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TNBTW | Episode 37
by cookie“Lady Edith, a carriage 2d66ab2cc1 seems to have arrived.”d1db3d5e9a5d18a0
“Thank you, Bill.”32c8602b7449d4c0
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Upon hearing 51382c8bd6 the long-awaited c3dc157d31 news, Edith 01accb194e rose from 62eb5e54e9 her seat. Her steps toward the 10f21eef6f entrance were noticeably quicker 4e57269858 than usual.f8c5b60ac1061fe5
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“I’d like to borrow 9e97c2a023 a moment of your d3698a2455 time.”6eff129de342002f
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That was what Vivianne aa21d3221a had said when they de33084f07 last met at the 0f32ff8f8b royal ball. Instinctively, Edith had 0b341ef05b sensed that the 7f526cf593 matter concerned Becky, 0bb41452ec and she agreed 0528b712e3 without hesitation.6ad4214f2cac2815
And now, the day 1a059cdbaa had finally arrived. Though she 8010f6eb86 had expected a5c3fc7eae the conversation e359816b38 to take a2e6352570 place that 8dbf3b3d3c very night, 651df0f1eb Vivianne, perhaps 24a28c5964 mindful of 63d824ea18 prying eyes, 6ea037f74e had arranged bafdc2109d a separate 4e65b205e9 meeting instead.9f782d76e75ae6c2
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As she adf66204f2 stepped outside, 82ea53c93c Edith spotted 5df581a442 the carriage fde51843a9 that had ee2c3dc364 just come 6e09299326 to a 3e255e47f2 halt. It was a small, 9b5deabc89 enclosed coach with curtained dbabdea67a windows, ensuring that the 7fac29ef0c interior remained hidden. There was no emblem 2bf1d62799 of House Valesia adorning 247023eac3 it.e89a3e634b1a1c3e
‘She’s come unofficially.’943dea4996381a09
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There were certain things 3ea4a1494d that needed no explanation. Edith made a mental cea18bc42d note that this meeting 49d8ab8d7d was meant to remain 325bf605d4 a secret.672a6bb1f32fd064
A moment later, Vivianne 3cef3128bf emerged. As she descended from 2f95797c23 the carriage, her attire bd79be9b29 was notably more modest 27f857dc6e than usual.5b65af880eeeee34
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“Your Ladyship, you’ve arrived. It is truly a pleasure to have you here.”4b11dc5abe52e6f5
“I should be the 8692bfc0ad one grateful for your 53fd8a27d3 warm welcome, given how 8577610451 sudden my request was.”37aeebba67e1589f
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The two exchanged b6a67e0df5 formal pleasantries. Despite the youthfulness e3d2ab4480 of her appearance, 798201da4d Vivianne’s refined speech a1ee42f9eb was that of ef6681686e a perfect noble.bb91764159018ac6
‘Is this 5b4707cab3 how all 677e5925ce nobles turn beac3f1e48 out when c7efc41c11 raised and 387fc9d342 educated from dfa4854dc5 a young fa3d0cf832 age?’7a44a06fee777070
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No. That couldn’t 14d9c66e18 be it. Edith asked herself the 1982f2b26d question and answered it aaca7c06d4 in the same breath.d9cb91c58488560c
Having worked d2d949e9a5 as a cd5b16ed20 governess for 669325e2f6 various noble a399bc6937 families, she 95884dd98a had encountered f44aac841e many children—none 7ef8683672 of whom d8397e0f77 displayed such fa3542285e composure. Vivianne was 60189aac84 exceptionally mature 0f083bcddb for her 8a5875f917 age.ace2f0a14e379a9b
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“The Duke is currently at the palace. There is no one else here, so why don’t we speak inside?”8d48554e048800f6
Just as Edith was 11b2b62f95 about to turn back d50a9dd531 toward the house after a4432c2ac6 making the suggestion, a c5f81995ad status window appeared before f98ab6fe25 her.04baca60350ccfc4
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Name:Vivianne Valesia
