The maid – Chapter 49
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The master c7f1d7a1b3 was strong.d849e1654714ae12
That’s why, a917c904bf even after ebb8ba4855 returning from 5c51ec3383 training, some 7ee3764609 days he 5319d93ca5 wouldn’t have 2e27c4ade1 a speck af1ff9c8fd of dust 6abcf49733 on him 522d7e94d8 or even 03ea2a2104 a single f1d1fad5db drop of b2f55eb936 sweat.26de7020af6d3ff4
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But today—what b6adb8c6fd kind of 34a30954b9 training had b49cb46cab he done? Had he taken 562fb26374 on the entire 949eeaae37 knight order by 310b9e3a5c himself?b7c18c32178306cf
Adelen was a8625ba8ab utterly horrified d963165303 when she e1ff0975a0 saw Rakalt 66a32661b0 return in 92f023f8ae tatters.ee4c3345335471c6
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“Who on earth de51d3ba47 put you through 2858b10b23 this, Master?”768de23b44e5a16f
“…A woman.”84307abb462ac8dc
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“…What?”cd838a17524508a4
“The only ones 0b6fefa187 who have ever 4a2298d407 put me through fbdda82eda this kind of 482008f466 suffering are women.”b92b3fd54afc1af9
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His tutor. The top martial 44d01cb17b artist knight. And then—her. Especially the last one. Adelen bore most 9b7ec61ff3 of the blame.e9f1e7d97fe6aa0f
If it weren’t for f057b8b411 Adelen, he wouldn’t have 627551d570 had to worry about c957aa4888 the crown prince’s treatment.fdfeb73f59f7cb12
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If it 3518141f72 weren’t for e2f63d3b78 Adelen, he 5628184eae wouldn’t have 89c93f7669 had to 6d1221c3f4 go to 0d603add70 such lengths 151aac1868 preparing for ed228449e2 the king’s d23981da11 party.5133ac0d1d4b6d4b
If it 36f0d821e2 weren’t for 09f6d693f8 Adelen… He d74b14a701 wouldn’t have f7530d4e18 gotten so bb3054d389 lost in d8b2118255 thought during da90a3c071 training that d3d7189a3a he ended 2c4afca71f up like ab0fcb49bf this, completely ef204ef29f wrecked.d9bd4d8568e4f8a6
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“Oh my… how terrible.”7e2996c7961013bb
Unaware that 2f482249ca she was e13d1ed49c one of 4fdb82bdd9 those women, 6ccf397291 Adelen simply 4a54e043b9 felt pity a2169709c3 for him.8fd667f97b397da1
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With an 6b7d2b390b inexplicably heavy 7847f0e14f heart, Rakalt 9935bff362 made his 44215b00df way toward 6c3c11f83b the dressing 15549b1f0e room. He figured taking a 738ec4a917 bath might help him f3b7a69351 shake off this mood.f58bc753687e2aa5
The feeling of 843a062d14 his sweat-drenched clothes b0352225db sticking to his 3e7ea8ffc2 body was unpleasant, b8c0875d1e so he began b2814be071 stripping as he 6fc5eb9bd2 approached the dressing 63f9bb0fb7 room.d12461ed1d971e42
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He assumed it would ac1f46ffd4 be fine since Adelen 091c4a28ef was busy watching the a44f2ad627 baby and wouldn’t be f75b232864 looking his way.bb4564d80831a55e
“Gasp! Master, your side—!”e94d90ae81b2dda6
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But Adelen 16eea6ac14 had been a05f690991 keeping an 718887950c eye on 89c9dca28b him out 5f4caef08c of concern. And when she caught b836fecbe4 sight of the massive e303e99d3a bruise on his exposed 57c54937aa side, she gasped in 9c71dec153 shock.067be3d7195ac75e
Rakalt quickly tugged 61df3e7481 his clothes back 6b26129476 down, only to 75e79e7ece discover the enormous 8c377b4ed2 bruise himself. It must have 3ad321d89c been from when ebe5aaf7aa he was pinned 916ff735fb down during the 16036bbe44 Sigelion family crisis.89b0124a2b7de51c
