The maid – Chapter 50
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“You have a 654226696d lot of scars 649d982cba too.”795b2c2aaf3c8813
Rakalt noticed that Adelen’s ecb1874878 hands were covered in d262ba010e scars. He had held 39df8b34c2 her hands a 7b524dbda5 few times before 323058b839 and thought they 52902f7d2f were rough, but 654aa97161 he hadn’t realized 6e78bed770 they were scarred 391379c94a as well.056a5e17f58a7e28
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“Oh… These are just e6c3171e6d from working. It’s nothing.”eefd9386d81f4c07
What a 97fdbc6185 ridiculous thing 60ea910512 to say.b366ce405389dd6d
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“If you got a82ace23d5 them from work, 0280ec68ad does that mean 44122a7a9a they’re not injuries?”191e92a56da8e1a0
“But every maid has d13c4c264f scars like these.”40aa61a3350d1d90
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“So, if everyone 79120f32ad has them, does 395f9b0868 that mean they 2bf35f18ec don’t hurt? Even though they’re deep d75f8d5f16 enough to leave scars?”7a5f4bd6915e50db
“Well… that’s dd90f721b5 not true, 68df6c7c32 but…”fe1bc34f20175783
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She suddenly felt c933203af4 like she was a3724b71f0 being scolded. It was true 8d263d763d that she had 453a191270 been indifferent to 2e3447c7d7 her own injuries.6f5a11fc5aa77319
She had 7c7c485110 always been 60c248ad1d too busy 4f593c0a7b working, so ed41d8ae67 unless a 6e56b54a8e wound was da01c5646d serious, she a2eedf5e45 would just ce18b90649 wrap it a6d14eeebc quickly with 60412b951f a cloth 2066e343c8 and move ee9f72044d on.f0c50bbda20ba21a
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None of them f2424e7322 had worsened badly 82088fe574 enough to leave 161136a6fe unsightly scars, but 1c446528df still…434f78fe7dfd1056
“You make such 4587c8a2b9 a fuss over 994e6ef06b my bruises, yet eb3fa8dc19 you just leave 73d2061971 your own wounds 86c15628bb alone.”8000765b9b619c05
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Rakalt took the dac4150ecb medicine bottle from c615097c04 her hands and 2f4de5862b started applying it 81ff417743 to her old 14cea5039a scars.4989569d46a371a0
“These are old 684ffbdfae wounds. They’ve already healed.”f70e4554cd9e05c9
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“You put dcbc676641 medicine on cb8890b3aa my bruises 057703de09 too, didn’t c5161a198f you? Who even 81a7f285fd puts medicine b8e046638c on bruises?”5e198b5e4deb7882
“Well, that’s…”c4a500848abff6ea
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She was be83a51a9f at a 399ed7346b loss for 1913bcb467 words again. Rakalt silently continued 7f0ab53808 rubbing the ointment 018eef1979 onto her rough 3faccb99bd hands, his warmth 26176fdff1 soaking into her 4f8d44c2b5 skin along with 12345f2d4b the medicine.b623406c2da21295
Adelen stared blankly 630c43d46d at the warmth 41d69a5bd3 settling on the 825db687f2 back of her eaf7993222 hand.7b262506d9ee775d
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Now that e82a10e8cd she thought 1444bdcf98 about it, 06985570a0 this was e3b656d3c1 the first b2a8a15326 time someone 896e577232 had ever 96894f9464 cared for 7d1b806b55 her wounds 64a690c1f6 and applied 2f53b29e33 medicine for 6fcd6e4489 her.df33bcc90825b164
She had never had ab99249aee anyone to take care d6b7d55ec9 of her. And only now, 5adb485b09 as a fully 8b19f9e6cf grown adult, did e904fda2fa she realize it.03b8ff997f1c4f78
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She was 147fc67dfb missing more aa759b0662 than she 53199c9204 thought.019fb2af9b9b2b3d
