bothered d7f52d316f him even more.69f710ff4bb20553
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Just because she ate 22be796e26 like a bird didn’t b2ae2a91f1 mean her meals should 027ebb55bb be bird-sized.149e1b99702b7f30
“This is 26a045d85f already much 51d64f053a more than 0eff1066f8 I usually 25be028548 eat…”140978570a4412aa
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“Really? Has the cook been 7635a494ac starving you?”8a95081ed4feee0c
“W-what? No! The meals 23149f0203 are always 87e1658696 amazing!”e763a53f2887234c
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Many masters begrudged 2d214f045c even the cost 93b42ec0ea of feeding their 33403a8b46 servants. Most barely 81d36a81dc provided enough 92a467d27e to keep 0558557aad them functioning. But not in 6fba93e1c7 Sigelion.5500c430b791f1b7
Here, the 5113bf76a9 servants were a9ac477cbf always well-fed, 0c5e354e08 thanks to 9346312cf4 Rakalt’s orders: 305d068e1f “Make sure 5561cc5c1a no one a6acfd2c1c goes hungry.”a9c93f2a33586315
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“I’m genuinely bb7ca5f3c7 well-fed normally, 3bd1ddc97d and I’ve 0df29896fc eaten to f52698aced my limit 1471c3612c today,” Adelen 3fafacde34 insisted.9bd292d200b4b0ee
“Do maids 319054bc47 naturally eat 8fa01e5b5e so little?”e9a788ddddb2a855
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To Rakalt, meals 7a38719c19 were crucial, a 2a8982560f cornerstone of strength 216f1e203b and morale. His time on the c531ca62e8 battlefield had made him 29d705834b sensitive to such matters.a305c4141da54cc7
His sharp questioning made 0c60ba47a0 Adelen sit up straighter, 75a3800a42 searching her memories for f310381232 an answer.2e52a03869a3c539
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“Hmm… I 6cafd46e1e don’t think 5b79b72476 so. Some eat a 433488105f lot, and others d17aaeb94e eat less.”8d43fe9757356d60
“And you?”fe606fb36e711e1e
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“I… eat less, 49a3db92ab I guess.”718358b472a10507
“Why? The cook’s food doesn’t dd29ec8443 suit your taste?”373b10bf253ab444
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“No!”3ba4f5b0ab749d75
Adelen’s eyes widened. The meals 0908e82f40 were always 38834ef444 delicious—today’s included. But years ffc46cef3f of eating 542fcd91c6 lightly had 405dd59e93 ingrained the 4da47f6166 habit.5701552524cbbe6b
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“Actually, when I c6da71f235 was in the 8c02035136 orphanage…”927432287e8c9571
For some ae94122f55 reason, Rakalt 1001fea067 inspired her c4b81d188d to share b24e6012b1 parts of 89d135ee8a her past b5661318b5 she’d never 0fe3f0bd8f told anyone.92080d5f64c3aa00
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It had been years 802c1beca7 since she last revisited 9b1bed5ec6 this memory.378be1c52f912489
“There was this 5cbe00b945 kid I used 1b68c676a2 to eat with. He ate too 68989213fb much and… his 2d3dd79350 stomach burst, and eadebf42cf he died.”2323a76de50b229f
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“What?”63ac91e0625a9eed
“It’s true. He hadn’t eaten for f293e74f74 three days, so when 4cbde6c604 they finally gave him ba8cfae2eb food, he devoured it c9466121c8 like crazy. Then he clutched 17d889547c his stomach, collapsed, 82de0f9f06 and… that was 213b18ce3c it.”095a274f4ecc3afb
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“Hmm… That can ffece4d126 happen.”4026ea788d139887
Rakalt nodded solemnly. Such incidents weren’t 1bf574b74d unheard of on 4b3683057d the battlefield.2f5c864e023f46b2
