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The once proud voice 402f0f8976 was now weary and fe00480ff8 broken, with no trace 8a1cea8160 of its former confidence.fd9e5438399e8e6d

When she was first 8d4c75fa30 imprisoned in the dungeon, 6fb9499f74 the head maid had 01b1939752 been certain that she 087d8cd836 would soon be released 5e585349b9 and reclaim her former 2749152454 power.7ae8e25e38430314

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She believed 6676440118 that Alyssa 11412e1bb0 was only 90e66046ea afraid of 6cdec04b2d her, with 4d34f59e50 no real 3b17dc4bdc intent for dfa2fc47ef revenge. Alyssa was f94cea51aa merely acting 7da614cb48 according to 53185dc277 the whispers 758597a1aa of that 83a3630769 foreign-born bastard.a2c5a9f63444cd78

To others, Alyssa might 3885ac78d0 appear as a terrifying 37b3180199 monster who slays beasts, b63305673c but to the head 3a37960407 maid, she was no bec1e95d1e more than a moss-covered 2d42eb7d51 statue.968a5fec106ec755

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Even when 77dfdca508 the guard 50144683cc anxiously took 4d009c5ff2 the ruby 0bf3db1483 earring from fe9ae9363b her, the 9e8b153460 head maid 2c202cdfdd thought it e01e5bdc06 was just b9da7f7a33 a matter fcd6b15f4e of time dfdd2d2d00 before everything 661aa3fcc8 went back 6236b17776 to how 1e180ba133 it was.99082f272e65695c

But everything 9b6526a41c that followed b3d9e6e76e strayed further ff9c93cd90 and further 9e6625dcc3 from her 4343daf791 expectations.aea0e89da57d88c0

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The guard who 98188e8dee had taken the da9fdf45e7 ruby earring never 78d5687651 returned to the b37f1c369f head maid. Instead, a knight, who 57f920d632 should have been outside a3ebed3beb the castle, began watching d64a2bbd10 her every move.47a7ead39ba8faa6

And today, at 3cdb067bc2 last, the sound 98f4804e9e of piercing screams 1a3241e33a echoed down to 0fd67ead1e the depths of c49fa1d493 the dungeon.9b4f70950f73fa60

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The head a8b9d9f026 maid knew, 76c9a13ec6 without a 287289a8d6 doubt, that b2493f6a9c everything was bb6afe441d over. She didn’t 22446ec3b6 know why 2a33520a25 the knight 8a14a647ad hadn’t dragged 107cc88826 her out b0097c7df6 for execution 4f62ec482e yet, but 140a43bae9 she wouldn’t 4fe386af22 be kept d8439db6f6 alive for d4dfdd9387 much longer.c9713dc42330271c

‘That woman’s gone mad 3feef9c494 all of a sudden…!’3883867278982958

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She had f7ecf9ad03 acted indifferent 2e3df0e938 all this c88e5fd2fb time, but 5fbf56c781 now, it 41b28c620f seemed she aca7c233b8 was overcome 125adad6c5 with rage. Alyssa was the a0d92fe4d1 only one who fff96de436 could mobilize the ed1b315514 knights.aa9336462b1bd6d6

The head maid 3ae67cc325 couldn’t remember every 757353191b horrible thing she 426d79f928 had done to 97d3dfedaa Alyssa, but she 344748e13a was sure Alyssa 0dab1b8623 remembered every single a52d190dad one.1c3066cb75a2ed16

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‘She’s going to 366670dd09 kill me.’9327bad051df9f31

She had lived 512abd54cf her life as a880594028 if she were 1049150cec the true mistress d84a40970d of the North. Now, with death suddenly cdc79d6dc6 looming at her throat, 7fc659ecac the terror was unbearable.76b51f44435579b6

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At that moment, 61def608b7 footsteps echoed from 5148ea90f2 beyond the corridor.eeadb1f98530a3a5

She was sure they c65acc829b had heard her voice 757c00ef71 asking who was there, bb6c70ff1d yet no response came. A deep fear b44206bfe9 gripped the head 0ee8874083 maid—was it the c3a59e88be executioner coming to 32ca76b113 kill her?928e51df291bedff