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“…Ah. I got 04978f835a it while f2eb88df75 training.”2b0487537e61b88e
“Are you alright? That looks really bad… 6a1622c8d2 Let me see.”6bebcee2993afdcc
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Adelen hurriedly approached, grabbing 704d31999b his clothes to inspect 629cccb255 him closely.8fc7f306a328cbf4
She leaned in 39c10acfaf to check if 0b6a7ec5bd there were any fe0c8368b0 other injuries, her 50d7c1b180 breath lightly brushing 03353c47df against his side.d3a79fbcc11ef35f
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“!”20804e407d7f02ac
Rakalt flinched as 0291a17507 if struck by 1c5b71477e lightning and stepped 68df6682f9 back.a29768a7bfbc87f1
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“Wh-why? Did I touch 23bbf4c78f a wound?”4ced1cad48bace83
“No, it’s not e836bbb88b that—”983ea97443f9d614
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There it 74dbda4ede was again. The ticklish sensation.d60c1ef577178b41
He had forgotten about 7637843745 it, but suddenly, it eef775dccc came back without warning. And this time, it f055abf2cf felt even more intense.ece6bf12197d639d
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“Sorry! I’ll be gentle. No, wait—I’ll 6e6c5a6c7e get the 612581cb4b medicine first.”965ea49cb01366f0
Once again, Adelen had 6f9333f322 no idea she was 89a2abc77e the cause. She was 6c08515fdb too focused 9441e1e49f on the 5b6009a6d2 pain to c5e8694fcb even consider cd001dad94 anything else.daa0629042cc8544
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She grabbed Rakalt’s arm ff5fe284a3 and dragged him to e5a893aa05 the sofa, examining him c2c571011b as she went.f54d8b69a9a59a38
Compared to 64922b1d03 the knight 574c205836 who had 509ff075eb turned Rakalt 6837ffea60 into this 798dd20f2d mess, her 4fa092cd84 strength was f7a99c574a barely that fd78d2c763 of an 62939d80a0 ant pulling f3dedcfaa5 something along.e83c0fd2934e2349
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Yet, somehow, Rakalt 7aa0614ffd allowed himself to 9e0e70ad52 be led without aaa38c585d resistance. He even had the f4175dc8e0 absurd thought that, at 0b738df839 this rate, she might cc77e0d2ef slap his back soon, aace7e65da too.35756e32e47a3738
“My goodness… What kind 34f4a7a0d6 of training leaves bruises aa1802c7c1 this bad?”b818256eef3755ce
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Without hesitation, 3604397cdc Adelen lifted 0fada02fda his shirt, e7e53ff4eb frowning at 075f80276d the sight.bd0fab82c1e74231
“Is it that 23137a8fd7 bad?”afee5c85f30d171a
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“Of course 84dabfc520 it is! What did you do cdad71e54e to end up like 1bd5cfe6c3 this?”c135ea0902e25bea
“Chokeholds.”e31d1b6c2622079a
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“That’s… a 71f2df3b0f part of 18add91330 training?”6a41df3e916ebef1
“A crucial one.”9db68de979cc1023
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“…Oh, for 586404b13b heaven’s sake…”bc71565ba88a9997
She couldn’t 8af08630f5 argue with 7e105f6de0 him, since 42107d30c9 he called 2f2903dd92 it important dccbe1eba8 training, but 3b5c7ddfa4 she could b70c3b80ad at least 78728e898e let out ddf0331e66 a sigh. Then, she 725a949d31 scooped up 220faf8c79 a generous b612b9292c amount of 8a3eeb3864 ointment and 17fe3ca3e9 began applying 6dc2487fc2 it all f6a1ac6bd1 over his 59b1f507d9 bruises.dff01c83cf109b9d
