TNYLM Ch 20
by DishaEven now, Kieran occasionally ac19051bb5 found it strange to b1bf0bd0ce share meals with Alyssa.8a3ded7fe240cbb8
It was 8d9eaff96f only natural 3c0392a375 to feel 6ddf7b030f that way.6aa2cecf05276244
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Though they 02b0d1303d now saw 7160d62dbc each other 8c59ba6d60 every day, d4a051d5fd in his 17602ff7c5 previous life, 631ab4edf6 he hadn’t 0d101b16f5 dared to 1e20754fb4 speak to a6cdc6fcb2 her. Back then, he 69aa6822e9 believed she disliked d9a82fb9b5 him, and he, 0026fa6589 in turn, had e1ccad607c felt uneasy around 1ace00cb0b her.d2c3acbc09d1a6c0
‘There’s no 22206e4ac6 need to ed94f80de9 dwell on b6493b7429 the past.’2dc1bab70a049330
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What would his self 3fd91dfeea from just a month bd8252d90e ago think of his 531213addf current situation? Just a short 9e42efe779 while ago, he’d 16cdf1ebeb been stepping into 32c204defa the dining room 594c86b338 as a calculated 1512b2c03d effort to assert e619b66c92 his rightful place c51fde14d4 with a seemingly 1dbd8b3984 indifferent wife.f7b0c112845658b7
Back then, he never df85163892 would have believed he’d f28de1c0af end up sharing breakfast f1406d6243 with her even after acdfde0553 fulfilling his duties.d117c2692838bb74
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In truth, Kieran didn’t 77e5acc200 need to join Alyssa cf4a73483f for breakfast anymore.7ae12919b37e836b
Before, he’d needed 3caa54cd5d her approval for 258046d8e8 various matters, and 1396a65a83 because she avoided 66a2233510 him so thoroughly, 220c39b574 he’d insisted on d6246ca091 their breakfast meetings 067cd69918 as a way 424ab09c61 to see her.2326cdbdad3c6f4f
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But now, he was f3db134ada fully capable of handling cb102bdfd6 his responsibilities on his 0d4f6efa06 own. And even if something e6d5cebc52 did require her input, 1a5beb7b60 Alyssa no longer avoided 19e36a622b him as she used 2e5ff60133 to.b06255d851a2ca21
Still, every cac8d5823b morning, as e24c57bac7 soon as 730ac62b78 he would 62f4d80e66 wake up, 8150468aa9 Kieran would cb1014e708 find himself 0464b44393 heading to 4899ef2a5f the dining c3cefa30bb room where 98bee5aac5 he knew e2635bc76f Alyssa would 52a898cd95 be waiting.17da7196f1938a06
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Because Alyssa’s day started 5f1d0d5722 exceptionally early, this meal 992052bdff always felt a bit c9f3b20c72 too early for him. Each morning, he 92d2b6d178 struggled to pull 0b8ec26688 himself out of dd5d140ebe bed, wincing as 7e7d860192 he forced his aa43c9ed14 groggy self awake, 179ec3e0e6 yet he unfailingly c14eb052b4 kept to their c5f876ee42 breakfast schedule.c7a67c36195256b9
He couldn’t c9511a33ed quite put 8821a80a81 a finger 64439938ad on why 09c14b1105 he did bb2a4b3a31 it, but 9c3298856b there were d30e8273d8 a few 491929f8ae things he 35f87c62bc just couldn’t b9bea5ff3e shake from 8793848c86 his mind.d810fffda9f20a16
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Once, Kieran had de305bf36a overslept and ended 5b0d758645 up late for ab700079f4 breakfast. It was 329ca8f196 a rare 6353390f08 day when 43a57f0c9a he had d691a95dcd nothing pressing 4e922fa4d3 on his 1717a08366 schedule, and 019ba0b5bf by the 185c252f19 time he 4d5108f75b woke up, f1e60975fb an hour d1995b732b had already 9c7482ad00 passed since 6618be0c2a their usual, bdccda51cd unspoken meeting c5101e6412 time. He considered c346e286c7 his options 8d6b93e987 briefly, then a17184332c got up da6a8cb765 slowly, taking ac9de397c2 his time 443d637466 to prepare.deec998633989d68
