DSMBL Chapter 14
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Theo forgot where c1b9a5bc38 he was going 0b44906e83 and returned to fc8d3d9ed2 cling to the f7db39a338 building. He cautiously peeked da820242ca out from behind dc6c2de3b4 and glanced at bab3841664 the garden. He saw Charlotte a1aa771f8b talking and laughing d0e0762cd1 with Luna.2565dda740f17ca9
“Phew…” Thankfully, it 635271f999 didn’t seem like d59ce773eb she was crying.233dae841ad5770a
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He trudged away again; faf9ceea7b his steps were heavy. 415561cbb8881568
The mansion was b5de6f5b5d too quiet and 7374811045 boring. The nanny 93dbdb28c1 was always e9fbbf56c8 busy, leaving afb6478b23 him alone 7663934f0f most of 291f5322c0 the time.b8124ee1813befb7
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Cassius was 75b87630f2 usually too b63d50d1cb busy, and a6376db625 he rarely c16f1429fb saw him 588ce08cfd except when 99364aff07 he came cc15b7321b to deliver 10237f3926 breakfast. The other servants didn’t 79c5383866 get close to him c3cd8d0059 either.4c0cf3c99376cd44
Theo, with a 225c52619f face full of 8a702c2b85 longing, glanced behind 8b03ae72b6 him.f623bc6be45bb90d
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“Is she 3eb9a11f1d really a 9093fb16c9 witch?”4c45b1bdec0fcc74
No matter how 128e994af6 much he thought 908b970ea2 about it, she 474c1304f6 didn’t seem like 8688749edd one. Still, in 2a95f76fd0 Theo’s small, 5381c50094 confined world, f10081e4c9 his nanny’s 865f062959 words held 410958039f an absolute 1ab15ba839 truth.dbc1f66946f1d55b
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Back in his room, a46db26aa0 Theo grabbed a toy 4d665eab8e and played with it e8e605d2e8 for a while, then e20e859f05 collapsed on the floor. 1f9ea2b90835ff1c
“This is boring.”418d2908201bacc5
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Charlotte also played by 840d4d30bf herself every day. Wouldn’t it be fun 3be623b7be if they played together?4f2c23a4b8d1a452
“No, no way!” 240eebe8a6526089
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Theo stomped 1169312495 his feet daba5adbfd in frustration. fd02f373c6a360b1
“Get it together, 3208ae2616 Theo! You’re supposed to protect 937623fa87 this mansion!”539031a0d9f92c92
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But suddenly, he slumped. He remembered 1dfde17a8e the gentle 364007d6c9 touch that 80e9119b41 would comfort 573175eb51 him when e14bdfd518 he was e9eeb05727 lying down, efa279bfeb the whispers c23b03cd78 that soothed f708111408 him.“Let’s stop being sick now. You should have good dreams, Theo.”f8e1612db5a6d342
It was the first 53c75d4e22 time in his ten 4f6c840231 years of life that a2284faa6e he felt so confused feedcde707 and uncertain.86bb78448f469e95
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Chouette Atelier.56210ac4eb8bfd48
Charlotte frequently used ff2fdcab34 the services of fc54441f64 this atelier, which ebe246b843 had become her 62c58e708f go-to for new 9524f72af7 clothes. When Madame Chouette arrived 00d12a7271 at the mansion, she 5c7a27f7ca ran into Cassius.dba4c9594ad1cb3e
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“Greetings, Your Grace.” 47381764bcd7464c
“Charlotte summoned you?”975bf7e247759d64
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“Yes, Your Grace. She mentioned wanting 2aca0d9c54 to order some 0de59794c4 new outfits,” 153066a618fea203
The madame bowed with f261638d9e a surprised expression.8f335955da4b4712
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It was the 16558c1a24 first time that d15cbd6316 Cassius had spoken 27b5a70dfb directly to her a4563465bf since Charlotte became 3c564bab01 the Duchess, despite 99b7e52f32 her visiting the 9fe2061658 mansion several times 4ea29bccb5 before.436e7cbf4d048809