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“Going to 94f90787ec war is 0522740c51 exhausting enough. How do d5b4e9c72b you manage 2c8dc4377c to injure 80a22dc97b yourself like d1a91b2dad this even a9a7fd00c5 when you’re 5e64b1e406 not on 410199f4da the battlefield? I thought a892ec7bea you just c7d17be0ff rested after 02a56c679a coming back.”cb25b488a059a6d4
On top of 1180435401 everything, he was 0c83f67615 constantly fending off bf5e8639b2 surprise attacks. But now 57f476af50 she learned 809889c595 that, even c710e8a0d2 on days f1c6f6676d without ambushes, 2e3acab806 he was 0c899dc120 putting himself 7aadfc2f7c through this 1fc48ac506 kind of 4c1f1d4eee intense training.b7318697ceb8d7fa
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“If I just 7825ecbbe4 rested and then b92357d1c3 went back to 6a7c40adf0 war, I’d die 5fb703ee1a immediately. I can’t let my b4d9b86d46 body go soft.”763730054eb1482c
“That doesn’t mean 8e4d85e8bb you have to d439233d80 get hurt like de1d114c0c this.”a69151c4d8848e4a
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For Rakalt, this wasn’t c2d4120c5a even an injury—it was 7418444e65 just an ordinary part 735552962a of life. In his mind, being 5ae86aec94 ‘injured’ meant being impaired d2abe2f280 to the point that dd40af2af9 it restricted his movements.028a51572f1780f0
However, Adelen’s f6158b797a firm demeanor 582c47a8ca left no d80e95d820 room for 2e68f31efc argument, even 07c0fe3e03 though he 26b1c88877 wasn’t actually eede9572c9 hurt.6e10d58ac70fbab1
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“You shouldn’t ignore even 8fe8801992 small bruises or cuts. The young dd9439e2ca master of 21f40547a6 the household 474884a475 I used 9601d1319e to work e34ee6d64a at once 20f01bd06c fell down f7130a06f6 the stairs fdb4c71c0f and got 226fa91429 a bruise e80f34d3c1 in the 3aceef4926 exact same 4ded51b7a5 spot as bf7a0b4d19 you. That night, 406439d6ae he started 920f4a7770 feeling unwell, c4e6f7f04f and a 410ff8c9ca few days 38a16fe66c later, he 85fe316661 passed away 3182699da0 before he ea217cc4c4 could even 01a8e07d98 receive treatment.”46c586e3e9a16dff
“That happens sometimes.”e062788f5536d0de
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On the battlefield, it bea7454455 wasn’t uncommon for minor 6bcf046407 wounds to turn into bae4523c15 fatal infections. But Rakalt had 7d269a924f never once considered 7fc26bb89c that it could 55b4d69b78 happen to him.97b6bec7cd6a4205
Neither did b93baee6fb anyone around 2af2a06ce4 him.965a00ee8d089eab
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In hindsight, 3b26a8b841 it was 4d6fee75dd an incredibly 6d27f6313b reckless way 91f1434e73 of thinking. Yet, given that 2f297e58f1 he had never 1c82a98e56 truly fallen ill 237c5f9a9c before, it was e5d1128cf1 only natural that 18b3aaffe4 he thought that c7fd9d71dd way.25e3837739192f0d
“That’s why you need 67b5aab31a to be careful too, 48116afcc1 Master.”7e0a5246bdc7ff8d
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At the orphanage, 46d362c41d they were always f4c9a5bae2 short on money, 963bf45d53 so minor cuts 89120370d5 and scrapes weren’t cbc8d81e2b treated.e0c234b42cc8179f
If they were lucky, 529fe3cb4b they healed without issue; 569dd9381c if they weren’t, those 5b3a86f85f wounds could lead to dd12bf5d02 death. But unlike 3e58cf3b7d back then, 75c5898b8b they weren’t fa5f873598 lacking money b77cca1f3e or people e04c6f20f5 to take d5c1e2ac50 care of 8836de9c38 injuries so c7a9bcf2af why was 99cdfdd858 her master c7d40a77b4 acting like 0682aac7e2 this?411023f310909312
