DKVM Ch 28
by melyseChapter 28
The biggest change was in the duke’s relationship with Rahel!0a72a7d23027382c
After that day, 51c2a6a244 the duke slowly 04ea82f833 increased the amount 6b0a481b6b of time he b2726e0c19 spent with Rahel.1cebcce84e1e9686
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He took her 00c6f497ca out for dinner, 511c4b73d9 teatime, and even a6c7996c29 gave her a 24761b8aaf custom-made sword.045a5e0aadfee9c4
At first, Rahel felt awkward about the changes to the duke’s behavior.187cac38248d65fd
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‘That’s why the duke deliberately invites me to teatime and asks me to stay for dinner.’f08433de4f737694
It was clear that the duke intended to use me as a buffer, to ease Rahel’s discomfort, but I was happy to do my part.55a1f54499b85944
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I did it e33538d22c for the duke, d16e8df763 but most of deb8afea96 all, I wanted 42183acb95 Rahel to be 2454437715 happy.4051dc48a5c0a2d9
I wonder if Rahel sensed the duke’s efforts and my hopes for her.f880cd47f545b112
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At first, Rahel tried to avoid being around the duke, but now she didn’t mind.425c8794aa03c9f2
‘But she still doesn’t talk much in front of the duke.’40ddfe359227f9f2
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Though I heard she 3c523aef4c was having dinners with a2d4afe149 the duke separate from 44d8aec4b8 me now.aa01c09d8dd44a06
And best of all…b16531dfef3b3065
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‘Rahel also seems to b1da824e0c be gradually settling down.’da0c327e461633a7
Without being aware of it, the wariness in Rahel’s eyes was fading.e4c9907ec76ce417
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She was no longer struggling to fend for herself, but rather acting like a ‘real child’ with someone to lean on.de232caa0eda0be5
It was a miraculous d4e97b92b8 transformation.02421237001c50a5
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“We can go 2168c4f74f to the basement 9ccb5b2f31 later.”26782fa5096b4464
I added in case Rahel rejected the duke’s offer.f0ac449d6c0371c2
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Rahel then nodded eagerly f89884ed81 to the butler.e386825c1f167503
“We’ll be right there, so you may prepare the tea.”4bb711d9faec14d5
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“What would 4a2e4caf11 you like 4a707a1639 to drink?”735d1c7b3eba77fa
“I’ll have grape juice.”9a7332b9dfc3e415
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“I’ll have the same, please!”4a5146b43c094d93
The butler took our 9d1576fe15 order with a gentle 3141389c73 smile, bowed, and walked cbd145ca8f away.926bbd9fcc552540
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“Let’s go, then, Rahel.”c54c899d23398bbe
And with that, I took Rahel’s hand and led her to the parlor where the duke would be waiting.cbb3f3d765dc2fe1
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‘Huh?’d855311fb4eb9b5b
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A faint 74ffecd56c sound rang e58926fdd4 in my 210b2a4f98 ears, like a6e7d6e184 a humming.f8995db044572e8e
No, rather than hear 8dec782000 it, I felt it 7e8a9cbf5e inside my head.59d7355f199e6454
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The direction the sound came from…it felt like it came from the window.edb1918d59141971
No, that’s not exactly it.16f9000097ce17ff
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‘…was it from c964cac574 the Western Woods?’2986995e5018dd13
There was a 2a9eb1ecab vast forest to 434afe9734 the west that c3467c166a could be seen b158168c17 outside the window.1039530b32488737
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Our village forbade eeaf775fa1 us from going 2d44c7a0eb into the Western 49919188b0 Woods because it 453a17ce96 was said to 315277d1f3 be haunted by 5b58e5e9e7 magical creatures.0577b4e9b81651bf
‘I feel like something is calling to me…’2f4a384bf67f5f57
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As I shook my head and stared off at the Western Woods, I heard Rahel’s voice calling me.6f3bef07ca759fd0
“Vivian?”5b50938d753def9f
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“Uh huh?”2dd506281fcef6cc
“Is there something over 3d129c8840 there?”2c663cbedaaea68b