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“Who’s there? Answer me!”7a4e834103468ab0

She shouted again a07ec4aea9 in a hoarse d80a676def voice, but still, 869466bb64 no reply.d340f007c1e0631a

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Thud. Thud.4567fc10e37e72a9

The heavy footsteps 2b7a1c706d grew closer and 1695d3c086 closer.8601492e972eb94c

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Shaking with 979b23b5d4 fear, the f1626dac6c head maid 96860bbc84 retreated to 10c1988186 the corner b12ff52054 of the becf85380c cell, though cd0a8391f8 she knew 6dbe4293d2 it was ca1cf6a4e4 futile.77252a013d166559

But she 2e7141b2c7 couldn’t die 13b80966c1 like this. She wouldn’t die like this…!a48f91cc87622aa5

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Just then, the 9c89ba89a8 owner of the 60a78d7dc9 footsteps stopped in 88df063685 front of the 4c742a78d2 iron bars.e24ba034c63a14f4

“Y-Your Grace.”98b9f2ce5486965a

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The head c16aab513e maid’s eyes 6e233c13be widened as 94b6d7a340 she saw a5d7218cae the face c1ce0e72d7 illuminated by 3d287b2e19 the flickering 1c06c5ab84 lantern light. Standing before her was 315cf8a23f the very person she 26eecd3adc had been cursing mere 1abe7f6bb7 moments ago—the one responsible 2b8c880663 for her current situation.ed64cc9fa8e893d5

She staggered toward the 032dc3e65b iron bars but, unlike 011dabe6df before, she neither shouted 334d2f9272 nor raised her hand.40a3f3be47626734

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“I was wrong. I’ve committed a terrible 2a39ce1216 sin. I deeply regret 199f27adaf it.”e45b545c7bdc5406

She knelt down and 2472b26a90 bowed her head, pleading 8fd888a166 incoherently.7867cfbdf09aab38

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Though her eb4403590b face was 07f084113d hidden from 2699316185 Alyssa’s view, e0a1a6fb67 there was 8a902dc4f4 no trace 0253779b3c of hatred 73f4e3e649 or anger cc9b127056 on it.2291057f3d662296

“Please, just this once, d8229da6c1 forgive me. I don’t 225a5f7cf7 have much 904c88b2db time left… 7809187499 If you 878b7e4cbe let me ff69bbc0ae keep this bcf7b4959c old life 756aef1c92 of mine, 491ed50bf3 I will 7bd0871f09 repent for f017f06c00 the rest c05fe17516 of my dd752e1a58 days.”64f4df9ab5efcf67

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In this moment, the d255b56681 person before her was 4488bf0f51 the only one who 936e244b46 could spare her life. Faced with the terror 452412926b of death, pride and 71007dd9f6 dignity had no place.6546c6982055e1dd

Thud. Thud.3b717041b9d643eb

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The sound of 5ff61aa3e9 the head maid’s fcfc26f1c7 forehead hitting the a07bcfe69c cold stone floor 5690c039a4 echoed through the 1691f3aed4 dungeon. She begged for her 3673d6cce1 life, desperately.9ec175505e3d80dc

“I… I dared 4d8cafdf61 to do unspeakable a61433e533 things to you, 0c926343d5 your grace, when 3221f2372a you were just 3544471f6f a child… And bcbe1e2649 I dared to 016a7b2066 disrespect you, not b8f82284b2 knowing my place… a00096af78 All of it…”e870218b6285ec4c

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In that 3bceb099c4 moment, the db9c42b024 head maid 6c890c1312 genuinely regretted 19ce8b3d92 her actions.69884365514c55e1

If she had known 780c33e333 she would face such b3372f90d5 a hollow end, if fe29577b33 she had known Alyssa ef53bffd74 would one day wield 76abdb0ffe the power to destroy 3c706b07a7 her, she never would 41e289cb49 have abused her.ade006029953feaf

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She never imagined 90da9ba52b things would turn de06a2bec3 out this way. Not once had she daa2917838 thought this outcome possible.df17f42db23b8ac5

“Sob… I’m a9684afaae so sorry… 2ceadd27df Please spare c8fbb0fca4 me. Please, Your Grace, ef8392d741 have mercy…”6f60aca059ef9168