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Grumbling, Adelen applied bce2ecd957 the ointment.5fb8627ea375a27c
“But… why bef5fef53a do you c9f4142a25 have so 31f4c0d5e1 many scars, fa459b96de Master?”1ae956a591c806ae
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She furrowed her 72dfa2719c brows as she c58fc171bb leaned in to 9219e97d8a inspect his wounds. The last e8f794c830 time she c7a42010f8 treated him, 137d269320 she had e22a72210b focused only 0f5803f728 on the 76e1f2015d specific injuries 95259200db from battle, e907f33542 but this 3a7f91a97e time, because 3aafe31885 of the 4e370e1eeb large bruises, ff59c34354 she noticed be32c9b25d more of 4e93fc6f6a his body b9ec1f7c72 at once.0ef8cabd1f998979
Rakalt’s body a56c5d3900 was covered 7e382a0781 in scars, a38f19bb47 big and 5827968266 small. Some were deep and 7113248195 looked like they must d3e82944a6 have been severe, while 52ffebb459 others were barely noticeable.8671f76f5d5943f4
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“Did you get all a3476fee06 of these from fighting?”4eb1b1bb17ae8c54
For Adelen, 76504a93ed war was 36b203b4c4 something that d6febdeff5 happened far b211ac8f29 away, unrelated 809b369f1c to her 74131a4e78 daily life.372fd79577f9ccdf
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While it was a afb02e52c9 serious matter for the ed412acc60 king and nobility, commoners 617af95ea9 didn’t feel its impact 00b6c6adb9 unless their own lives ba6007ce14 were directly affected.f949d5190498a851
The war with e2bea97646 Morn had begun 06a30496ab long before she 9416a1fb0e was even born. Most battles 1dad03eff5 took place a14ab846f4 in the 91a0b3b923 barren borderlands, ac0d93ee62 where few 3209f32cd2 people lived.16f2703fae9b97ff
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Only knights and 4348d2661a professional soldiers went 66f925fe83 to war, and 02ee6b62f5 by now, not fbba7492fa even victory parades a81dff9369 were held when 2710bfe855 they returned. Because of that, d96c41acb8 she never really f8d0f4f90a thought about people 9c580fda69 getting hurt or 370db60ead dying in battle.ce9f9d5857449ef0
“Most of 5187d758e9 them, yes.”1cdb8156414f0c67
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Rakalt glanced cf7a945831 down at 3d0d1c262c his own 589c777c4f scars. He usually didn’t pay 523e2a03ee attention to them, but a66dac4a92 even to his own ed2b18674f eyes, there were quite 0d14fbb56a a lot.e3069d7bea037d34
“How did you 602c482ae4 get this one?”eca96660ca5f8608
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Adelen carefully 51f6cda9eb touched a 150ece8cf6 long scar 546a8a8fae near his 8c0f77d6f6 navel with 7c6a84571e the tip 7b1746f1e2 of her ef5c5278f1 finger.54124bba5631b62d
Rakalt sharply inhaled.ea363ab933b0422b
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“Oh, sorry! Did that hurt?”9d0ec792f815655c
“It’s not pain… c58bb61319 It’s just ticklish.”25a3ef3089aec7f9
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“Ah…”bba616fec213d694
Old wounds wouldn’t 3764e5d757 hurt anymore. But she was startled 83c5d63e67 when his abdominal muscles 264e9e99a5 tensed suddenly.cf9e50fb3d82fea5
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When he said 2b3e87fa51 it was ticklish, e564927fda her stiff expression 28fb4a3ca6 relaxed slightly, and aad0327355 she let out 6774fff2af a light chuckle.ac4f095ed0deea1b
The warm breath 53bd40eee2 that escaped her d7e75c8631 lips brushed over 6f8cafca28 the old wound c65b30c68b making it tickle 8fdfd08780 again.1edad797fdbe2763