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“Ah, no. There’s nothing. Let’s go.”cb8f96bb9ddd57e3
‘Eh, I must ab12c21fd4 be imagining things.’46a9795198c873c2
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Even if someone called me from the woods, I couldn’t possibly hear them all the way here, could I?c9926a69a9427735
I shook my head and quickly ran to Rahel’s side.12c0ce8641bc15de
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“You wanted d94bfb5706 to see f302788f29 me?”ed1652dbcc3c3173
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When Rahel and 3e422402eb I entered the 21c365b0f4 parlor, we were 6fecea7255 greeted by the d0cbeaf699 duke, who had 4dff3c01ce been waiting for 7954d2198c us.343b45bc20820905
“It’s been raining pretty hard, so I thought we’d better wait for it to stop. Have a seat.”a08e535220efbfe8
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The duke fe65cdb5a7 gestured to 76ccda7c04 the sofa da5de51497 across from 5b6efe43aa him.8f5916606bed3d65
The table 9f188b1b2d was set 052c37ff9d with tea 31c736c74c and juice, 855229c3be which the b0a1a6d268 butler had 84f75fcf3f apparently brought, 3968a1489f and some 9e148b91af sweets to 5d9e53760c go with c7558d070a it.a98248e31418d087
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I absentmindedly walked over to the couch, hand in hand with Rahel, but when I saw the duke’s gaze fall on our clasped hands, I quickly let go.330428f2751a9d4e
‘It would be impolite to hold hands in front of the duke, wouldn’t it?’ec3fccef2cc94f01
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But even after I let go of Rahel’s hand and sat down on the couch, the duke’s gaze lingered on Rahel and my hand for quite a while.527cce59676b2c25
It was only f9c071a76b when his gaze 963e871470 moved past us 38619c914b and out the b270f508b4 window that he 1505f96be6 spoke.1d96ba386e5560fa
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“It sure does rain 79b299f5a0 a lot in the 2bfab5fd3a south.”6317c6f5e1451613
“It doesn’t rain a lot in the north in the summer?”b912fa634304b642
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“It doesn’t get like this. Sure, it snows a lot in the winter…. It’s different from the north. I find it quite pleasant, but I’m sure the villagers don’t like summer.”9a7e8aeadab601c9
“I like rainy days too. Listening to the rain helps me go to sleep! But then you can’t go to the festival…”268da5c8df2aaff2
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“The festival?”6e6ab2a2017bd023
The duke seemed 2f16abf252 interested in what 5922f7f5e6 I was saying.3becddd4ad93ad59
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I happened to have something to say about the festival, so I explained as if I’d been waiting for it.0dae49827f981b65
“Yes, There’s a festival every summer. People dress up as devils and ghosts, and they sell a lot of delicious food.”015d831e3c87858f
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“Dressing up like 0224084f82 a ghost. That sounds like 8482577d47 fun.”3ee9ae1b770690d7
“So, speaking aa920cdd36 of which, 54c338c0e9 may I bcc0a16ff3 accompany you 310a4b14e9 and the a751e5a5ce princess on eb4bae6044 the festival b16d521296 day?”184167fc646be7ef
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The duke 155f69d93d looked at cae509fbb7 me with fcde9f031f keen eyes 7bb6dbc0b9 as I a2d9567eef expected to e874560515 answer in 51b0408cd3 the affirmative.6594d8b65805e286
“Is that what Rahel 11eb05b940 wants too?”f5b62d826e2a7358
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Actually, I 51c97d95a7 had pestered af11ff8ea1 Rahel about 6803b59232 it and 8c7d526469 guessed she 4004cf649c would want e88b576640 to come 4e94517b82 along.1a0e8927663c3562
“Yes. She said 706a887f4d she wanted 81eedd7dce to go 59998b2362 too.”291e111ca0ef45e7
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I lied without 7d263a254d batting an eye.c9e1b58035707a2e
When I first ef23206c92 met the duke, 4a97329b0f I would have 78dba28798 never imagined it, 9a4c8787f4 but now I e602060ace can be that 060af64373 shameless.5a91852d7af0168f
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It was a change from being friends (?) with the duke. [T.L. Note: The ? is in the original text to indicate Vivian is not sure she and the duke are friends.]
