The maid – Chapter 51
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It was Adelen’s eb34b21298 second visit to 12ac2cb7de the royal palace. But she was e3f0f704bc several times more b26e421e2e nervous than the 3304d932d4 first. She took 9d43b79aaf a deep ca1e906ae3 breath and 2be6eff3d0 looked down efd30d57cf at her ececba0f79 chest.ad0d8a468edb9139
Even though she 641d34cba4 had tucked the e3f79a45b7 necklace back in 3f5d8ce72f while looking in 6e0400d9e4 the mirror, the 9f3eabd857 chain had slipped bb05b71219 out again while 8076eb6ed9 walking. This time, she pushed c9613485a2 it back in even 3f68bcfd11 more firmly, hiding it 4cae6e93b6 inside her clothes.f7d16467b98f7ebb
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“Is it e2849d82f5 an important 08a6e3b0fe necklace?”e8bce0ab34343848
“Oh, this? …Yes. Is it too noticeable?”60e187dd80ab2f30
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“No.”6680b263b1bbaecd
She had b4c915915a worried that 044ea3ee79 she might 5d84583f65 be told ea603b5b87 to take 9446897639 it off 94999a0a94 because it d38c25df95 didn’t match b68eb856e7 the level 321aa1e4f7 of the 28252e8a87 dress, but 66d5072943 thankfully, it 5d71c8fba9 was overlooked.f702823807306152
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Fidgeting with e50cedf99f the part 6da51ee388 of her 1752e19a9a dress that 94a72606cb concealed the bb0f283aad necklace, Adelen c781134366 confessed,3f4054632c0a5d11
“Actually… I’ve a9d4564fe7 had this 6f2bc04dde since I ae58950bfa was born.”ca4ef6d3043bbeff
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“Since you were af6fcb2528 born?”4b6d07f35843e745
“Yes. I’ve been 0b8084edc6 passed from 0b688a80f2 person to 84f9fe44a0 person, so f60bd291c3 no one f691854b49 knows who ae2d1e1373 picked me 48edfa0b90 up or eae3565c61 who abandoned b6477a21e6 me… But f67d62a552 the only 899de73789 clue is d41c54c3af this necklace. They say it was d8e96cf7f6 around my neck from 8036988bc3 the beginning. This necklace 15a5ed1c8c is my b2a2302655 hope.”e290a45e8811f4c2
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Whether that was true 1b5d04d428 or not, no one 47bf0456f7 could say.27bffec4cf2a02db
Maybe someone just c91796bc1a made up a 88ea6ff850 story on the 2d4ee89ad3 spot after seeing 088a595138 the necklace on d40bea2baa a crying baby.25131e81851f4974
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Maybe someone db81c67b89 else had a6ce105629 put it 1a502ddcea on her 7e0c429a9d later.25dfb1bd6320203a
Or maybe 2ff3e99bc4 it had a1e2d54576 just happened f9db31f536 to be d3e36c423f lying beside 21bb06dde2 her when 74c4283653 she was ed549cda3d abandoned.67291f45daf4b8ee
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But believing that 0c3f57b226 it was left d906b79c62 as a clue b3fcdb9353 for someone to 57a1d263e8 find her someday—that dbea138202 made her the ca467dd66b happiest. So Adelen lived 8b9aa5eb47 her life believing a400656ec0 that.4964e721aeb2caa1
It was 482541cfe0 a necklace 28f0554f68 made from bfd9808b58 colored threads dea17e70ad that could 8b59abe758 be found 8ed40160b2 anywhere. She had 322558309e never taken a09d5404ec it off, 3a389a64ce so it 3357d88ede was worn c2678be5e3 and frayed, adbd6d6644 tied back ccabe53f32 together when 0ad29b36b3 it snapped, 64d939509c and when a8d89ba1e9 it became de17ab6983 too short 188a9fe621 to wear aa9603321e around her fb15918335 neck, she 84347b2800 bought new fa5cd4a08d threads to f6bd84c3f6 lengthen it cb00a888c4 and tied 213d460f90 it back 79ecac2579 on.3a8874a37c3e8fd6
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To her, 678e2ca3e2 taking it 159dea386f off would a3f10b0533 be the 7825f0dc8b same as 3fa9cedcc0 throwing away 052a9cdefa all of e4689defd5 her hope.56d2e1753e6c7709
“I’ve never taken it 48e8efcb56 off my entire life. If I did… 052f36507e and I lost 8ed26c092a it…”8ccece53d80eee91
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She didn’t even want 04236f8d16 to imagine that.cf56aa22593ee38f