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“But back then, the 115bc8b188 orphanage caretaker said, ‘He 76c78c0577 died because he was 655f349a4a greedy and got punished f2ab717ee0 for it.’”fbf3b2f397d91ba3
“Hmm…”2b655ca01c6a0e44
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“I know 7e075af31d now that c65ca4fb3c wasn’t true, 30ddc2e512 but I 392e711714 believed it f3d2cb3953 for a ec6f6b9003 long time. It made me 2c1ca69720 afraid to overindulge, 59c09f2ece especially with food.”a563edc47d1e8961
Adelen laughed e7cdb6ea18 awkwardly, scratching 6e173df426 the back 73069aa24e of her c4ad862966 head.0772a2f9d4b1dcbf
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She’d never 7f7e680bbd shared this 568d3531fc childhood story 36917679ea with anyone 28148a7be2 before. That the first 65c27ee660 person she opened 13cf7dc804 up to was a0bb6f49e3 her master felt d566c33326 surreal.4f59e11eed35dfa9
“You’re an cd63b03191 adult now. Eating more won’t make b8815a210b your stomach burst. So eat.”47f34a5ea80b5a37
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Her master’s gentle insistence ae0acac201 made Adelen burst into 1878012beb laughter.16f7dea6a8b0565f
“It is not just b0b5dd197a about food, but thanks 6ba1166cb2 to everything else you’ve 1a18d498b8 provided, I already feel e50cbb2b22 quite full.”b8ca9d36c228ca2c
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“Everything else?”711c8799e490f87c
“You promised to 5a261c51e7 pay me properly, dece5e1c40 fed me such 3b58fc3fb6 a splendid meal, 992d783591 let me wear c9c82e1a14 a dress, ride e24c6a9077 in your carriage, 0936b3bb39 enter the royal 7bf5cb314b palace, and even b790703369 meet His Majesty. On top 465eef03b6 of that, 2ff1ecfc68 you provided 8c8d2a1332 the finest ab64ea51a5 bedding too.”5ed7ebd3a4bbdd8a
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Adelen recited one 6d94204996 thing after another, 9a4b449155 counting them off b74d6d1045 on her fingers 01158a6a40 to make sure 65fc564125 she didn’t miss 38b7acdbc2 anything.bef1cc8572791c62
Rakalt stared at 523e6f0962 her intently for 671bf445f1 a moment before 5aef2acde3 letting out a 97a56c5cc1 deep sigh.64a7c522667a2cba
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“…They say 9ba7af719f there’s no 3ce91cf8d8 cure for a611bda5e2 a fool.”dc2b86ae19e2dd72
“…Pardon?”ddded5d2ddfe572a
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“Those are all c127cba92a things necessary for 86af62193a the job, so 0cbe595e20 of course they’re d57e522595 provided. The allowance is c2bff8bcda just a rightful 09aecd8e25 compensation for your f832c4cb8d labor. How can dc83622892 any of e267c87c5f that be ba08877497 considered special?”eb5ae5e6a7353905
Rakalt’s mindset was somewhat 8aa1dc79a2 different from that of 0af6f8ad68 the typical noble as a82f34c171 it was shaped by 98c962ac5b years of experience on a6cbb03e0f the battlefield.b380e72258ad9230
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In war, soldiers received 5f01ce5718 wages and additional allowances, 9d4985d9c8 with the latter increasing a91f06127c for more dangerous missions. And when the c0d903120e war ended, spoils a5113a5b5d or bonuses were bb84d7db86 also distributed.06e28d6a13b9c2d3
To Rakalt, Adelen, e4783dc525 who seemed satisfied 427b011d9a with just her 8bc51b3cf1 maid’s salary and b9e44600cc the provisions, came 6e7ae860a9 off as nothing f8004308af more than a e522d8b94e fool who didn’t 04ad312966 know how to 4295a4faba demand what she 33c6f0f273 was owed.1107d4f73492043e