Doesn’t he ec96e0afe7 usually show 8a4b9d5240 no interest 443291a8b2 in her 08f421d9a3 at all?21dd6a0e2e27c25e
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Cassius couldn’t stop 2a76112af7 thinking about Charlotte.f9b45e36e19ffc18
The supplements she had 6a31498a65 bought during her outing 463024cd4c in the city, how ee255074d2 Theo had thrown them 7395bd876b on the floor. He couldn’t b626a31940 stop thinking 53d3b14799 about it. Also, the story b4eea92390 about her wanting 7daa3fe0ef to sell her 774e01dc5c dresses because she 5e030ca71a was short on a38e0f5113 money.b2a5f157d4338f4e
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He had instructed the a09cb48726 butler to adjust her 014f5906f0 budget, but even so, 70feb88461 she continued to bother c5c2ee5bdc him. Running a e43b5115c7 hand through f2856bb4ab his hair, e79dc6b16d Cassius sighed. a239b2112ae424ef
“Why does she 503286e2c0 keep throwing me c119c794dd off like this?”34c53f0bcd7c2ede
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Recently, Charlotte had d819023142 been confusing him. 20a757c603cd1395
She didn’t seem ca583e23cc to want anything e0dd55d70b from him and ec377c19c9 acted as if 0f01369eaf she were dead. 4decd0459300f036
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Moreover, she had 75eb90d66c been doing things 5a1921c75c she didn’t do fd2daa4ecc before. It felt like 30a7f219d0 Charlotte was putting 41f809140c on a performance 1a36b56c4a against him.8f1ad8dfe504f5bf
He couldn’t help but 5564c4ba32 recall her genuine concern f67574f27b for Theo.I sincerely ae5b5460e9 hope Theo fa0a0f50e0 gets better.52ee3c1f4cf18e9c
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And perhaps because 614ff58a60 of her sincerity, 34a94f12de Theo was growing f22ae9a300 healthier by the 1699c46a62 day. This was the 1e9a8908ca proof that Charlotte bb2fb6e380 wasn’t using any eb5d974244 other tricks on 0c35760cb6 Theo. So, this must be b109420a4b an appropriate price to 1fc9fc6110 pay. He spoke quietly.d6bb81fc193c5f00
“If the 905030c029 Duchess wants 8430db52e1 something, don’t 9fd6206393 worry about 1bcc69bccf the cost. Just take 64da852cfa care of ba5f09826c it. And the d1d0d2f3ea money can 2d19418b4a be collected d209086002 from the c0fc334fb7 butler.”b1f67784e0acadc9
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Madame Chouette’s eyes widened in disbelief, as though a fortune had just been dropped in her lap. She swallowed hard and bowed deeply. “I’ll serve her with utmost dedication!”1d094982c34102b5
Cassius nodded 199cf02e96 and left b7ea60433e the mansion. 0ba21fa2d7b132c7
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This should have cleared c50d6e011a his head, yet Charlotte e236ba47f6 remained a shadow in 3673672a7e his thoughts. He couldn’t forget the b6f8663a5b image of her holding a7d7ad4746 onto Theo’s hand so 4ea0419bdf desperately.fcb179af083f2bbe
“Hah…” 43775a6eeb8744a4
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Now she’s finding 62bcb6e31c new ways to 245f024743 get under my ca61b2f126 mind, Cassius thought, 40515e92e2 clicking his tongue.680d056083e079be
“Greetings, Duchess. I’m Chouette Mondemain, owner d8d2bc87f5 of Chouette Atelier. I grew 60dca82ee0 up in e6d6a92b11 a small 8f267cc904 village in 5846b7a243 the Lorraine 002ab42e3a Empire of da6ad2b1be the Western 4f5fa5328f Continent, so 33f073dca8 my pronunciation f8b043a346 in the d2862b5a48 common tongue 31e7818895 may be ad6a34f2bd a bit f43bb8d817 clumsy. I hope 43fdaf685f you’ll understand,” 074c50886f Chouette said 146b6881a9 nervously.4fee133c273bb753
