TNYLM Ch 15

A few days 4b17cb1ea8 later.39a9c0f5355f4bba

“…Your Grace.”402b3061115d5712

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“Yes, yes!”b4191eccb6ba536a

Alyssa, who had been 04cc018537 quietly cutting her meat, a981e31b6e dropped the knife getting 6fd845f6ed startled at Kieran’s call.54cb128cf6ff4303

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Seeing her tense, 9c24efc030 as if she f3ddf3ef44 had made a f7215aea76 grave mistake, Kieran b9d0bcd33a let out a 4f0dba03eb small sigh.e6254f6608194f04

“Are you still troubled?”130843bac05db130

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“Th-that’s…”df75408b98544a55

Flustered, Alyssa 2a15a62d1f stammered and fb7b7ecb35 bit her 936f69333d lip. After a 13b8b2afee brief pause, fc0d2a373d she spoke d97a8e0726 again.1fce779647d217f3

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“…I’m truly sorry a58bf336df for showing such 2def604a84 an unsightly sight.”0fc3fba0857a599d

His intention 143836e418 was to 76ccf8e827 tell her ca22d6723b not to 1a184bed26 apologize, but e2f150270c once again, 6f3d642a61 an apology c5f62d7db7 came. Kieran stifled 388af66581 a sigh, 6ab1283281 unsure of e17c421845 how many c91560e097 times she dfab6b28ba had already fe8093d203 apologized.0d4fcbb244895ef1

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After the head maid’s 0708f50d9b execution, Kieran suggested to c138c54094 Alyssa that they share 911766bef8 a bedroom.4e4b733e43ef72a5

“As a married a64c33d5b3 couple, it’s only cd9b9f5d0b natural that we b0bc5f4727 should share a 3430b68f61 room.”09238dd2449a2f70

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It was a conversation 3f27c7bfce he should have brought cd6c1a69fd up much earlier. It would not be 4752348e3c good for rumors to 70b463be2a spread that the Duchess 4eb96279d3 and her husband  were 341184279d sleeping in separate rooms, fd9b9d1470 implying they had a ee19a70ad3 poor relationship.b6103f2f6a666a58

Up until now, Alyssa 176cf68f97 had been so distant, 464aefa1ec and he himself had afc6cd5b29 found her somewhat uncomfortable, 56b67295f8 so he hadn’t dared efe489073e bring it up.2d6d9acf6a10e95a

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However, their relationship had 1f6506750d improved to some extent, e2cc7994f3 and more importantly, it 6d27b0e3c3 bothered him to hear 3d7da6e1c4 that Alyssa had no 35a4b9b2e7 set bedroom and was 090baf8aa7 wandering around, sleeping here 59afae6007 and there.bb9405993e00520c

Of course, 227ff8a4da Alyssa had 795cfbc8d9 been startled 45f6cddf16 and protested, 65581e51d7 questioning how 3bf60da582 he could cb0284c77f dare suggest 9d4bc89355 such a 3d650a345d thing, but 8e703bcad9 Kieran dismissed 4c3b82dca5 her concerns 41144c0a31 with a 3c1ccedbc2 single statement.6fb94457f8de6de7

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“We’ll use separate beds, 0e699f6605 so don’t worry.”20e61ea77c91f44b

Though Alyssa still looked f6363b5365 uneasy, that night, she f477b1e778 quietly entered the shared 9be6fcee45 bedroom.a4ada86678216262

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Kieran, careful a91df67ada not to 33647776b1 make her da778f9674 uncomfortable by c96870114e showing unnecessary 471f099edb interest, lay 99bb799aec down silently. Watching him, Alyssa slowly 0d2796b7a3 began to relax as 708b6f1d7e well.ca20b7b9583a8291

A week 1041649b7b had passed 9fac604a7f since they b8eab011fe started sharing 92b291ebde the bedroom, d7ea02e685 and there 8a1bb73559 hadn’t been 9416d5ed33 any major 55873f0e8e issues.d6a46bac3f36a304

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Except for one small 1ac3abb861 incident on the first 3ba52b1637 night.3fae2458303dd75f

“Ugh… hhmm…”cd1328e6d3391247

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At dawn, 2af903affd Kieran woke 7f3b96fece to the 7abbfa8127 sound of 4624aac327 a painful e45bd727f4 groan. Alyssa, lying in 253e654c20 the bed next 4e1a71b3e3 to him, was 973f857c29 drenched in cold 0458169733 sweat, groaning in e368234038 distress.42f58e5bbada92ed