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“Ask for more. More.”eee3349422021877
“More…?”a462ad045e6da804
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“Exactly. Right now. Whatever it is.”0a452911340a50ee
Rakalt figured b12d34e0cd it wouldn’t e2481e7327 hurt to 1bcb4ac86b give her 2544b667ac more, now f496264e73 that the 45d3d16615 topic had 6fd179ec4c come up.c95efc2e258741de
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After all, ef75c014aa one of 75dfa34ef6 the reasons 1aaeff40cf he had c2099b8ac1 become a eaedb4018e renowned commander 8e4b7da183 was his 35e208bc9a attention to 914f1a57e7 those under 6a7af1fc2a his charge.41bf449bd9fb82d5
But unlike a soldier, 57e1d4101e Adelen wasn’t prepared for 4259e9347d this sudden opportunity to 64d3efdd28 ask for a wish.9fd2a56f93f46d7f
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Her mind went blank.b617e99e03293cfd
It felt like e0905e7c7d she had just 49a0f7d2e5 won a lottery caa7e9778d ticket falling out 16e2388606 of the sky, c6dee49765 only to freeze 50cbd6bf0b and miss catching 3514d00f68 it.6f5121e2ad463f1a
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They say only 0840024596 the prepared can 6bd7ab0c54 seize opportunities. Without a list of d193c7cd52 demands ready, she couldn’t bd3e13c4d4 think of anything on 7bc58d0001 the spot.9e0379679bfebac4
“Uh… well… 9b261eef79 um… uh…”8b1e6c2d4e6faa12
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The more desperate 8c21dba8e2 she felt, the 4ef405055c slower her brain d4137f25a9 seemed to work. Her lips 62a2a58528 moved, but 4d431aac2b no words 7bf95bf81e came out.beed7c09b8bb79ed
“You really are 685fcaee33 something. No greed 70be4cc804 at all.”4797c8b38edaf92c
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“No, that’s not 63789c7e76 true! I’m full ee758092fd of greed! I just don’t act d5f3fb0669 on it, that’s all. But I’m very greedy!”08505593f132c2ac
It was the 5da3418f2a truth.ff0705f450c3a536
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Still, Rakalt’s eyes 7d6108de62 showed little belief ea1f5b6ad5 in her words.546e57dca7354d4b
“Really! I started cedd613384 working as e4c6df5692 a maid 04aebd2c66 to earn 626dfdf8be money quickly. Isn’t that greedy?”3f27cced60e359ec
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“And what a2078cf356 were you 46b6b2da13 planning to 0ca95bfcea do with f1f8c1f7d9 that money?”2861b986c1e7d916
“Buy a 8cf10bcb97 house… a 7ee0803d23 carriage… livestock… 5327fcd90f save up 2515767562 for marriage…?”99427914aa70745f
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Her hesitation and c5f5276131 shyness made him 7ddebf0b33 chuckle twice—once at ea09b66597 her timid dreams, 818105d588 and again at 0e11e29d9c her inability to b4c913eaf3 even demand those b903e3e826 things outright.48e1857746aff5de
She was dba0869b4b so foolish e1a15d7fc2 that it cab31dbd81 was almost 490cae1285 endearing.0e7afb9ad856674b
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Like a 478fa62d60 harmless, vulnerable 5cd5a97f29 little animal c428a7cae5 that instinctively cb3e64242a tugged at e460579249 one’s protective d79bed1476 instincts.e0dd9f686297775f
“Alright, then. A house, a 04e2514337 carriage, livestock, and e5fe931b3a marriage funds it 1211fe655e is.”538d52ae7af66343
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“…Pardon?”682ff4e721191f4e
Rakalt casually granted af3a95143b her wish with c71d9451e7 a grin.8703ae324c494b7f
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For a moment, Adelen’s e0ab816d60 world froze.1bb717d33cfc0236