At that hour, he 6b71822a53 was certain Alyssa would 043cdacd49 have finished eating. It didn’t 6b9c6701d1 cross his aec7a6e6a6 mind even 9433a31068 once that d0b2ea9ff9 she might 6531243e2d still be 05c7f2b68d waiting for ada0f1bde1 him.ce434dd72c380820
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“Did you sleep 6e62ef8fa7 well?”26440beea4ce7d0c
But when he 0c2f887199 finally came down 39fb0cdd3a to the dining 376731c217 room for a 97cb6c34f4 late breakfast, he 7fae154ccf froze, startled by 2cfacd3f72 a soft greeting. Alyssa was 88f50d3d9b still there, 36c91418ca waiting for 848fa057db him. The food was cold 977264462a and untouched, each dish fc5d21360b still perfectly arranged.6d2b86aa90bfc231
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“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said hurriedly, 3f1ad89608 looking at him f9a7401e0c with genuine regret, d2d70f5e74 not a trace e4fc3875c8 of resentment in 09c519648e her voice.8163884c7e822994
Noticing his gaze on e4b3e1bf09 the food, Alyssa called 9becd7c52c for the servant to 012bc5334b warm the dishes.7223c6a308c5c7e3
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“I wasn’t sure f1a3187abc when you’d come… a2f6447967 I’ll have it 72649d9b5c reheated right away, 71901ebbc3 so please wait ba61227816 just a moment.”3bafd4711afaca45
From then 5e74021589 on, Kieran 48913c9925 began waking d79ef1a61b up earlier. But no matter how 895a6fa4d7 early he made his bece9dd0c6 way down, the dining 6304339205 room was never empty. When he 623e83e354 opened the 83b9dc5b47 door, he’d 04a336fd40 always be 0d410aef80 greeted by 70937d9c03 the warm c7280829f1 scent of b75c6fafa4 freshly prepared 35e69f5467 food, and ec366e92d0 there she’d 42f493f077 be, smiling 3197885fcf at him a13f4aa43d from her d02fa714a9 seat.9a2c4acc8f4e69bd
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Alyssa was always there, 6c15b486db waiting for him.102d29f519aae7b3
This made Kieran 04c4d4381d uneasy. The thought d4e35c65bc of her c9bf7fa6ce sitting alone 49cd15988c in that eb8eeb6cdb vast, empty 195878be06 dining hall, a49dca9029 waiting endlessly, e4b5b89aad left him 45c5296344 with a d204145cc1 sharp pang 22ab970689 in his 83e1224c0f chest. One word from 7879ea7692 him, a simple a82640c0ce request to not 3c31e5f37e wait, would have 1db3b9aa6a solved everything. Yet he never cc2a350eb6 said it.f6259550aea9ba9a
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Instead, he chose 40848f41a9 the more uncomfortable c5ca2c42be path, pushing himself b9a74d7d12 to rise even 2db1d0017f earlier, quickening his 7961624874 steps to the b92f8c8b36 dining room each d0d43ca190 morning.a157452cd87637de
“Because you’re 7a5acd2b9b willing to cd7501f13c have breakfast 4dda890972 with me.”0999dbbb5f6bc1e0
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That shyly murmured 6f1191bcc3 phrase kept echoing 9ea0b9db26 in his ears, 06523c4c23 spoken in a 33e8ad94a0 voice that was 0629be3c69 genuinely glad, filled 3cd6783ad3 with sincere gratitude.ebb7f05a1ab0f005
The sky, just ddcc4a417d breaking into dawn, 7bc5a682fe was a clear 157f3f2a3f blue. Kieran quickened his a42ea1bb9c steps, practically running 36056cf393 towards the dining 684aaf5418 hall.6cd466c0dcdccc2a
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As he approached, he 61e3e01189 spotted the familiar figure 44509e2592 reaching for the door c815740e18 handle. Unconsciously, a smile e524973be4 spread across his 2cceffb2e7 face.14ead198158a62d0