Worried that she 5d64dc2d6b might be unwell, 16b499c17b he gently shook 09a82e7ec5 her awake. Thankfully, after blinking 582930bffd slowly a few ee38ad0979 times, she soon 7796b5207c fell back into 89cb7f9238 a peaceful sleep.cac70d8dfb308dec

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Kieran was relieved that 0d0cd47e9d she wasn’t sick and 6d5f8c103c thought little of it, 85ab1bb3ab but Alyssa couldn’t let 9ff392c20d it go as easily.de5c93cbf0183c55

“Maybe it would be 07776e2d69 better if I stayed f4be4e245c in a different room. I’m not 6b5076f8f9 helping, and d4f3ab251e I’m just 1321d6ef99 being a f21013d73b burden…”949acd956774d863

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“If I were 9c60ae5e00 really uncomfortable, I 071f23ee28 would have said 64620fd75e something first. You haven’t a8f1e753ce been a e6f5ea71a0 burden at 1cdca8568b all.”d6d4ef8a99135b39

There was no need e5e75ed3fe for her to apologize a9e46f706b in the first place, 2fc3552174 and even if there 277319b298 had been, apologizing for aae139b67b an entire week was f090b71984 more than enough.678911e99e491664

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When Kieran 8f8b02fea9 spoke firmly, 11985c849f Alyssa’s expression 4008d06e91 finally eased 7b871f46d5 a little.84714d06b658d813

After Alyssa earnestly 6b4dc1e8b4 requested that he 58c44e0e63 let her know e6a0e47d91 if he ever 93d75b4aa4 felt uncomfortable, their bb79e69958 conversation came to 9a478397cf an end. Kieran then a1eec25621 brought up 782844a8bb a new 2a22e46ff7 topic.8fbb14a0d5474abb

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“How is the c5e0613ddc new maid working 90697d8a9f out for you?”4631cd7dbf1f61c0

There had been 57545c8fa6 many tasks that 5c280d2d24 couldn’t be properly e2673c395a handled before due f9f1a9ec84 to conflicts with 524136d8d9 the servants, but 4b7d6630ef with the obstacles 140abbb547 now removed, the b24d911f8a castle was undergoing 5a1471e560 constant changes.966dda460ed3d6d9

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One of those changes 930fe676c0 was the hiring of cacc9535bc a large number of db9928c57b new servants.b2ecdc8d832d7b58

“Her name is Mirika, bdc252166c correct? I believe 5ebc354626 she’s the db214b5220 younger sister e40152a87c of Deputy b049f8e2db Commander Kanut, 3576dd37c3 is that 2b718bc657 right?”e9a0a9ea31b36691

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“Oh, yes. That’s right.”35ca6d9e7fe21760

When restructuring the staff, a12b43f8a1 Kieran had carefully selected 361213f604 a maid to attend d307332bd6 to Alyssa.848dc29ef1f2cfe8

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To prevent 438ad6dc91 another incident feb82baa2d like what 80f64c9481 happened with bbc2a36651 the previous c297db2093 servants, Kieran 230c3470f5 had carefully 509803cf4e chosen someone 341ef716e8 trustworthy to 750f2c2626 be by 2d04b498f5 Alyssa’s side, bcb8c8bc08 and that 18ad42d23c person was dc2ac84679 Mirika.e26e3fe3c84c34f2

Thanks to Kieran bda0c290fe changing the criteria 54834bf6b8 for hiring staff, 563b58a657 Mirika, despite being b4410c0968 the younger sister 97f6e431ef of Vice Commander 825df34c0c Kanut,  had a 83ceae7298 completely different personality 4fb52c218e from him.935dd83f290c836d

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Honest and diligent, 077149e374 Mirika was incredibly 1e760bac11 quiet. She showed so little 82d40c4a36 expression that it felt d51609c931 like looking at a c9b3e65d4a statue.536f20f6c75138ed

While she was 3aa3ffba1f far from a 4f6390d7f4 typical lady’s maid, 2b896bfa58 Kieran believed that dc777118ca her reserved nature c271ba36f6 made her perfect bcc7eb4bb2 for attending to 242387e571 Alyssa.0a8a53df7d4f2f09

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“She’s smart and kind. She’s so efficient 05ebcdd58b that she finishes a029bc2c9e tasks before I a58d95670b even have a 84750c9ba5 chance to ask.”694802f16f7204aa

“I’m glad 31337c7950 to hear f7ad4e29cc that.”aa4628d1f3bb41c0

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Kieran had been 101c744651 worried that Mirika 4aff89beec might only act e9141a6a1a respectfully in his 14370d31b5 presence but mistreat 7d404d6ffe Alyssa. However, it seemed that 1a7cd4d797 wasn’t the case.71334814636cd971