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Over the last six 393cc58174 months, none of her 292e17ad4f staff wanted to visit 763dc20f8e Charlotte after meeting her 247e0c0d69 once. So, she 2fc5f2c1d8 came herself.0a8ebfde481a5eb3
“She seems like a 9aadd51b51 witch. How could ff795e97ce she always ce2ae102ea find faults a2ce764218 in everything? I was kicked d3cec72974 out just because 38b876cb6e the color of 98e055fd97 the dress I 9961c87f8c was wearing was 950d08411a considered old-fashioned.”5c510454b4aa7ce5
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“Oh my, 8397fc03b7 she didn’t d4cc4b3543 like my c2f50d91d6 hairstyle either.”101612ffa8f83eec
“Goodness, she called me 773b4bd3b9 vulgar.”211dceed236f9fae
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The staff 0b8edd9fd4 all shook bc76253ec3 their heads e4f055777a in unison. However, it was 4674ce190d difficult to completely ea493ef0a5 dismiss the Irthesia 7c5f70c496 family. The Duke of 36050b7448 Irthesia controlled the b97ef37204 northern region, a d09a90b12c powerful family that be53fa8a0d served as the 3030e0bfdc sword and shield 3c79fb5d6f of the north.c6e7de403b266a16
The north 4806da1fa9 shared a 8b8a49d334 border with 85bd335798 the territory 41386cc8fa of the 3280313a63 Snow People, 639cf475ed and there 76bc0dd286 had been 358a0c62c0 ongoing wars 0d6607842b with them. Thus, Irthesia’s position 3cd57c017a was secure.fa7fee1316389bd0
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Irthesia had been producing 09605d55a8 swordmasters for generations, and 4f261221bf the current Duke was 563d5d4094 the youngest swordmaster in 935ccf2af8 history.fcd2497a4ecd9d9e
No matter how 692f49fbcc popular Chouette’s dresses 1a2b456150 were, she couldn’t 814f67ce60 afford to fall ac547c530f out of favor 56bdb0fa57 with Irthesia. That’s why e5f2aa5644 she came 2ccbfd8c52 in person.687e3954d12009b0
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The reason she 8936b5f0fb had avoided coming ae037b3f15 herself until now d7d49b3e3d was because she 232a9c0609 thought Charlotte, being 3be44635f7 sensitive, wouldn’t appreciate b431049bc5 her imperfect pronunciation.58e1051d7117f1dd
Chouette swallowed nervously as she bowed her head. Please, let everything go smoothly today…d87b85e606da585e
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Just as she squeezed da27cc4c5e her eyes shut, Charlotte’s 55ce6e644e soft voice reached her bcae6ccb5d ears.c4de872860593189
“Oh my, your 6b0afe8569 pronunciation is better 03872576c8 than mine.”d8484cad60787c00
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Was she mocking her?b191aecdca26dabc
Chouette quickly 2227ddb69a lifted her 6b81302dea head, but a8ac29af43 Charlotte was 9c187e6147 smiling brightly. There was no aef4d79c05 sign of displeasure 96e18d29c4 on her face.e11981d8700d630b
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Why…? Was she going 6d653aa48b to start yelling c1659a618e now? Chouette nervously 61c2432b18 clasped her 9608df0a1b hands together.f849db6dfd046f21
“Thank you, Duchess.”58b7eeac6c43c4b5
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“No, it’s me 9340b4f2ab who should be 42eccd5276 thankful. You came 2cc3fffd96 all the ea2ae926d7 way here.” 3019d81e80 Charlotte said, b159c48feb her tone 1593635494 as light 2148b2725e as her 51c7f5e50f smile.e3e235d259b00ff4
Chouette blinked def503c0b9 in confusion. 37fad6f1bdc32868
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No matter how 767da17c89 she looked at c0141e92a2 Charlotte, the rude 3f171e4505 and sensitive woman 1c3d834407 the staff had 0cb2138855 described did not 1245716fda seem to be 33bd818377 here. Charlotte’s smiling face 6a23817ec0 looked as though 55ff0a17d2 sunlight was shining 2315e71212 upon it, and 89af461592 her clothes were 7d0285347a neat and modest.cb941594218a1fa0