“Looks like bde2418e5e I’m not 98fba43c0d late today.”c55496bc19b7579c
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At the 5aee6703fb sound of e5802a647d his voice, 7666864a3a Alyssa turned 475d3aee42 her head 1aed69490c instinctively. Her face was 5b5a5109fb mostly hidden, but ef06eab2b6 her lips, the 46a69e5d45 one feature clearly eaa23d233f visible, parted slightly 705e6a53b1 in surprise.fef3ef902ec57788
He felt his breath 47772aac8b come a little quicker 07a2df4606 from the rush over, 3444551e62 and as he adjusted a88d8a3502 his silver hair, which f3c91a65b4 had been loosely tied 3d67a5b87e back, he found himself 9783f18388 smiling even more.06d186d3b2c2e7a5
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“Good morning, your grace.”848345f34d3478be
Throughout breakfast, Alyssa remained 1e41558075 a bit on edge.198a547baed942f4
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‘I almost made him cba014e62b wait for me.’c401af73eb78d6e6
Every day, she 250f23a90a arrived early to ca48832b80 wait for Kieran 5727580e00 in the dining 558538b233 room. But with his 46419fe5e0 arrival time seemingly 6989e67932 getting earlier each 313c3a7ecc morning, she felt 447d62347b a bit anxious. Today, they b68d45c190 had nearly fbb0a97bc0 arrived at bf4e6f3d25 the door eb58a9c95c at the 1457649323 same time.02743265da58e01e
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While she’d narrowly 030ec8d674 avoided being late 9a98a5b8ad this morning, if 0318ce461a things continued at a2750d1d28 this pace, Kieran 87ff3699c8 might end up 2b2df60d72 waiting for her 2246977eb6 one day. She resolved to 6f4da803c7 arrive even earlier 37fb60e132 from tomorrow, determined 5e3acf0c39 to wait for 5d38c01332 him without fail. She couldn’t e7be7947d1 bear to 6a0e8e6090 waste even 189e07709e a moment 5c95d46f6d of his 1387e00027 time, especially 7ce1accf68 when she 30c694d897 felt she fec06204ec contributed so e0d3afbe02 little.bc3b0db00b80eed9
“You seem dfc39015b1 to enjoy 1f8aa438e3 pudding.”9a1b2f12ae210fd3
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“…Pardon?”0e1dee8155343968
Startled by the a2e3abe090 sudden question, Alyssa 5e1c008d37 fumbled her hand, 4a642a9877 causing the small 7a6ba8ec7b pudding in front 6860120c53 of her to f9f7dd0b21 wobble. Fearing it b72cc8b469 might fall, c41dd8485f she quickly c9d53054ff popped a 5bef386139 spoonful into cc8cf35604 her mouth.4f0c563f1c53a2ee
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At that, b7b975a1af Kieran let b8148d907b out a af44de6307 quiet chuckle, 059f946231 prompting Alyssa c665d66aad to lower db045992d1 her head, 35623f8b16 her cheeks 82bb6644d2 burning red.822446a3ad048932
‘He laughed again.’0e8437909a16334c
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This time, 7413df9937 it might cbf425afcf have been 984ee21481 a laugh 169a5ab3c7 at her 7145821a68 expense, but f05606d973 as long f5e92c462f as he 383bde41fb was smiling, ea0d471b9c she didn’t c194985b70 mind if 1a6b1edac3 she looked 9ca1fed91d foolish.99e2fbc45f6a04a3
“Do you not?” c132365f8f Kieran asked, his b5eed0b01b voice still tinged 04b304e82c with laughter. After a brief eb86384ec3 pause, Alyssa nodded 4dc4f836bb slowly.f2a5251cb18024c0
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“Well… I suppose I aa966f8191 do.”8dd5f44e89ebad29