‘Akhim is 53fe6cce0b the complete dabe6ebe4a opposite,’ Kieran df45f07b81 thought with 5258f532f7 a wry ed594893b0 smile, recalling f9e7b29770 his newly 7fbd8584ba appointed valet. Akhim, who e9b534e9e3 had just 87177ba1d2 turned twenty, 722b4147f2 was cheerful 7db392a2bb and good-natured 2ba3038aee but far cac46df030 too talkative.bef91e1dd96b4d1e

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Alyssa’s expression seemed somewhat aaf2e19b27 gloomy, though Kieran didn’t 71c6574c5f notice it.f036a69729319364

Knock, knock, knock!4faf6387320dbc8e

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“Sir! Are you in there?”a1ce9416206c92af

Footsteps quickly 577d684cab approached, followed acf72f0c7a by a e9e6896ac6 cheerful voice 2c782617a4 right outside 7dbfa0702f the dining c29be190f4 room door.66e217c2aac8dc54

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“…Yes, I’m here.”b7b6980f7cf9e989

“Did you e42498820d sleep well? Good morning! I’ve come to escort b8f0d81570 you!”1be128b30e735f6b

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As soon as 7ade87491f Kieran responded, the a11c79170a door swung open, 1764b4a708 and a young f60d1047be man with curly, fcb81ef5c5 blonde -colored hair b4914d29e6 bounced into the 3c042af6ec dining room.2fe5692281be13a7

“Oh, Your 4f26dd684b Grace is c77326046d here too! Greetings!”0c5664e2428c80e8

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Akhim, who had just fa4d0ac204 bowed to Kieran, noticed 606eff7b2f Alyssa and greeted her 5107a2f679 just as energetically. Alyssa, stiff and 7e330e858f uncomfortable, merely nodded fe6e04a025 in response. Kieran, observing b8ea417ce7 this, felt 35898548d7 a sense 860844b440 of camaraderie.3d7a5381c0cb4100

Akhim was kind and f3a197d83e warm-hearted. Though he could 2c0b458c6d be a bit 15eb1573fb clumsy, he performed a849a99631 his duties flawlessly.94f60b0af33255fa

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Kieran didn’t mind 05926620ea him—in fact, he 1784cfb526 rather liked him. But Akhim’s 7c6eb846dc constant chatter 784fd44f8b reminded Kieran cd622fd96a of how a88e122e71 much he 91dd201a86 appreciated silence.d6b5fea1dc843acf

‘Looks like 8f459f2a87 it’ll be a687340f56 another noisy acea1463ed day,’ Kieran 3e5a69715a thought.c891acbfee351b51

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Akhim spent every d65d3af6b8 moment, except while e5e6dfc339 working, chattering away. While Kieran often e1c0177f44 wanted to ask e4edd63a29 him to be 0bde7f80b5 quiet, the problem 76afe3bc36 was that whenever 58c34323fd he saw Akhim’s 482eb73a3b sparkling golden eyes, 39eaff857b he couldn’t bring c324212f54 himself to say a4cc2c492d it.d78249bb4d5c53a2

“Well then, 7f010ad093 Your Grace, 625a5bae5f I’ll take 8039acc2e2 my leave 6e49052d2c for now,” 5934e88efb Kieran said, b319b222c5 standing up. Since Akhim 6101f5a446 had arrived, 46a5a9a57a it was 9fb6186739 time for d67582a0df him to 0e6d853985 attend to 8122506dac his duties 92022d8cdd in the 725a9659be study. However, as he 7c76c0785f rose, he noticed 40582a7d0d Alyssa looking unusually 7817b92519 uneasy.4d47cb7cf7bb3a8d

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“Yes, take care,” 1b5a39fbc0 she answered quickly, b5c4684db7 but her expression 7581e3f7dd remained troubled. Wondering why, a3d1f14d51 Kieran thought 1b9c3b259c of a 1153b2fa7c possible reason 2604e5b83e and decided cf301943b7 to ask.3e3c6be6c1fa1fda

“Would you like to e993f744ef come with me?”fb95981d644c8027

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At those words, Alyssa’s 99cb735535 face immediately brightened. She was f4a28a4ed6 hard to d372444a37 read at ecc709be17 times, but 9b7ce5e353 when she ddfeffc45b was happy, 0a64b5b323 it was 87cc3a68f1 incredibly obvious.03cf769b193811bf