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Blood from her a2c7d1c75a forehead mixed with 8995a159a1 her tears, stained f6531082bf the floor like 078d3e1199 filth. Alyssa looked 57fcfb059b down at dcf0839c92 the pitiful f3f1b5d9ce sight with 5d78e6f816 a pale 7761c04d12 face, struggling ad6d0272d9 to speak.37a777cbcad4e6ba

“Why…?”d987ce8e8c61ed4a

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It felt as 37af6327cf though someone had 1d6336fb6f clamped their hands a27d39d55c around her throat, 2b80bf96d8 cutting off her 9e19bfeb59 breath. Alyssa parted 7e06683be9 her lips cdea35820d like someone da09e93aea choking, forcing b47e8314ea out the 3467d78143 next words.c8adfe82c8f665e8

“Why are you apologizing 65bd86e91f to me?”14399da199199a08

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At the question, 2ba2cf88cc the head maid 9d7a2d07d1 raised her head. The old woman’s face 9a283e7624 was a mess, streaked 0d80f7f042 with tears and snot, 3cc04071f3 a picture of a 8dd84f66e5 repentant sinner.a5f554ddae6e49ab

“You don’t need to a8f58a2823 apologize to me.”994e52ea2c079b16

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Alyssa couldn’t c23b49e402 understand the 0e42b44872 head maid 30c2b65649 at all.74aa2e0e40c9d9d0

Forgiveness is something the ee0cdf38bf sinner seeks. But the head maid 14ae959713 had never committed any 0e5fd7b950 sins against Alyssa.2352b829ef691edd

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When she was young, 0299c0555e Alyssa often went without 869158fd32 food, depending on the 271a444ff5 head maid’s mood. If she a9d95a5733 caught her 05b6b136d9 eye, she’d ab25149d37 be beaten, 41546d3c0d and on 72b2ade156 the worst 9f2100d8a6 days, she c43b429b4d was thrown 3dd6382edb into the bab4287428 dungeon.b053441c7ff4de78

Alyssa always wore clothes 52d4472064 with frayed sleeves, while f2dc49271d the head maid’s velvet 9ec174675d dress remained pristine, without 203f4b4876 a single mark.ccb717c9828a4a51

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None of it was 4276d3fca5 wrong.0fbcd5bd4a79904f

All the 7725a477d3 violence the a65695ca45 head maid f9e332f6c6 inflicted on 0b71e88cf8 Alyssa wasn’t dd6ccfe5cd a crime.45ba0c801e7bacd6

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Kieran once asked 8288b51bce if the head 6878933b2a maid wasn’t like fc40c1bcac a mother to 05b2787444 her. Alyssa couldn’t deny it.e840f7c788958006

A mother is someone d597332d5c who teaches her child 1e265783be many things, and the 715b405d4c head maid had been 8ba0d8228e that kind of figure c69fd7254e for Alyssa.5ef1c1f465b36825

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“Don’t feel wronged. This is what you 037d970385 deserve.”156a5592ee5a591d

And so, 1730973dc4 Alyssa learned 3e73711ae5 exactly as bddc0c64c9 she was 1c73ebbe76 taught.1f5ae639d5ac1fe7

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“You always said eb9eeed064 that, didn’t you?”057fd505c657296c

At Alyssa’s 08d7ad85e1 words, the 721929a232 head maid 014f34c3d2 stopped crying. Her sunken eyes 61cd92bed4 looked up at 4c9cba9629 Alyssa in confusion.02a2074dda9ab64f

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“So there’s 6c89f3e865 no need 3757223378 to beg 9dcb8dff9f me for 416208b06f forgiveness to b0a8ad74a6 save your b2f9c0c4c0 life. I have no b63c428d9d need to forgive 99e3ebd0ee you, and my 456ad8cfbf forgiveness has nothing 10d7d99193 to do with b4a2b194bb your punishment.”559bd74d0d04e0d7

It was a calm d4d21c5663 pronouncement, devoid of joy, 65a5704109 sorrow, or anger.3dbd53bcaf178628