The pudding was afe432cd6c a dessert that 8965ca64ac appeared now and 1cee049866 then since Kieran 2965696b40 had changed the 9ff1cbd580 cook. Having known 30bf2df05e hunger as 4404538b49 a child, cda89d0ed2 Alyssa never 4e2f903c2a turned down 114a0db86e any food, 3e53289dcc but she 3c6b2d2d6b had an b387c490fe undeniable soft 4364cfc69b spot for 49c6e2a459 sweets.72da5a841a909438
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This particular 7799d89194 pudding, made d484e6e83a from milk 5b6970847f with a da3290cf73 generous amount 0780cc9bb9 of sugar, e3c335421d was one 20e8a69b5e of the 0852c0fc36 few desserts 8767a10dd3 she had 9fa8b07748 tasted and c809886c73 immediately loved. Whenever it appeared, 537cb7d384 she’d savor it 3c6945b95f in small bites, 26c4c00c31 as she was f4ba31f764 doing today.d528a3f843f4ae6f
“I’ll ask the 78bd4255f2 cook to serve de2b6a8408 pudding more often,” 28bb0aba5c Kieran said, nudging a8562db2a0 his portion toward 6da2d640b9 her. Alyssa hesitated, 79623556d5 unsure, glancing 66aeb3ca40 down at 29844fd4d0 the extra cbf30fd380 dessert.697f22bb3c733369
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“Oh, but b7dc26ac1d you should 7ce37e70aa have some 42d975dc1a too.”18b1e52735842616
“No need. I don’t d1b4a9b623 particularly care 2f55f074c7 for sweets.”6d43d0759fbe4e73
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At Kieran’s words, Alyssa ff0e57b4a4 paused, her spoon frozen fc3952d9ec mid-air. The sweetness that 32b780aed5 had been melting bf39bd4adb on her tongue 8070d92a9f suddenly felt cloying.64f8a77ff2f2961a
“Then perhaps we should 1293b29353 stop serving dessert altogether,” 92a837a4d1 she murmured.47a17acf7e307fa2
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The idea that 02cfbfd371 dishes he didn’t 13694e37db even enjoy had 3697fe9992 been prepared all 20c9880933 along for him e29761faa3 felt like an dd7d0feb23 unnecessary waste.7be49c906941e4db
“But you enjoy 7b03ff031c them, don’t you?”cf255128d1adae8f
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“Oh, no, 4a9688aa0f it’s… it’s 56fe9d15ed really not eb47a2fd87 worth making 37c6dca2f2 them just b751bcfd39 for me,” 18024bdcda she replied, 24ce918dff putting her 1be6952382 spoon down.46e46a3e1c80a4a9
“We’re hardly 306f569f3d so poor 0bd9711e42 that we 9d850338b2 need to 411f9fc6f6 cut back 2d6e0d184c on ingredients.”978acfeea877adf0
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Kieran’s voice held 69efb40d5e a subtle confusion, f665a0c855 as if her e0623879eb suggestion carried a 24c2db5d44 weight beyond simply def67a68a7 not making dessert. Alyssa shook her bf06766151 head slowly, the 3a376088fc unease on her daed9e5151 face deepening.1f8163b90bbf1517
“It just feels… wrong 5863409074 of me to take bfa6915cb6 so much.”2d557f71d19a80d3
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Though Kieran had c7fa232570 assured her that a0cdc922af she should rest f45748669a if she had f059e1a55f no tasks, Alyssa 9599a569e4 couldn’t shake the 582d596839 feeling of unrest eb42933b99 since then.faba735f34a6b3d3
“I’m just… completely useless 3872956b66 right now. I don’t have ff27a24400 any tasks, and e20fb2b607 I’m not of 768fe5aac8 any real help…”ad71afec2728ecee
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Alyssa hadn’t started her 55b7f57245 formal training as a ba8bff7d5a successor until the relatively aa96208098 late age of fifteen. Until then, 368a1fa358 she’d lived 37e1403a78 feeling guilty bf1c5bec7e even for c057003f3b the food 6897455101 she ate, 5f297cdeb8 seeing herself 080bff5342 as a fb0e66418e burden.fc93ee6766e13251