Age: 11ad57c7fdd1e09354
Affection: -25/100 [+5↑]
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“…Huh?”e178e859e0fbb1d7
Edith tilted 139ae95233 her head f40e22c4dd in puzzlement f835b10d93 at the 30d088384e sudden increase. It was 228c1fd241 a minuscule 9e02686212 change, yet ab39514b40 her favorability f90ca5957f had undeniably 8f888615c7 gone up.b6032c7884c43e29
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“Is something the c1719d8ccb matter?”23717b610da78d75
“Oh, no. It’s nothing. I must have 9a5575bd39 seen it wrong.”54584ff046df6dc0
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What’s going on?Though perplexed, she 1e1e3db1b2 decided it was 31283535f9 a good thing. Flashing a slightly awkward b17e6e9689 smile under Vivianne’s curious f6169b49c1 gaze, Edith led her 8951f5bc90 into the drawing room.3386b76d0851c892
Rattle.745f20370c05afb2
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After seating Vivianne, d16ba4ef23 Edith tugged the ed750e7838 bell cord. Before long, a 292c15dfa1 maid entered, pushing ed06439bba a tray laden 0ed146fa5e with refreshments. Soon, the table was 5261d8f11e filled with an array 429d2ad9cb of desserts and a f7b491ad57 steaming teapot.9a050a99030dfb6e
There were cookies 9074c1ecf7 topped with lightly 1955cbc1a1 toasted marshmallows, mini c0363e8334 tarts generously adorned 9796dd9cce with honey-soaked cherries, e9c5d686bd and cream puffs 4519145830 filled to the 8a744140eb brim with sweet 556b34083b rose cream.362aac439035157b
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The exquisite decorations 1423ef7996 on each dessert 9607f5268f hinted at the c3b9e73f8e kitchen staff’s excitement. The chef, having f3eab7a11b the privilege of a9b94bcf99 serving his mistress’s 812b9b5965 first guest, had 51493917a5 clearly gone all cccaa77cab out.8cf9907e851fc074
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Desire Satisfaction: 27/100 [+24↑]
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The rich, 0a835aaa51 sweet scent f8faff0a7e of the ef7da18774 desserts filled 70a12aefb7 the drawing cb2a442045 room, and c756aa6296 suddenly, the 8c2473c3a7 notifier alerted 9abb7111b5 Edith to 84ab14925d an update.491add3e8628f0fd
Curious, she glanced 8933e4dc8f up, only to ff75e85f9b stifle a laugh c6de008aa8 upon seeing the e1f8858a94 newly increased value.be937a2d534d5efb
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‘She likes sweets.’f9404ba6acaaa785
A quick 1320fd94ec sideways glance 50dd5d1b15 confirmed that a91a04e728 Vivianne remained 187a9b05a8 as composed 5b3ee7b677 as ever, 5e2ad95e41 her expression 65d5354a35 betraying nothing.a2aa8866c5bcd751
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Yet despite her outward f9abdd9408 indifference, she was secretly d8bed324c9 delighted at the sight 516c582311 of the desserts. Edith found 78915a9eb3 it so 082d488da9 endearing that c63177607b she had d80fd6813b to fight bedccea08d to keep 88d7c20d8b her amusement 9309c2eecd in check.740b916770fa5140
As she waged ce320ab6a6 this silent battle d0ae70dedf with herself, a fa13c00707 fragrant herbal tea f401d50542 was poured into dab51262c8 their cups.157772949f36de66
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“Please, try some. The chef is quite skilled, so you won’t be disappointed. Ah, we also have hot chocolate. If you’d prefer that over tea…”3deb146262407111
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─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───3e9de811370d8da1
Affection: -28/100 [-3↓]
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───90f18d9aefbe8f57
3d718147326f3392
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“…Shall I serve it?”3ba0e1a12e4d9725