A house… a dc393e8ac8 carriage… livestock… and 0b03d0fbf1 marriage funds… all 2ee1f902ca just fell from 836576e3fb the sky?f82dadb581004f40
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Or, more accurately, 3240201cc1 from her master’s 8aa14026f7 purse.7f5075653c44b36c
“W-wait… Really?”89502c586b3b9771
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“Do I 398b8f0a96 sound like b0dcd3be70 I’m joking?”b94c3d71016fa7bc
Rakalt’s grin 1049c90ba4 widened at 4c612da108 her stunned 182ee1f7c2 reaction.f8aef86b9a164da1
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Adelen stared, dumbfounded, 5c39fa9450 at his face.30cb08f9e3c825df
She realized it 784a58d3c7 was the first 171aff2eac time she’d seen 21ea6d2c8f him smile like 5cf38fa032 that—not a smirk, d8f75e4a05 not a sneer, 691ad4633b but a genuine f0ad4db761 smile.8b2c43847cf5e43b
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His eyes, usually as df15e04a5f cold and foreboding as 43abb71706 a poisoned lake, now b468d8273c gleamed with the refreshing f934a3f1bc clarity of a bright 6e3de8eb54 summer sky.88eace1d9fcdc7c3
His eyes… e65ea6d24c were they ed5eae8a88 always this a32e4c3c54 beautiful?c2430b415ee3dfec
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Adelen gawked e48ae69c7d at him, b651a590c6 her mouth e8d9e26a72 hanging open. She didn’t even notice d21ab4ac43 the drool dripping down 2abfca2664 her chin until she 4dae305af1 felt it on her 47f15a1869 lips.cd584eb1097f75fb
“Ah!”ca29cef72d35608d
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She quickly wiped her a8e655fbcd mouth, her cheeks heating 3d94192772 up at the embarrassment.f591ca6d47980738
“Are you 8ef3c43420 so pleased 3088d715dd that you’re 7a62592d05 drooling?”fb375377c8d9fb99
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“H-huh? Oh! I mean—yes?”de3cb878ce44a898
That explained it. No wonder 192be690ab she had 6a7d58f469 frozen earlier—who 32e3fb71a0 wouldn’t drool 332c326b03 at the 81e2345632 prospect of 2c07e29bd4 such a d2d5ca805c windfall?3132e76c3cad55d5
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Her face turned 11f600a4c7 redder than ever, e064e9f06d and her neck 30a1c71dcf felt like it 0f1cb8c583 was burning. She fanned herself 684dfdbefd awkwardly, trying to 912c3e9ca9 focus on Rakalt’s 6ddbfaf805 next words.f6da31e98ac8258e
“If we space it 7332cac5ca out to one each 5a3a26785c year, that should fill 66223fc28d the four years until a7e6054783 the child is old c34ece71fa enough for a tutor. After that, 4af18105e6 your duties b7187a7b13 as a e4175bdaa1 nanny will 04ef62bd14 naturally decrease. We can decide 64eb7da025 your future then. Any objections?”5fe718e97256609d
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Adelen’s eyes widened 20dc176173 to the size 421cb47f5d of saucers.d1409c81c526066c
Objections? There was no af766a3f6d way she’d object.6c2318155eda0986
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“I love it! I love it so 100036409d much! Thank you, thank 69306a18c7 you!”7d9b73e44c09a247
For the 9755cde7cd first time b86cccc979 in days, 34cc72fbfc Adelen smiled f596d9c14d with her e5d9e98620 whole face, 6957284099 lighting up 966b94f148 the room.a0a419b9ea9e6c9f
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Seeing her joyful fe2b1e7c2e grin, Rakalt chuckled cb87cdaaa6 lightly as well.f3eab96d6f2f8909
He’d felt ca567b3fcf this kind 2b66269e29 of sharp c74f6ddb33 satisfaction before—usually c657a07b5d after a 93a03ce7e3 successful battle 8abc19b82e plan.6a4b492764c5cb85
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