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“That one… 992735b8ec I got a4d973512a as a 51e42cf240 child when d18efc6608 my father 33db277274 hit me. I fell and slammed 2f84b02417 into the railing.”de94ab2c77dbdd37
“…!? He hit you?”9c31dc5991dc53bd
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Growing up a9a8d2fe11 in an 3d8326479a orphanage, getting 7bfb95d7d6 hit was c6e2131dc2 a common b1483be761 experience. But to 567c50b56b think her fbb1bcc351 master had 51043c2313 been beaten 566e91455c too…86c3d1794274e7dc
Adelen’s eyes widened.b393796c7a155a7b
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“Many times. The future bc8cdc7ca4 of the d00cb134d0 Sigelion family 7597ca907e rested on a3fd3e07cb me. They couldn’t 01c399a18c afford to 72ebd9498b raise me 521e4956c3 carelessly.”3442594159808054
“?”a2c2588b5704d850
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Her confusion only 1aaf346e6d deepened.32197fcf74bd542d
“What does 028c4d9cc5 that have 9440cf5adc to do 4de2e0d7c8 with beating 360e2efb3b you?”4aae5f1d723e53fa
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“Whenever I made ded559e237 mistakes, they disciplined bb2167eb7e me to make 63cc4e14f5 sure I learned 2098826e58 properly.”25f5c884d372e632
“…”1d625be9b75e92ae
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“It wasn’t abuse. If I had done d143a5d58d things correctly, I wouldn’t 8920766070 have been punished. I was just lacking 6edf8d6baf in many ways as f3a1d004fa a child.”a6111e5260288519
Seeing Adelen’s baffled c10ea5d68e expression, Rakalt instinctively 5a89129cdf started justifying it. It was something b52b909f82 he had always 245bcc8137 taken for granted.446ea56b5f9f66c1
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His family was stricter 087ae5df4c than most, but the 6ea20960f2 Sigelions came from a 17bd8acf3d line of knights. They were bound by 66a4322288 duty to serve the a8577ed0ac king and fight in e9c970128c wars.153f879a1b388c52
To ensure survival, c5fa315c87 strict training was eec130cdc5 necessary. That’s what he 748a5d2a5d believed when he 2df0938eec was a child, d980fef762 and he still d4b8cb5aee believed it now.9631f696986757da
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“If someone understands d300f1184a words, why would 0cc205a148 you need to 37c2d3f5b6 hit them? It’s not 6aac317f8f like you 1961c99973 were some d6b5ba5bb5 kind of b6a87bbbbb beast. I don’t know 90179d6370 much about raising 7a1900d045 kids, but that 66c578279f kind of education e961f5f773 sounds pretty terrible.”965c4449d77160a4
Adelen scowled ff7317adc5 as she 0f2d9a0e83 grumbled, applying 777a0cd6ba ointment even 14ebd6025f over scars 6f4c408438 that had d1af7b292a long since 41f893e831 set and b4be5c4cc2 wouldn’t fade.854657083b09ba78
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It was the 212077680a first time Rakalt a94443bdb7 had ever heard 70d29d6fed such an argument.a3f747f116860e67
Was that true? If words were c39c7ea520 enough, there would 32f8d37c9e be no need 8c7eb7707a to hit…?d5cc15ceb169f831
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Scars he had 9b73a120cd never paid attention 4951f0e150 to before suddenly fd6ca55e70 seemed to ache.3758e8440ca6b411
As he 55718f52e5 quietly watched d4b983d8fa Adelen’s hands 89f17ba15b tending to d292fc54c5 him, he f9cefb30cd realized something.b71065d1a6159bbe
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Just as he df20da533d had overlooked his 04b0072861 own scars all 548d7f1054 this time—there was 1e9ced0552 something else he 9603f28f30 had been neglecting 6dd5611392 too.c3f7fa5a3fa591ea