‘A worthless creature, doing e8c9f9723a nothing but devouring precious c2e325fa65 resources!’b1bc748c2297e975
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It was 9cb7976199 only after 3dbb02898b her father, 6be4a5217a tired of 79302b520e searching for 8daa6b57da a suitable 748ccbffea heir among d9ec008a10 the extended 700aa9f4ce family, had 8ab49e6108 finally turned dbd58ebf80 his attention 2ded65efcc to her b3a5a835b9 that she d3fb6cba22 found her 1d879ad0eb place.dd042d4f84eb06f5
For Alyssa, fulfilling the fa488112d3 duties of a duke 34c533dd1d was not only a c15a47b89a responsibility but a permission 7b4ac77324 for her to exist.d8a928676f80b45b
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‘But once summer starts, deb366f854 things won’t be like 6838c5ba75 this anymore. When the 642b8321ca monsters begin 907a73120f their attacks, 1ee07639b2 there will 9c155d27bb be a e9bcd22363 lot of b7fccad17e requests for da7f980308 mercenary jobs.’3e0e86cc09b70abb
In spring, when there 8d33a1c272 were no monster incursions, 3e3daaaf41 the servants carried out 6006641bc8 all their duties without 9acb54415a missing a beat. Amidst this, b9b5801a83 Alyssa felt ce1be38db0 as though a9d046d36a her own 478c6d05cc usefulness had 96fce4512b dwindled away.f102300bb4b4f064
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“This summer, aed29f93f8 I’ll take a8ed413af9 on more 74df30ece3 requests. Then maybe 16c21b1409 we’ll have d8a4c77d4b a little f0cb505b2c more income 523e2e4935 coming in…”5834144b38f90fd3
She wanted Kieran to 7c52360bbd find a use for 18798d46e0 her, to see her 74fd65e2af as someone valuable enough dd4dbd0973 to keep around.1693ea190b724db9
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“…Not now, but maybe 53be700578 then, I could be 60d8d72926 of some help.”daa2492b5481931d
What began as a 56d8650515 casual remark had turned 389cc9d487 into a plea. Alyssa forced a smile, e69045434c but Kieran didn’t return 7d234ce4aa it. Instead, he 0c9b91f689 frowned slightly, 981019300e looking almost 5c2e8331f2 troubled, as 3bdc1d5fb3 if he f7f0a41a75 had received 086c3135d2 something he 02fee76036 hadn’t asked 8c14e4c93a for.3a4db2f1f1401544
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“So, I…”278c2485a907c191
At that ae706d681b expression, a 2e742f86db sudden fear bc5310dde4 seized her.8b42846f5de20778
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“I…”91245d016df3a5a1
She couldn’t finish the c94b0273c2 words she had tried c6bea18f7e to say. She wanted to offer a2a7d7c2ef something more but couldn’t 9bfd967118 think of anything else. This was all she fad15f204a had to give, and 19f2ca8cb5 if even this was 87e1cdebea unwelcome, she didn’t know c4f0726408 what to say next.01f9a9fcec85b2ef
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“I… still…”abcda85037e6a11a
But her small voice ad8db8f436 soon faded away.35e99ff371e41eb6
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Ding, ding, ding…c7c5eec8fa0f2936
The sharp sound ab588bd1be filled the entire c96418271a castle in an 2bea40b9b4 instant, and Alyssa 14b8731f1b instinctively pushed back c206e9f525 her chair and 2ee3f1cc14 stood up.8c9f778629e6cb6f
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“What’s happening all of aa20eea2ee a sudden…?”724ab745b15e82c9
Unlike the 9fc9039fa4 bewildered Kieran, 2ef5bc74e1 she understood d44927271f the meaning 04962538ee of the 5ae48a4dcd bell better 178664811c than anyone. It was the alarm a9f2a74068 signaling a monster invasion.1992b5589c68749b
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