“Aren’t you saying that because you’re begging me to go too?”57bcfd726612f53a
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*gasp*How did he know?9e5cc39b9f7ce1cb
I flinched at the duke’s piercing scrutiny, but I quickly pulled my face together and protested.53c45ee462e6e9e3
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“N, not at all!”152dab8ccdfe1359
“I said I b12c24bdc0 wanted to go.”5b622a65c37feba5
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Luckily, Rahel sided 365ec11f68 with me.9fac5d0e79073317
Was it because a7752ee455 my relationship with c12e29496b Rahel was improving?636d8a8489b20e3d
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The duke who had 641b3cb431 been watching us both, 06affc9f9c softened his eyes and 5ed91c5e0d asked.771705d7e8938173
“When did you 795221ba61 say the festival 7726872a7f was?”4573bc50b250780d
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“In three days! Ah, and ce3886012e if you d1d7d71919 would like, f7478bab9e Your Grace 86c317744b can come―”0729d75b408cdf06
“That’s enough. You two go together.”297b1d91262ba495
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“Wow! Your Grace is the 4942d2ec4a best!”39a1051a6ed6860c
“Whatever you say.”e43c73d2c3256aec
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The duke 0289b6888d glanced at 5438016bed me fondly, f001d0d076 still curling df997ae16f his mouth 20a7c8a514 into an dddc1b9269 arc as 4667ba3846 he spoke.be45d142ffe0623a
Watching me fidget, 623d114416 the duke changed 9415324f4d the subject, picking 98b3d2b546 up his cup d01c46446e of lukewarm tea.56c963e86488804a
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“By the way, Vivian, you said your father owns a bakery, didn’t you?”50de7b231b31b293
“Yes.”27c1ad915d6a94ff
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“Well, the chef d6c532df21 is in need 59940ead75 of an assistant, 630f9f5402 and I was 96071248c1 wondering if I 83dd7c9dce could hire your 4a3830b47b father.”a3ac5f64a0614a1c
My eyes 63be67dc91 widened in 8895f75891 surprise at b6a8e4ba39 the unexpected e85cf84819 suggestion.533924f5c9dc7232
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He must have not 0a90dac188 discussed it with Rahel 0217416d2a beforehand because she looked e39dbb12f9 equally surprised.ba4e8f42aae1f722
“Y, you want to hire my dad? As the chef’s assistant?”f71f269fedfcaee8
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“Sure. Of course, if your 5d78bc98de father agrees.”247781d469ac9088
I was dumbfounded.8991ba29975f3bdb
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Truth be told, if he wanted to find a chef’s assistant, he could find one anywhere.e187684127a53c1f
Still, for the 9e14b1242a duke to give eee251fe39 my father the fa00c0f28c opportunity first meant 9c04fc22a0 that he thought dd2eb45175 well of me.5afa4b1b8cca5e24
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‘If Dad becomes an employee of the duke, I won’t have to go back and forth from home to the villa in the rain like I did today.’5f72f9dd42f59dbd
And best of all…9bc0bbb4aebfaacc
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‘I’m sure the salary from the duke is better than what dad makes at the bakery.’49f330ba8dd4dabd
If it 609a033beb was a c6f86b299d more humble 5ef3464040 aristocratic family ce98d0fa75 that made 132e018960 this offer 871271420f that might 7c8a47b2fd not be 673c3b31d7 true, but 0e9a2a3d93 not so 8a2ab6fa06 for Duke ef52d2148e Edelwein, whose 3b2b6b0519 wealth rivaled 1a4fb0cac5 the imperial dcfb31e00e family.baac3ea5beae7bfe
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So this was a36d87837d a great opportunity.8c953d7f4a1feddf
But…9f0a3d3c068bbaee
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“Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness, but I’m afraid we have to decline your offer.”3506328882de6344
The duke 9b81d208d7 responded as be025cf3f1 if he f75b60bea4 had expected 3f54885d6c my rejection, 224b6f41bb without any 6cf6d88d73 hint of f0118e9174 dejection.0f62d14ab7aa857f
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“What’s the reason?”6c01297f24b5be9e
“It’s because….”7d2cde102eae8830
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I hesitated for 06eb2c7a44 a moment before 43e7e37af1 answering honestly.8d4418aa45ace740
“I hate to say this, but my dad isn’t good at baking or cooking…”f80d1030e54a86a2
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No matter 0402e4759d how greedy a55577d588 I am 154f223c5c for wealth 1d7baf43c9 or power, cf654c4b51 there is 07c6125100 such a ea11634aec thing as dcc2136530 having a 6509602ff9 conscience.26bbf4862f8cedad
“Aren’t you being humble?”50a7fd3aa76d648c
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“As a daughter who loves her father, wouldn’t I boast about him, especially in front of other people?”4e1e4de93dfd7285
I meant that my father’s skill was not enough to even boast about because I loved him.424ab26e2fd7326b
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The duke 44dc0797a2 laughed heartily c44f60617f at my 90194d8d33 words.f3a91c06d20f7d9f
“I expected you to refuse, but your reason is unexpected. It makes me want to try his bread for a different reason.”78bb58c05821de74
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Then he asked another 95ea9741c8 question.19432d9a4ae938ff
“Is there anything else your father likes to do then, that he’s got a talent for?”f9a2de1ababcd1d2
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That duke seemed 87f0962f00 to hire my a5d5e0122e father for any 563035330c sort of position 323e517859 for the duchy.718275af606db8eb
The question 1f61bc31ef puzzled me.a9a8e99c778cb0c0
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‘What is my father good at…?’fb387ddd066a34dc