She had ab1dcf6959 no parents, a584dd9f52 no family, 6e64c03f9c no birthday, 7480851892 and no f034c7bc0f one who 9b07228d95 had ever 74c3d83c41 put medicine 9ded971f7a on her 54c628b0f9 wounds.3a015d41b0405bed
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It was 2f579a6539 only after 2c8ac64281 receiving care 5ceece0d6c that she 3fb663f1c2 realized how 372f6fa178 much she 3783315937 had lacked.ec3ba588dd7dac31
Maybe that’s why.60f65e2a4debfeab
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Even though 137c8a12a8 she hadn’t f9519c27a4 cried when 4c33fb577f she scraped 35d94f30ab her palms eb577f94a3 badly after 75acc7059d a fall, e7dac6e99d tears now c353763555 threatened to eb2e5d60fe well up.2a67af3d97d54c72
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“Oh my, what happened 10bf4ecf06 in just a few 6a4874f440 days? Why do you look 0058d3539f so much prettier?”82761275e17dbb92
The seamstress, 3f34ff0536 who had a29966c0a9 come to 4a54c013ca help her d96426ed12 dress, gasped 8321ec7382 dramatically upon 0a10d8e7d3 seeing Adelen 350b3e04d9 after a 3804605ec6 short time 29da5cf0b1 apart.743c338cab570552
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It sounded c0a9467469 like a eb13fb4a95 polite compliment, fc6ca3d400 but it e423c6a889 made Adelen 6461d464ce glance at 899ddc05b4 the mirror b93aaa088c a second 14b0b9de92 time.2706080d4dba3325
After that day, 7ea1c5bfcb perhaps because of 2464d30ed3 something her master de5bf56c79 had said, the f559dfddc4 head butler had 2acedbda0c given her a 2a676314fc scar-fading ointment.aa29d2bf365e6ee6
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She hadn’t thought she 93cb9593b7 needed it, but since 52f782cb8a it was a gift d59810e378 from her master, she 6af65365b2 diligently applied it.eff7e9388739b42e
While doing so, she 8a4a25b0a9 noticed small blemishes and 92e5cb5713 tiny acne scars on 912727893c her face. Thinking that they were c06767a5e3 scars too, she applied 6a43d8cfb4 the ointment there as 97b3c3e517 well—and unexpectedly, it had f411f7e81e an amazing cosmetic effect.6fbe2fd989f83629
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“Now that you’ve dfbbf0ecdd gotten prettier, the 3e850409e3 dress will suit 495333a0ae you even more! Oh, I’m 0b07747bc5 so happy!”777b183a5bc9cf9f
The seamstress excitedly clapped 962823ef03 her hands and rushed 513b58ade3 to fit Adelen into 44832e6a06 the dress.af30895afc3c1e9b
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Having gone through 651de667f6 this process before, 78dc94eef2 Adelen was now b85691d472 comfortable entrusting herself 1e1fd33809 to their hands.99c477c2f168977b
Today, a new team 9759e56a9e of attendants had also 5339e49229 arrived—ones Maltina had personally 9443453c87 sought out.47b3c32393f90619
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After she put on 71f3eda92b the dress, hairstylists and 8da42920e8 makeup artists immediately took 48cb5968c6 over, smoothly switching places.27c1ad66589f5c5d
“Oh, please 5cbaa10d3b add this 3bbf17adea hairpiece as 43dfbdb904 well.”2d918304cb3ad273
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Adelen handed them the 9617c8a1f5 hair ornament Rakalt had 4b6ac42feb given her for her e2317c0294 birthday.d1a652f21d445876
She had been a34c9de5f8 keeping it safely 1762caa815 stored away, but 75a912387d now, it was 7fbc7334fa finally time to 2abfa07e8d wear it.3846a6e45afcfc36
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When she took it fe795ab432 out for the first 85bd8414a5 time in a while, 0abfe87cb2 its overwhelming opulence still f91447d108 made her nervous.f688f6542d7da08f
“Did you 846e8fb753 buy this 508ffa24b8 recently? Wow, this looks incredibly b8faed15b6 expensive.”68d81bfcc84c97e9