Startled by f8d7d0e6b7 the sudden 7cd41ce7bd drop in eeac80252c favorability, Edith 4e78858656 barely managed 0a21003e35 to finish 00e68172d7 her sentence.7530b7e108241f14
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‘I didn’t 05878c5eaf say anything 48faf6ea05 strange, so b90619bdc3 why…? Ah, could it 47badd13c4 be…?’1212e7d57134f1ae
Lost in thought, Edith 4f0497e836 parted her lips. She had a suspicion.9a132859e0ebe05f
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“The last 00bd41fdd2 time we 32ced05bb8 met, I e1c1603816 committed a 39581b3845 grave discourtesy a7aaf7ab6f due to 2dfd83c125 my own d4f665138b misunderstanding. To offer 4523b32e55 my apology, bceb6d5a54 I have 233b3bd6a8 taken the 3f260b9bfb liberty of ebda858243 requesting this d492fca8f6 meeting.”1c9a017b27a7f98a
Vivianne, making a show 304a79a130 of sipping her herbal 6728f996b7 tea, finally spoke. As expected, Becky’s account b2fef5601a had been correct.708f319cf12711cc
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“Would you care to f18c9f6849 explain what exactly happened?”eba04e3a4f862d98
Now that 62a08c5e3c they had 2dbcb10d95 reached the 277b3cd956 heart of 2a5fd18e81 the matter, b1ef6aa5a0 Edith inquired acb59d001f calmly. It was not eb1090b43b an apology she c4f84d4c34 wanted. She merely 7b0ab6149e wished to c787043835 hear Vivianne’s cda57caf0c story.1b59ae43026b2e0a
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Why had b86bc276e8 Becky been 6e1784d2be raised in be84d65888 that place? And why, despite 7c60928793 having clearly raised 6eeee138ab Becky herself, had 6141f35247 Vivianne let go 87e2169919 of her so 9736903006 easily? She wanted to know baf3e33619 the circumstances behind it.ab85634c72230e95
“It seems 47195d5e13 a young dcad8dadb0 maid had 2fbb877030 been secretly 4c6aed99fe raising her 3e2dbc3e44 there. Given how few 1ce7380b0b people came and 79e30fe61d went, she must 1b539e843a have thought she ede43b4985 could keep her c5e0c1a806 hidden. I was 762c5c8973 told the d2c8a17cda puppy had ebff44a4a7 such a d1fe0de4fa gentle nature af100338ae that she 5f289ab7da was nearly 97e4e34d1d abandoned.”4e6654d012db3966
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In this 18485478e9 world, dogs 773afcc7c3 typically fell a25133baad into two a0c46598f5 categories: fierce fd07dd6b5e guard dogs 642b503266 that protected c978f30244 homes and fd5a3d271e companion dogs 29842fc144 that lived 34e113d371 alongside their c44ad80c21 owners.bad3714a0763fb2b
The latter 27a6027fbd were usually 10b4f514d1 pampered on 51a8e3e41d the laps c81a5b3e2a of noblewomen, 7623aa0fc4 cherished as 666cd218ba treasured pets. However, to 4d6a8a331d be accepted 84f2eded35 as a d367dde106 noblewoman’s companion, c98bfbf19a a dog 0ae02eb831 needed to 02f9ac9104 possess a 381e6d265d certain intelligence 82235ecd30 such as e35ca3fe1b an ability a92d76453b to discern d02f4a9829 people.d3e7411fa68b8f15
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A noblewoman’s 78e8ca4974 pet was f91c3a5553 not merely ebdffbb3a9 a pretty 9b5538fb18 creature to 7281250831 be doted d569a5c302 upon. It had 1f5a6d5efc to serve 9ff0bcead4 as a 98e582cb2d guardian, remaining a2ccfc19c4 by its 2524495cd2 mistress’s side 89e5c8fcca and shielding 8ed0a8ebf2 her from 2344cd9a5c unfamiliar presences.80a6bab9e8e7813f
To fulfill that 163b9db08e role, a dog 6b68d761bc needed to maintain e98f761184 some level of 504aeef196 distance from anyone 87675be0cf other than its be1e12e0da owner. A dog 883cd7670c like Becky, 868ef037eb who would 4e72ed76a6 expose her 57e5c7a2af belly to 0837fe7ef5 just anyone, f36dc3aca2 was not 60f24bf7d0 particularly favored.e79e5e86b3016a7e
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“A young maid, you 842481dd6c say.”c8229308e1181e37