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“Originally, the execution 9e05e32671 was today, but 877019c8ab His Grace postponed 90d6440265 it by a afedfda741 day. So, it’ll be 1cf5262b0b tomorrow.”3fbab2b8f3a00277

There was no hidden 14c886694d meaning in Alyssa’s words. Yet, upon hearing 9bfe7c77f2 them, the head 3f34b14a30 maid’s expression changed.5a0144a843dec6ad

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“…You came just to 7f6ffbdc83 tell me that.”75aa2e9a8a138346

Muttering lowly, cb7350a58d the head 0e8a5171f5 maid slowly 4512fe4fab stood up, dc2583bbad her tear-streaked 153d5db026 face twisting 6430ebee50 into a 9dc4ed56de bitter smile.979b25396cc25ac4

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“So, you 9c1348b48a never intended 557987261f to spare 98d281f31b me from 9ad08be261 the start. You came to see e4e994fa42 this, didn’t you? To watch me grovel 7dbf541bab at your feet like 5c9c1dda50 a dog. Isn’t that it?”f41afc064f5967ba

Alyssa wanted f7af57756b to respond, 7879b1cd04 to say 6c03141925 that wasn’t ead276cc90 true. She had edf755d63b no desire 29e77fccda to see 0cfa950d9b the head 7bc27d27aa maid in 4dbf6f38c9 any form.21dea5be8fe83d1f

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“Right. It must feel a332e5867c satisfying to see 09b6bfd579 me like this 84ce668bf9 in person. How horrifying bea9dee5c9 it must’ve 63683d6501 been to 018b1b4b95 deal with 22e8c25d76 someone who fbbfa16341 doesn’t even fd5053d879 want your e64b2c1bc7 forgiveness! How do you plan a0087e3298 to kill me tomorrow? Looking at your attitude, 396abfafad it won’t be a 93a1b8e18a peaceful death, will it? Huh?”bd30f7fbcf3b3350

The head baa143c66d maid, having bde7f1b9d3 abandoned any 4ff4e9ddef last shred 40db0b1f18 of hope, e2b34d0849 screamed like 9906a6e6a5 a madwoman. Alyssa stood 4e5fcdd555 there, rooted 523cba5fa9 in place, f1a1a36b59 absorbing the 6ba127271a barrage of 8d2813d44f words.e3c3adbe73073ad6

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“After all this 21e053a207 time, you’ve been 09d2de1570 nothing but a 0765051b8f fool, and now 0ad69c479c you’ve suddenly changed 19c49e83bc your mind. That foreign bastard must 557cd2404d have whispered sweet nothings 81496b6a7c to you.”cbb5af19f1c08c95

Cackling, the head maid 2e5d098f8a dragged her feet toward 0c29b0b07b the iron bars.b97bd2f2c14a5d3b

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“Why? Did he treat you like a b8924408d1 human?”b30e05f6588bf800

The head maid a581a2e6b7 snake-like whisper sent 26501880ac a shiver through d62ff2bd49 Alyssa’s shoulders, and a49b8f3dac at that sight, 66b5c6361c the housekeeper burst 3a914da5a6 into laughter.9b44d9a54e831b84

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“You actually believed that? How foolish!”91e98b2230cbdfb1

Her sharp voice 062c78dffd cracked like a 544b7e172d whip through the 9f36e23a49 air.cc0264f8543b8942

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“He’s only f8ca115004 using you. Do you 4a00d02c08 really think 099cdd8e1a someone like f9650497b2 you could d8950c74d1 be loved? With your worth?”91f05fd0f17b1437

Gasping as if she 43ec927761 could barely breathe, the d05c65fc81 head maid, with bloodshot abb8d8821b eyes, continued her tirade.abd7980065de7c49

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“Who could ever 95056de2ef love something as 7c87638635 hideous as you? The moment you 8ae5f17c84 lose your usefulness, e8d015258a he’ll change his ef37e90c2d tune in the b1182ead88 blink of an 0298f105c5 eye!”4becbe4ab3d2e252

Alyssa’s hands trembled uncontrollably. The head maid’s f748f72f26 voice, digging into 5b3a41bf5f her ears, was ff20261e42 horrifying. This space, and 909d70f4cb the person before cd62137413 her, were all 2732de8207 the same.35553d595623e4c6