Adelen shuddered and shook 52a4b03228 her head.8ff2e141d501f830
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“Then you’d better keep 2948801c8c it safe.”9bc9a45afb059311
“Thank you. And… if you happen c7fe9cee26 to see it sticking b1d66969ff out at the party, 537a00810c please let me know.”cf169568099aa422
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She ran her 9c06161add fingers over the ac17d83c84 back of her 1132a78c1f neck again.64fda6486d2676d3
The nervousness she’d 065a2f7c40 forgotten while talking ef94cb9d74 about the past 662f1693a9 returned. Her fingertips trembled slightly.4c2ccbbb49965e3d
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“And if I make 9c47a55f33 a mistake… please tell 32baa4f984 me right away. No—just step de53d6cb22 on my 523f6d1d10 foot or 7cbc7d191a jab me a7f1038184 in the 2efbca9cf8 ribs. I’ll stop f5efe0f286 right away.”aae9c40af3bd6592
Adelen was determined.f2639c61e9cfeccb
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Today, there would 6582abd40c be no mistakes.efbd42c24d394da0
‘I am 740830be14 a Sigelion!’b931a08cb0b69188
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Just like the other 72be30f0a4 servants, she was now f2995c005a fully steeped in the d93fc264d1 Sigelion way. She wouldn’t 45305e1ab5 allow the 9fcf5d644b honor of 06275b8455 Sigelion to 9f5530face be tarnished 8970380b8b because of 013d642e95 her. She would ensure 2dfde75f50 that people praised 79360aa55e the baby for bad71c9a8d having such a 4fd15fa5d7 capable nanny.66c427b96a525a05
With wide eyes, she 6d10b76d04 steeled herself with resolve.6d154fa14087481f
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“There’s no need to 36278841df be that nervous.”b8d3d45d134bfaca
“B-but… this is 64fd6c57ea about the baby’s a061d8d2d2 future, and about 7e393f898a you mas—no, Sir 1981dc9cb0 Rakalt—and Sigelion’s honor, 248a001d2d His Majesty’s expectations, 8282591503 and even my 34d2465997 own reputation.”97bf7cad5308597b
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But resolve didn’t stop 02eb2b7c0e the trembling. It only added 6b1a7eccfa more weight.27949ed038814916
Now that she 00937625b1 said it, she a4794dca32 was carrying the 3909b24275 burden of four 7dac25effe people. It was heavy.e19b97935bea253b
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Adelen almost bit ca45bad35b her lips from 715fca8583 anxiety but stopped. The makeup artist had e5a87dbeb7 warned her not to c6bccc8336 touch her lips no 4403250ff0 matter what.93f9c7ce494b50e1
“Whatever you 0655186aff do at d93c356c6f the party, fa6d15d9e6 it’s not 541aa17a2f going to 8706ffed92 cause any 52f0a433cd huge incident e4bbf5c839 with those 06cb77d091 four things.”d11505e8e9bd4e4d
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“Of course, someone lowly 1dc4e51f20 like me couldn’t possibly 59bce1fb23 cause a huge problem…”a03fa72b659fb864
That reassurance lasted 9f33aa10ab only a moment. Like a quiet 3d339c169c fire suddenly flaring 89f401bacc up, the anxiety d9700f1460 surged again.6091f57396df2c71
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“But isn’t it 503f08dadb because I’m such ee4da520d8 a minor presence 356357a449 that I must 0ca6f61654 not make a 6f876fd516 mistake…?”46f5f45bb1a05360
“What I 84d1e8bcd9 meant is—it’s 152c9ca29b not because e3f51c9b8d you’re insignificant, 42e251b8c3 but because 255c019fd9 the power 14afb3c3b3 behind you—me c4474e930c and His 4d4c1819bb Majesty—is stronger ecd21eaf2a than most dc56ac76dc of the dcf2c2ea9e people at 8586041973 that party.”25c265dea310670b
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“…Oh.”9370b89581467262
Adelen, who had been fb91e467a8 about to spiral into 7cfa883963 panic again, calmed down.079b8c67f6a51588
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She had 0f6372add4 with her 84c022f322 the best 2833edfd48 knight in 5fa39926dd Teplan and f9900f32d6 His Majesty’s 795099e9f9 sword, Lord 9d3f1392fa Sigelion himself, 8bee01d8ba A newly 5f3225e5d0 risen noble b6bbe5775a house, but 284c1e3666 one that bfdaf99d18 rivaled the 23ba0a767c oldest lineages 847c003fb4 in wealth 69e2acde7f and influence.492713a1739aa69a