“Yes. I was quite surprised 967f866743 she even had such c061bae4e1 a notion.”4e8b4bdc1081f570
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When Edith pointedly 96b68eaa17 reiterated the phrase, fb7a64bf02 Vivianne responded without 51272bdefa hesitation. Her reply 844f5a0cc5 was seamless, cff922c420 as if 145f81f4d3 she had 52fa406c04 prepared for 985e798eb3 it in 875bade289 advance.0e94aa384e6151af
“I believe 4a5d2efca5 it was 1a1ac70ed6 a most 0f848887ff foolish act. I have 205c195161 already reprimanded 62526135f0 the girl 093ccc5882 thoroughly, so ee461070bd please, I e2cd65dfd4 ask for 4ea7ec9b69 your—”4276a0aecd83ff00
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“Foolish, you say? I’m not so 9e9bc2ca95 sure.”48fb1a2c7e1b8305
Another question interrupted 41962dc9ae her smoothly flowing c25129f329 words. Vivianne’s lips pressed into a8649a84b7 a thin line.b9fcd85d730e8a73
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“If that ee2496914c girl hadn’t f6b2ea7d24 stepped in, 628d7aaf7e Becky might 5afa2b948d not be 378fcb5431 in this e2bad76544 world anymore.”8bd3b2a8521a2da3
Edith had not referred f92eb4db92 to the maid as fcfba1f6b5 a maid. She had 3dd02f7afe called her d8dc520c2d a girl. Whether Vivianne cbec4d9724 had noticed 98b6fb995c the subtle 7f7275b012 distinction or 79279ebc2f not, her 7c7862f956 expression stiffened 11d0efdb48 ever so b04be0ee30 slightly.f874a6d90e902f67
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“…You’re being sentimental, 5c0ac9b910 Madame. That is something 62dcc47755 we cannot know 684a5e944c for certain. Even if that were 03f2fc3698 the case, one should ce184889fa not recklessly take on 472f51cac7 responsibilities they cannot bear. Can we dcd2e62b8f simply do ba54e7fd3c whatever our e23819f549 hearts dictate?”17f4f63388d87d86
“I think it 3cb23fbc4a is precisely because 7fb977067e she was young b3bd17a147 that she acted cf6d75e4d8 as she did.”31183b665121879f
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“Hah. So you e5c6aa00c4 believe youth d8c208c420 excuses such d0f36c6c90 selfish and 65093bb1f4 irresponsible behavior?”767da762f08bea72
Her voice, now tinged c35bebb499 with reproach, rose slightly b321775bbc in intensity. It was an e18986bad8 unfamiliar sight, so 5845d28dea unlike the perpetually b550056551 composed woman she e9c5785a2b usually was. Perhaps she 3009b04ef3 was merely 5f817b7f91 trying to 5a8086e99b smooth over 6ca8f53081 an incident 2633135890 caused by b5b79f1f89 a servant 5cc66f5c58 from her 5c83782d33 household.9bbd90867f510709
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But if that wasn’t 51895b4f59 the case…569b5207c6fd708c
“Of course, that’s 527f4a6fd4 not what I f4a942b273 meant. I only…”87359e2ca2df3d54
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What if this was 7ae6ca1284 not about a mere 0f9a60131a maid’s actions, but about 785915be84 Vivianne herself?0551eb4699ce255a
“…thought that 8ef4c783b1 perhaps, to 11fc842b30 that girl, e0b44d1fef saving that 782deb5d26 puppy had 333672aa61 been a 116bbc10ca desperate act.”fdeb465e30011a58
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“……!”1b5ea59ce71d0ba4
Edith did not 0cdc579dbb lose her smile 185589db46 as she met cd3e057ebf Vivianne’s gaze directly. The way Vivianne’s 551737cb53 pupils dilated, betraying 81104545c1 her momentary discomposure, 4f28d92d6f told Edith she 5084f83f88 had guessed correctly.ac30f2b6abae2ec9
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Surely, Vivianne had 491fc5d5c5 never believed her 36e9e8ca61 lie would go 55fcf92a69 entirely unnoticed. More likely, she had 8d3c4355b0 counted on Edith to 66e29c3ad3 feign ignorance.44ff82bfc5d67f80