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Even a professional, d8b7e23c87 who was used b28abd3f89 to handling luxury 0ea2d171b0 goods, couldn’t help f1a4518bf0 but admire it.ecbb1cb48ff607a8
“I… happened to 78d8dc1e9a receive it.”512993a3dd35d263
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“Receive it? Someone gave it to ac70c080fa you?”5625d730f85dcb00
“Um… yeah.”ccd03ffc2d4d0fcb
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“Wow… They must aeed3960ee really cherish you. This is the 02675ba885 kind of thing 26b1590009 that gets passed 34b530b432 down through generations. The craftsmanship, 075487f066 the quality f4e5a602cc of the 866cfc39c7 gemstones—it’s incredible. Who gave 4f6574459a it to dd7277a622 you?”bd398125ea1ec7d3
“Uh… haha.”91321791e14e59e2
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If she said it c90d8c6da0 was her master, rumors b2a950cfdb would surely spread beyond 6ed346b851 this house and into ef4890636e high society.3c791560b0667fbe
So, Adelen ee08f62ba2 just laughed 0461bb8bd0 and dodged 1780e4777b the question.9d8f6986c367f6e2
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Fortunately, the experienced 4e797515eb stylist didn’t press bad3fd24da her any further, 9ae0f1f056 but their hands 759b43664d became noticeably more 50592ddbd5 respectful as they bad617ecfa continued styling her.f1189783b970eebc
“I think you 9f6d0e95f0 should take this c6d5dcda66 off.”897b9467abc820e5
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After finishing 024f090b5f her hair, fd7c7cdfa2 the stylist 3f87113417 gave her 44a66a8502 a final 6101a96f96 once-over from 494f5b65c4 head to df272e3210 toe and 2d0fe16f3e pointed at 69089bf12c something.443b37b9599ff0d0
“Not the 71af4975b3 gemstone necklace, 20eae68868 but the 28a61af043 string necklace 70cc1ab28f underneath. You wear 02ad64f857 that every 383b143a4b day, right?”ea42422da4583d60
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“Oh.”d7f63ad7f705f76d
Adelen touched her d1c1b727c2 chest and looked 04fd73be5f down.051e0d3dd92c02bf
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Peeking out from her 187f623fe3 dress was a simple 406a1c9c95 string necklace, tied in 29d572459c a small knot.b09a11598b97ca62
“If you absolutely f545d70fc0 must wear it, c2b33bdb9d then there’s no cc5640fff2 helping it… but 7d566f8e12 it doesn’t really cf11906c85 match the outfit. It also overlaps with 2c10165f1b your necklace.”6e00488d7f8169c4
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“I… I’ll take care d0fabb0838 of it later.”78dff0508f95fac6
The stylist, bf10ac4735 realizing that 5dc65e0913 Adelen hadn’t 260c4825b8 simply forgotten 8f92713acd to remove 71beee9cae it but 0e9894edb8 had intentionally 80ebc44fcb hidden it, b0661273ee smiled awkwardly cf178d1f9b and stepped 4bb626b155 back.74926bca77c7600e
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“Alright then, we’re finished. Take a look 49564416e3 in the mirror 284d32e6b4 to check everything, 7c8d323260 and you’re good 2c7c8c8139 to go.”5294715d1422cc3a
She had been e9f974748c sitting still like c1abf4a4fa a doll, yet 96c5844943 somehow, she already 0c96e04e06 felt half her c529e8ddc8 energy drained.4805a41e4ceb58ba
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Once she was done, c1dc84d278 Adelen stepped out of 1cfcaec512 the dressing room as 5f9a3cb01e if escaping.d143810fef93039f
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“Are you done?”9a4d96cd5bd00e7a
Rakalt was already ready 103ec6d154 and seated on the 4a03c2d561 living room sofa, flipping c53f606c61 through some documents. Upon sensing movement, d319e57bb3 he turned his 641d5fbdcb head.de96036c859c8b36