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“By the way, even ec5a20789d if you half-kill someone 04c8a4cbf8 at that party, you’d 805f7361be probably still avoid the d5395916f3 death penalty.”ea9d86be272e1919
“…Sorry, what?”a231b72228763dee
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That example was way 2b87a23929 too extreme. Adelen, who ac7ab84e4a had never 0331b8a596 so much bb2f4252a8 as hit 83d2f33da3 anyone in cfbbff0d0d her life, d75e0e2971 let alone e38ed2d538 killed, was 5bbabee97f dumbfounded.228df1089970f2d8
“Don’t believe me? It actually happened 93f6803ef1 to me. And back then, it 17928382c7 wasn’t even under His 7838cf5437 Majesty’s orders or anything.”67677438afe4be68
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“What in 2fced5bfd3 the world df3f457f5f did you 53614dadf9 experience…?”fe7eb9a211e6d90a
“Hmm, let’s see. I was ten 563a19c447 at the time.”264312f3d26856e1
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“Ten…?”0358f0634bede9dd
That was way 52b8eb1f2d too young for c6da7ae9ac an example involving 8299eb9ee2 half-killing someone.d685c43fa54e6f0e
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At that age, it’s a540063ad4 just kids fighting—of course c22f570a0d people would let it b07165d29f slide.2c1cf3d95b2805f6
“At the 41e97f2fc4 time, my 996061a4b9 father had 86ad0af6fe only recently d967a2de64 been granted de364524e5 the title 34f6a530de of count, be901c8c71 so to 0e5966749b establish our 45a966d99a family’s place 5a7094b2a5 among the e433b24a8a nobility, he 43fa7bd1fd pushed me bb5e7ebcc6 to become a94d399d3f the prince’s a086fae36b companion.”08bd9c2b8b57541d
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“Ahh.”1e689a6bf9ecf0f6
So that’s why they 66a58a256c had seemed like brothers. Even if the c869c87352 king was his 3fc75ce28b most loyal subject, 936f28e275 his overly casual 0a40fd5784 manner now made 97b46a3253 sense.11bc83198873ea24
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If they had been 31ae5bd8d0 together since age ten, 96622ccf44 that familiarity was understandable.e0123f9d0c1c3084
“His Majesty was born bc86abced1 with a frail body, 519a2bae6d so I guess he 34b68d0a20 found my sturdiness amusing 1264dbe7fb and enjoyable. He always kept me b0fc656625 by his side and c4b99f1ed0 cared for me. But there were c3d2e9378a a lot of 437dbd11b7 people who were 41c5bc2aa2 jealous of that. We were a cc633cf384 newly risen noble f7814102c3 house, not fully 6b3b1e3ccb established yet, so 29df1f0658 many looked down 116ecf0141 on us.”21f9362ff5e5fb62
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Adelen scrunched b6328bcb77 her nose. The head butler had c124208303 said something similar. That their 00487e6377 master, who 7414d0c4ca was this b447d244f4 perfect and 9b95b75c03 amazing, wasn’t 5b011764dd popular only 93cc8d04a3 because the 385f5f9011 other nobles e7d0eb01c5 looked down 831b3f69a8 on new d2e64ef3e9 blood.f5e37afcf5c6b43f
Wherever you ad50223fe3 go, people 63cb174481 are people, 692c079cab and local 83ce60d438 bias is f34e1f5997 a thing—but 8e9c9ab9b3 directing it 95d9387332 at a 885ace85e4 ten-year-old? That was too e662549f9b much.5590840043cc014c
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“They showed that fcefd241a8 to you when 4f5624753f you were only d94d0f7585 ten? That’s just mean…”1dbb6f061619afc0
“Their parents were 229046c463 like that, so bd3c4de697 the children followed 634773b3d4 suit. They just parroted 24b75a42a2 what they heard 189824af1d at home. The other companions especially 9a32dbeb21 were the worst.”db6a1cf2f5f95863
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“Ugh, already like e56bf7adea that at such e63c49d292 a young age… 69c2871d9e So, is that 2ec7ea0c4a why you hit 44b7f32233 them?”afa7df355d26f0aa
“One of them hit 0584dd2d6c me first, so I 513c110f6c hit him back.”b86e5edf7780105d