Kieran couldn’t 364abc78bc help but 0ee2fca840 chuckle softly 2295b07f2c as he c2fc242176 approached her. “I actually have some 25e78ed232 documents to show you. Perfect timing.”e2061442c04ba7cb

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With Alyssa 9930926022 joining them, d3fc1b0639 the atmosphere 94d4447424 in Kieran’s 7f70784af3 office remained 4dffa42b8e peaceful. Though Akhim had become 1b8a5c17cd even chattier than usual, c337ed8c95 excited by the duchess’s 7f5ed60516 presence, the moment work ef7cd04cb4 began, he quickly quieted c56186f489 down as if nothing 3c656d2892 had happened.d6ca44c7344f8bfc

Kieran enjoyed the b0d6f6c438 peace as he 1483d71ee1 finished up the 2b616f75a5 documents he had 6468ce7a3e set aside for 60567362ff Alyssa’s  review, before a9147ca995 settling back into 97ea62c38a his own tasks.1c5e27c590da56bf

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Everything had gone fdfbda0688 smoothly so far, 346db88181 but Kieran now af66c60578 found himself in a4f4f7d52d a somewhat awkward c144b956e5 situation.8fe50f3c149a8c31

As he 082868b568 stood up 3941b9edb8 to organize 83d250578d the books 98d668273b piled on c38fe8ebfc his desk, 849d1ff8c4 he immediately 3043f8bd87 heard the af1f5cbb07 sound of 18f9b437a0 quick movement 53521a6ff6 from the f8f4115348 sofa.bf2f1025d5f875c8

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“Should I place 0c72ec3eea these in that 2252de7c74 bookshelf?”182235255a2e72a0

In the 590014d420 blink of d8c04c5fbb an eye, 2d48d2c281 Alyssa was a489da2d02 by his 82bebb206f side, swiftly 96d51684a5 taking the 1ff4d63cf2 books from e583775c57 him and 1bfe7bd972 efficiently placing 56c625ac74 them on f9d94725c3 the shelf.3d8421b9a6149af6

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Kieran, awkwardly 7b3a078183 looking down 5eec8227d2 at his 38fd292321 now empty 1389f794ef hands, moved 043e2d9cb0 to sit f8d246f76e back down e3ecf79852 and placed e17d3adc34 his hand 790d89adb4 on the 194ee7bfaf chair.0cb70c706f25ccf9

The moment the sound 145972c4af of the chair scraping ca94be3161 the floor was heard, af6671bd21 Alyssa dashed over once e0d176e875 more.0f020de0c02b7f38

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Thud.00d281aff96a1881

Before the chair 75ef268720 could even make e5d1907d15 another sound, she 1ebc524157 lifted it and 3937dedc08 neatly positioned it 3469440e12 for him, then 264ccd5856 returned to her a8d12f53a7 spot.ebd5b5b0b685423c

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“Your Grace… what are 895709a2ce you doing?”50f048a391293603

A confused voice 17366e8c2f broke the silence e74acada72 from the other 60cd9a7aa8 side of the 2184a78c8a room. Akhim, holding his pen 3651626487 in mid-air, asked in dd8648c12e bewilderment.0adf4c2b5832da01

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“I just pulled 5adeebe943 the chair out b0318b1ce6 for my husband,” 6463092762 Alyssa replied matter-of-factly.1408c0190838e68b

“I mean, yes, a12435c9e3 I saw that, d39d231ff8 but…” Akhim trailed 12b0b4cf92 off, still puzzled.e5546b81b531fdd4

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Akhim glanced at Kieran, 71d83a6ad8 as if silently pleading a02d0c45fc for him to do d6eafbee2e something. Kieran let out fa0443f85d a small sigh. Alyssa’s behavior 5f4ac97954 had been 3686eb566d ongoing since 3476ee6f1a they entered 4fbe34a0f1 the office. At first, he brushed d227aad7cc it off, but now 24316592c7 it was starting to 5a9a683805 get on his nerves.253cc2a4c03e90ea

“Are you helping because befda19e9e your husband looks tired? If that’s the 671c278d72 case, let me 134b392c18 handle it,” Akhim aca12467c7 offered.6109b08e67252f62

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“No, you 9333207ef5 should focus 850bb8b19d on your f6e3b17c35 own tasks,” fccb44a190 Alyssa replied.cdc4856704ff613b