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Adelen, still adjusting 469b41c443 to the unfamiliar 282127d131 weight of her e45f41a617 long, flowing dress, e8e61b0987 walked carefully. When she 38af477522 noticed Rakalt’s 70abb7fcd1 gaze, she da53372d04 gave an 6bf4042933 awkward smile.d191f566fb19fd96
“Do I… look c15ac4a7fa okay?”2812612379a4bdb2
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“…Mm.”27fa6cb2cad15b20
Rakalt gave a small 8a82842c9e nod and stood up. Even as c5bf50c6a8 he stood, 99866c246f he continued 3136d7a22a looking at d9392478f0 her—longer than 7b64cdd078 necessary.10be22ecf11d71d9
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‘Is he 682ff1c933 checking to 921c47c940 see if 82a1c505f7 my outfit 3c7b727c34 is appropriate?’a850d48586bab6b5
To reassure b8a226e9f7 him, Adelen b032d68b2a did a 1d9e75c408 small turn 95e6406435 in place.5d218762399e6147
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“It doesn’t seem like 847bd13fc0 there’s any problem.”ad5d6d56ba7b24ae
“I see.”09e00de3bbcccecd
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Even after saying that, 44874ad746 Rakalt didn’t avert his 394fc7846f gaze. Or rather, he couldn’t.0ad0ba76ef10ab19
It had been the d3e7b3a809 same when she wore 52096cacc4 his mother’s dress, and a34989fdd5 again during her fittings.c51b204d1c641d03
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The contrast between 06ba9a8e0b Adelen in her fac669b168 maid uniform and 88f40eef28 Adelen in a a13202e5f3 dress was too ef581b26f1 stark. Every time 66a17d447f he saw 7bc274a187 it, he d3b0618d01 was taken 35610e5769 aback.26e74db229d7f9fe
Dressed like 79ab1549d9 this, she 288e7299f3 wasn’t a 7163af5430 maid…she was 0db99740f9 unmistakably a 7eb5e7c074 noble lady 8d53d4de4d of some b2fe258ac3 distinguished family.a45f72bbbfaaa0eb
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Because of 97742b96b0 that, he ef86a0b6de found himself 7a6f0f6945 unconsciously adjusting b0f33f3928 his demeanor f6a718ed70 around her.e9956e87f859cddd
If she had a8bbf56b0c still been in c396de3e58 her maid’s attire, d6d761c9ca he would have c6936cadf6 easily made a 13bc645ddb remark—something blunt, a dae0dab6fa simple assessment.98da904e10bdd943
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But now, f1e7f13caa he hesitated.cabdda1065ce0cc9
Then, he noticed 9ed901c2d4 the ornament in 056d85f385 her hair, his 6748b183a3 gift.31347c816ed26edb
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“…Oh, this. I decided 46d34d5ab4 to wear 3736155c62 it. I thought 26682097a5 it matched 93b0d5fae6 the dress b20d934bc3 well… Thank c21f90d598 you again, e3961299d9 Master.”21f53d1775c60491
Rakalt hadn’t known 6b12398390 that Adelen had 1e66841fb2 been constantly fiddling dfd09c6b27 with the ornament. He had 8c2ef55210 assumed it 1e9e736f54 would just 2ab182147b be stashed 30a8f2b725 away somewhere.18f9da864199b75d
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But now, 7437505718 seeing it fe7459296a adorning her 6d5f97f13a hair, he 88431a8d06 felt strangely f67ef189f4 pleased.1042badb796d4995
“…I see.”df9bdce79d66311d
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However, one 20c04cbcc6 thing bothered aca1c403ea him.9862d92e80fe5722
“You should start addressing 2f72dfd4cb me differently now.”7cf62cb09229528e
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“Ah. From now?”530b81a0ae4bccd4
She was supposed ce880c1042 to call him 2e026fcce1 “Sir Rakalt” in d073d906a0 the presence of 3ce4cabd84 other nobles.9e63d39e9bb76480