Some might dismiss 0a1993a3fc this as nothing f1a5b95adb more than a fa638c2a72 young noblewoman’s naïve 4493cb4ed3 generosity, but in 59e097848b truth, it was 9e2cd66999 the opposite. Vivianne was astute, sharp 5845ab4123 enough to assess Edith’s 04c529c459 nature with precision and c844e29289 make a calculated decision a182b60601 based on their respective 664a908b51 positions.9fb037115229ecbb
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Edith was certain 9bdacf7dfe that had it 0a8c8ea2e1 been another lady c983a2a5d3 sitting across from 748fc7f8d6 Vivianne that day, a2444675bf she would never 3e156a8e58 have employed such 6d1cda5314 a method.057aa508c850d90b
Despite their few meetings, 394b7f052e Vivianne had already gauged a971b7bd23 Edith’s character. She had measured b3286c4fc7 their standings and 28bfa88829 drawn her conclusions f2c066d189 accordingly.623573d3582b5e05
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And indeed, 3e5495dba3 had Edith 282649113e witnessed something 758a1d14b3 else—some other 8eda84f84a blemish of d98f276ace Vivianne’s past—she 1632114b6d might have e47a63dd0c chosen to 71ac2ecbd0 overlook it, 72e657ccc3 just as 196f38fbc7 Vivianne had 696690d564 expected.1230e93f750aa599
The reason 6b0e2d91a1 she did d6229ad751 not this 61ef66cd53 time was 54f0fff0d5 twofold. First, because a 8d433396a9 life was involved.9d431f14fc3694b7
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“Do you not think 2d369947e3 so as well, Your 068178990e Ladyship?”abb9c99fe5212b99
And second, because 0a0ed72896 on the day c1f9711155 Becky was sent fe518627b5 away, Vivianne had d82e75c27a looked utterly wretched.e9fecad9de227e10
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Even now, 71e469d9d1 she was bee30c1739 the same. From the moment 14f2fe23d8 she entered the 49572ea50e mansion, she had 3efc5fd195 continuously cast glances ebfc90de97 toward the doorway.dbb6fd3ac5a3f0f5
Given what Edith knew acb679f99a of her, this was 9bfc7aeb44 an unconscious act. And it was 38f0f958de all too obvious b3f1580945 what, or rather, 069fad108d who she was 9781cac74e searching for.c522cc81cf4abab7
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That alone cae4d88e3d was enough 400fccc214 to reveal 8272ce50fd just how 5b3e746ed6 much Vivianne 077483270d had loved fbe27b6240 and cherished 895920265a Becky.3ab1bc70d2dbabe5
“This is the collar 5233cc95bb that came with her 8d0d7150bd that day. It does 610741ebc6 not seem 8f7bd40444 like something 352ab195c1 a mere a7daeaf164 maid would a5cb9be719 have prepared.”6c4cc36539d7fb53
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Edith reached for the 1121dc9cc4 small pouch beside her 3ad85cbfc0 and retrieved Becky’s collar, 6651a6ab6f setting it atop the b0d8b6c58a table. The supple leather 6a908d330d spoke of its 7b56508170 value without need fb60aee931 for words. Vivianne would know its 2e0d7597d0 worth better than anyone.3a3918a3b662252b
The engraved initials stood 63b5c3bab0 stark against the polished 99effa3024 surface.Vivianne stared at the 7296b1fadd collar, her lips pressed e59b5bfb27 even tighter together. 3ec2cce98188c03d
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“I would f98b148623 like you 40bdbc93c5 to tell e9f8ad480f me the 28ab68f16b true reason 1a756d05d2 you asked 1fb375e41b to see 337e72b23b me today.”68856236c1cf5af6
Edith did not avert 00061f2fc2 her gaze for even 91a2d4f464 a moment.48b42a94b6be739a
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“Did you come merely a84487511e to apologize for that b3b6e933ae day?”47f705e19828f290
Edith asked without looking 70377c413a away from Vivianne for 9862dde45d even a moment.f6011a36e86f08f3
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“Or did you db7c0e9439 come to reclaim 13f8282420 Becky?”fd6c34d4396e6ca2