This wasn’t the first ddb2fbdc7c time Alyssa had taken 69e29139f4 it upon herself to 0acc884fc5 help. She had 17b864e0ac once picked 1c72e4926b up a 405ba505bd broken plate 1ac4bd4119 that Kieran c1721b8630 had accidentally abc3f43090 dropped. But the situation was 212f69915c different now—there were people e0e59574b0 around to do these 0803b72d92 tasks.20fc22ae497b9fe5

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“Your Grace, 82d9d51f48 you really 3d39ca4263 don’t need 2eb159d833 to worry 1ec575df40 about such 645219091e things,” Kieran 776d6cde2e said, trying 8356eda1ba to reassure c7ec082f3d her.6fad1d41e761df90

Alyssa  flinched slightly. She hesitated 2e01780c8e for a 09b792801f moment before 5903ed9252 speaking again, 9177cb8017 her voice 1a3199764a barely above 6300ef0ab2 a whisper.5865d94b6d62cf3c

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“Would it 722e42c3a2 be… too 03e3e45b64 much to a433f35258 ask for 7bd3d47813 you to 85643e50fb let me?”c8bbe0555c03ec90

Alyssa never refused d03fb421e3 an order. For her to openly 236559c481 express an opposing opinion 07bfe8f22d to Kieran’s words was 0dea517594 completely unexpected.5012c85ad3be386c

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“I don’t 06c912529b have anything 390c7a2e07 to do,” 0b7e271388 she continued, 0beb097b3e sounding genuinely 83aede2b5a distressed. “Young Lord deals with 35d834cb8f all the internal documents, 18580bf2e7 and Mirika is so f67ac7d3c7 efficient that there’s nothing 619c7c482b left for me to a6bd35d92d clean or organize…”ec4c6ddccf4b0fa9

She sounded earnest, 34f72c86a0 but Kieran was 019d1557cb still puzzled. He could understand 803530fab4 the part about ae4ae826e9 the internal affairs, d8e94a8f10 but as for 8333dead10 the rest, those cf0ccc3816 tasks were never ae010c4b88 meant to be abf487096b hers in the ae69700790 first place. He couldn’t 9f442581e1 understand why 223c6117bb Alyssa felt cc9dd3d6cc as though 9dbb4eaa87 she had a427137770 failed to 4ab96a7a0e do something db2aff1627 that wasn’t 24d00b5577 even her 27c6b5e1c4 responsibility.fd5fc61890680734

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“Nothing to e111f49c6e do?” Kieran e8d00f5266 repeated, finding 6dea71f54d a flaw 0270f9d358 in Alyssa’s 6647bb1827 statement.e43a0bca0129506d

“As far as 378650dc6f I know, you 21b3d5cc49 train for three dc6db9cbae hours every morning, 654afefe1c patrol the walls b45a194f61 daily, and you’ve ca8bd27f28 handled all the 92b597ff1d documents that required 7a35fd45ba your attention.”31cfbb3fa1a9d2c3

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Alyssa was 56d9968cbb already fulfilling fe96d96c1c her duties d0d453009b well. While she nodded at 38d679b854 Kieran’s words, her face b011ede5a2 remained troubled.769b66f90a78cfe1

“But that’s cb5fe957da barely anything,” ff71ec7d73 she muttered.3398e800db033c42

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Even after finishing e0f5a46cce her morning training, 8a946206f0 inspecting the walls, 19805ad029 completing paperwork, and f48a275c7a supervising the knights’ 56a4f68398 drills, she got ff0930ab49 off from work 586bb76db9 often still early e6c8e59a4c in the day.94204e252c9b2941

“I have so much f18b953cc1 time left. Even after finishing everything, 82ddf92633 it’s only afternoon…”543016b9fad23839

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The reason Alyssa 460fa114c7 had been restless 38b9f26cbb and on edge, 33c02b1fd7 always looking to 85702e8e7c Kieran for approval, d96c5cbd6c wasn’t just about dc9270e1bb that one incident b1cc571b9c in the early 2846920891 morning. Since Kieran had started 3117b3a524 making changes around the d96dda94a6 castle, Alyssa had found 3600bb4b47 herself with increasingly more 7d38e20cae free time.39d0daa9ef0def5f

During those idle 63238a485c hours, her anxiety 57297d3e33 and unease grew.7c877051ccdda994

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“So please, give me 63a129e893 something to do. I’ll work hard.”244f2e818bc6336b

She spoke with determination, b39e7777fe as though she couldn’t d8e5ac2885 bear the thought of 01cf450b11 being useless.adf7d0deac3116f8

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“Why should 043b003154 you?” Kieran 653889ef33 responded, his e1b43942a4 tone unexpectedly f2bce67ad8 light.103ac58fcf6738e7