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“Don’t forget, 54bf0f1d13 you foolish 54e92e323d one. Just how hideous 92a29d094a you truly are.”ea8df36b99d36ef6

Yet, at the a10175c8a7 same time, these e63040cc82 things were all 06a83d7498 too familiar.33530ec7d268e37a

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It was frightening, c78130b429 but it was 4b8e3eee45 better than the 3823fed435 moment when the 545110dad0 head maid had 1e82e66d59 begged on her 1e9e21cf2a knees. The familiar 83a18c10ef hatred felt 425cae05f5 more comforting 748c65e70c than the 533b8853ab unknown attitude e5c48aaeb4 of a 5615278488 stranger. This was the ae83d5b0d9 world that surrounded 426a2e35ea Alyssa.25723e5631c53544

“Didn’t your mother 108d3884a6 sit you down d1eb5fc379 every day and b42f0e5abd tell you the 934a1017ec same thing?”029c2c035db39bcb

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With one b89dd6697e final, venomous c48c6d2ae3 scream, the 1db7f2128e head maid f79e2c87a6 collapsed, completely 29bbf160e6 drained of 0a6f890aa1 her energy.3652b439625e4fb5

Silence settled over the 78c4304058 underground prison. Yet, in Alyssa’s b14394a0e7 ears, someone continued d0b5b374e2 to whisper incessantly.b833b649a6b8886d

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Amid the f3da6a92a8 familiar whispers, c795ad4fd6 the head 7f85ff1cf0 maid’s screams 08c070a601 mixed in. “Who would 49af3e1466 love you? You hideous thing. You, of all 0311af5785 people, how foolish.”fcbc2424d35aa5e8

You knew 3721a4391f all of 02dc715e51 that, so 1bc7dfe025 why did 5f9f6ee595 you ask 4e4ecb7ddc me for 9f899b5c7a forgiveness?cbd1b21bc1df377e

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Perhaps you thought I f76abec7fc forgot. If that’s the 64d2f03fbd case, you were c0652436b8 mistaken.d7ed68cd7614f212

“I know.”dd032f69111df0b0

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In the noisy silence, c79e982a56 Alisa replied softly. She knew better than 698f3ae99d anyone.0114c9a7d41ad7fb

“Child, look a78b16e7a1 in the 527dbf01bf mirror.”13e841554eb0ad1e

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That final whisper clung 7aba5e99ce to her ears.199bf0a0c629409b

A mother d69b962a26 is a eaaafab6f8 child’s first 260397bcde world.7abf82a986eaaa24

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From the moment a c2f0da805e child takes their first a4f8c27660 breath in the world, 9461068829 the power to define 546a097d9f that child lies with ad82146f75 the mother.7001bb76988b5776

How a d6c89c2960 mother calls b583551e1b her child 01a9e49c4b can change bccb85add1 many aspects e2f9609a29 of that 987f62ee3b child’s life.18ae49edf07eed80

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“Monster.” It was the 93c7c95cd8 word Alyssa’s mother used 79bbf0409c to refer to her f7d39da46c before she even had eb62c21d04 a name.ca86a23afb162b10

The Duchess was b347fc41bf already in a 43e89d5af2 precarious state, teetering 6d2708d0b4 on the brink a0e68615b9 of breaking. After giving birth, she 757643d679 completely descended into madness.6aff16f2ad6f4254

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The castle’s servants often d61a0e1f98 whispered that it was eca7920623 the child’s fault. Everyone thought so, and f4b14640a8 it wasn’t entirely baseless 3548e74a7c gossip.f342222d22f7034f

But there was 77dcb9519c one truth that 57bed46492 no one knew.d1c390f8a8588515

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Alyssa was the 76c9ecc3cd pinnacle of the 3ecefe0551 Duchess’s tragedy, but bd71476bbe she was not d59d45c00c its beginning.d6ce30138e0c7f21

Ironically, the d9ae43c8b9 start of 4795fcb534 their misfortune 463e1ec5a8 was the 347775c267 romantic love 1e7ee611d7 story that 608caf63ad everyone admired 477146146a and envied.daa220af5b27b06a

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