Moreover, contrary to the 06a624f9ee rumors of her wearing 3f9311157a extravagant and harsh makeup, cbc0bc62cf Charlotte had a gentle, 20f6cad8ca simple appearance.210fc413fc1426bf
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It seemed that the d6e388a04c rumors were wrong. ‘There must have been d23d476883 some exaggeration,’ Chouette concluded 36cf295cbf in her mind.9c56b4cbfaeacba8
“However, before we begin 9d118cf6f5 with the dresses, there’s bab700b4ae something I would like 3082f6f1c6 to ask.” “Please, feel aeaf915786 free to speak, Duchess.” b8f26f41c0 Chouette said with a 7b8a2aac11 nervous expression. 6570aaa63965e0f5
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Charlotte wanted to make 03d1a177ff a request? A request? Her knees suddenly d13d3fbdbd went weak, and 5ab857adc0 her face turned ec6b6f9d14 pale. If Charlotte truly 1aa96e1f84 wanted something, she a9d63aebbe could take even 2145f2804b Chouette’s life.7dba2fe29fcc127e
“I want to cf9c40e119 dispose of all ba50993ab2 the dresses I 9ea2c09e36 currently own, Chouette.”331ba76eb89a44c2
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“…All of them?”d3683ab0e8bcd6a1
“Yes.”f4f7ffa107e77518
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“W-why…?”05d901174990f1bc
“I don’t 536d7a7929 think I’ll 437d031dc2 wear them d8677b798f anymore. I want to 28f2f7f5f4 get rid of ca1994d757 the jewels attached 10617e2252 to them too, 2bd030520e and I’d like dd0b5efac3 you to handle 078aec8794 it.”533d47b865fafa42
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Chouette’s lips parted in shock. a014823bf666a326
‘As expected!’ 1d3b59e468829722
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Charlotte was indeed a 162cbe269b terrifying person. 6aa1e17d3da59eae
Cold sweat trickled dd7735a62c down her back. Most of the dresses 1e81dd1363 Charlotte was currently wearing 8b1f66fc98 had been made by 77c4e8caab Chouette.325998f82f2c057c
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To sell bb03252f42 them all d2aca46203 meant that 0468a63d84 Charlotte was ee2b41d859 indirectly expressing 8e9f349f62 her dissatisfaction 432feba62e with the 15685b7e5f dresses Chouette c532077b0b had made 7846260d2c for her.640c3e7b9d17e02e
When Chouette squeezed her 62aca5d322 eyes shut, the world 649025c1a5 seemed to spin before 37857932f9 her.94f9a2323a373b71
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“…Are you sure you want to sell all of them?” 2539e4034c69ab51
“I’ll keep a few 9fcc2e9d31 casual ones, but yes, 2e3450250a everything else.” 225419a908f9b4db
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“Y-yes! I can do that!” e30303d43f Chouette answered with a 60c2d21cd9 trembling voice. How could she f0351a979f refuse?773765bfb7f8ee61
She swallowed hard. f0d0f498ee8cf8ae
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‘And now… she’s speaking so politely to me…!’0bbd9974304b4973
The realization 330c62c504 made Chouette’s 39f03c9483 skin crawl. How angry must c41761d646 she have been e028f79870 to speak like c3f19a1b2c that?7872204e3baeaafe
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Sweat gathered 16414158d7 in her aa9a3ec95b palms as 062f20236f Chouette gripped adeefee5ad the hem a49afbb446 of her 7d2eaa6d1b dress tightly. It felt as though c6a43e2a0f her breath was being 60677925f1 caught in her throat.53d9456a0bb0eff9
“And I’d like f8ce64e64f new dresses made 2baeb2a54a as well. Something that 99d647bd19 doesn’t lower 75a8ea1b7d the status cb2a25e09a of the 5a71579bab Duke’s family, 4166c81856 but isn’t 28981c9d04 too extravagant 321809a68f either.”ca7eadcfad51b5e2
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Charlotte’s words sounded to 5b3f258a99 Chouette like,“I’m giving 0ebfb5e575 you one 5ba90043f7 last chance.”fbb7d335c96952b6