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“Good for you!”d86ea70dc84bf9fa
Adelen clenched her fists 12cca5181e and praised him.11ac133d979d2751
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‘That’s right—better to hit 2eb09a8fef back than to be e0c8c6838b hit and say nothing.’1bd3881437d3e4cd
But… Rakalt still 82f70df0da hadn’t said how 94c8ae6e76 much he had 3fc7f25c9d hit them.cde3c36d2840dc1a
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“Even His Majesty said 6923a6b39d I did the right bb44273b98 thing.ca41467a2e2c3698
He’d found d10e267c62 those guys 52612f11f4 annoying too. They used to 13f52c98c0 act all concerned a72b3ff56e but would mock 60fe0a9ea7 him for being 57faf5717c weak, or strut b245c79086 around bragging about c75f4473e9 being royal companions. He said bf1eb2fb03 it was 1e8f037454 disgusting.”1f32adef1f91f2af
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“If they were 24d890b86d companions, they must’ve 287c806901 been around the a617fe499c same age, right? Ugh… If they were 3c315e2bd2 like that to the a71a6e8a93 prince, I can only 360a2bb9f5 imagine how horribly they 9a9a2ca64b treated you. So, did you teach c247a461e4 them a proper lesson?”8b45bac043a79ac0
“Almost killed one of e1bbca0172 them. He’s still bedridden acbad50975 to this day.”8da0efb02f0f14b9
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“Good j— Wait, 4e8467d372 what?”b02b2b20f5ec7b94
Adelen had been about 9a78fbbfa1 to cheer for her 31433dd0a9 master again, assuming he’d 665e852731 won the fight. But… won how exactly?97ea2c1c490f2ca8
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“Umm, what did they 563ef4775a even say to you…?”b8899392a19f3824
Adelen tried to understand e1d8825410 Rakalt.aa8d1e6aec59d92d
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Surely there had f51e5488c7 been a reason. He must’ve heard something be94c50d91 that justified it.77233f862aa811db
“All sorts of things…But 295d0ef3f4 the one I heard 82cc2f03be the most was ‘little c09eacfbfb human butcher.’”25d788b25c346085
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Fair enough.4996b4e1e60140b6
“You should’ve 1b76d2c2fc just finished f4d806caa7 the job.”ac4e59c3721f962d
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It’s one thing 643cefd8d9 to hear rumors b3fe2147e2 as an adult 2928ee122f based on your 53857aa157 actions, but what e7cedaa785 had a ten-year-old 257bf71679 done to deserve fc335a88cb that?c39e5aaeb2c41825
Even if the previous a2e59d00df Count had risen in 6ed8910b63 status through harsh means, 3b0933be4c it wasn’t like it ec4495cbed had been dishonorable.f347c49e543e1184
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“I tried, but I e20a386ff5 got caught before I fcb3bd69d8 could finish.”9ea10e1ba4d6e0d8
“…Wait, so you 214c08ac4d really were trying?”fce8d9b7a48dce15
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“Of course. I even 65197ceab7 gave him 61a9a3dfd8 the first e81775d828 chance to 580b2b19df kill me.”6f3c98236d47e7af
That… probably wasn’t a 37c6853612 chance. That was bait.c0f0a962604685a2
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But even so, ef153fcb6c a person must f87e51eaf7 take responsibility for 5ce8fecf78 what they say—no d40bdfe415 matter how young 4360c8c230 they are.d3345af4688c0809
Adelen’s loyalty 89f45cd2bc was bent 413f9680b1 entirely inward.0609a87cb1031945
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Still… could bd57f6f437 a ten-year-old 9b772e8d5c really fight ece498b68c that fiercely?eee5cd4034725165
“Um… You 0fb67c9554 really were a2d3874b94 ten back f7b99a47aa then, right?”474b51216034f2cc
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“Yup.”96e80db3d57520a5
“Haha… Haha… Wow. You really were 11d6df8500 different from the 8adf9cb544 start, huh…”b609dcede7bc04e6
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Adelen now 130cebe321 applied her 94a8dfbd27 my-master-is-the-best! mode to d8218031f8 Rakalt’s childhood 8d6b1b2ba3 as well.3cbc2799f74785d2