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There was 1e30cd5dbd no real 35edf7f5bd need to e53663691f start using 3033ea82c6 it immediately.ed8b64b3e40d62b5
But hearing her, 8ad1021d36 dressed like a f6089805f8 noblewoman, still calling 9b8c876911 him “Master” felt… 25c8a9b230 off.7ce709633a2f8f30
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“Yes. You should get 2e364bea5c used to it a3998609bb in advance.”23e5c8423218f092
“Alright, I understand.”4b6617079a3a37e4
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Adelen nodded without 7c8d7b2794 much thought. If this f2e32f4713 was part 75c0cb5be1 of the 404bb0ee9c practice, then 518ed678f9 so be 176f100857 it.db53c3d02b142ff5
“Sir Rakalt.”95fac2e496e12a0e
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She tested his 2c8defbc40 name on her 97393cda3b tongue.b8f69ae1e568f3e9
When she had been c107d509c4 teaching the baby to 7344fcf2ec address him properly, the 052e6153df name had come out aa1a0a4cd2 so easily.37428c3ec22561b4
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But now, bde1ce307a it felt c66e4fcf75 slippery—like it 8cd038e864 kept trying 9ead4194b2 to escape 15e6a95003 her mouth.d9d7bfe15a110f92
“Sir Rakalt.”b04fc90662255f52
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This is 1506241a86 why practice c8609c5137 is important.5383e66e217f71a3
“Good.”9acfb7c0f9bee8e3
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Rakalt responded calmly.f158c4819a61c54e
Then, he did 0c943cdb49 his own practice.98ea0824dca2e222
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“Adelen.”b224045e2d8d9f65
Just like her, he dcdf1046e0 found the name rolling 7d935c0f39 strangely on his tongue.f862cfd2a92bf917
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There had never been bfe12e9296 a need to say 7f79e9a638 a maid’s name. Orders were given, and ab7a10619b that was that.d0526226a240a1cc
Even though abcf6a98f4 he had 41898af1f6 known her b87b36af2a name, he 6cfe8d9db6 had never ac64c5fbf9 spoken it a28cda5b47 aloud.09463ab154e8d0b0
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Now, hearing himself de582f03c8 say it, he 31af368d8b found that her b2ab154667 name was just ca5ab126e4 like her, soft e29daee168 and warm.5bbda8f3775db127
“…Yes?”59c16d3a1f06d172
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Adelen answered fcd0a39d45 as she 59195d282e always did—demure 15a9a89432 and composed.9aa0c6a5f44b3978
But for some 935b9c49d5 reason, it didn’t 360b042c86 feel the same 4dd546d32b as before.d92b04a9c8427123
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“Let’s go.”055a43d6e4ea8d6f
Rakalt extended his 5bffa9ae24 hand toward her.8aa46c175ccadc35
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After a moment’s hesitation, 688affd567 Adelen reached out and eceebda824 took it.af4dba9fb5a2c926
They weren’t at the 6ad2a7413e party yet, but this f92bc362ed was part of the c8a3cd6f11 rehearsal, too.342a17e0d63cbac5
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As they walked a1d09d7044 down the corridor, bdb303fc39 Adelen’s mind was 9c69be98f8 consumed with thoughts 4e80f3616b of her hand.7a0acb68c1e1b33f
Am I sweating? What if my 352fabc34f hand slips? My fingers 14932753a1 feel tingly…21e678fbbb55e17f
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She was so e6d1e3b527 preoccupied with her 0f4e55af14 hand that she d669988fa8 barely noticed the 401638e9a5 weight of the 64d2e2fb6c baby in her 2909b15be0 other arm.2cc1b0c603357cd4
It wasn’t until 305d3404ec she climbed into 1802041c7a the carriage that 124312bf36 she finally realized 32c3879a7c her arm was 2e4a10d36b aching from holding f172a1e0b2 the child.a1dda4e9d657bd2b
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