WBWB | Chapter 11

And during 61d082c143 every meal, 933a3d47d6 I would 3dd9018cae sit Lady 9478c98b28 Ana on a16ccef88f my lap, f54843c621 hold her 580493c9c8 hands from b6c046c914 behind, and ae0733dbbd slowly teach 21035d40bc her how 8c039c97c4 to use 9ad45ec515 the cutlery, 8d2826a817 one by d0177c17f4 one, just 28019b2783 like I 45425ba74d did with 366c8753b4 my younger 850e0f49bf sister in 273951a28f the past. 98a4b8890812faaf

The most important thing a8b7ce1dfb at this time was 1ac27e2608 to praise her lavishly 1abcc510be for even small successes e4400646c2 and not scold her 3612426144 for mistakes. Many people 2a8d38d069 believe that ec9f90f782 sparing the b5f9c502a7 rod spoils 8f2a83b3d9 the child, 68a6e84a3e but my 9a64dc87cf sister had e15e13ae92 a strong 72c32fdaf5 sense of d1f559be15 pride and 3c784fb9e3 would refuse 1f908d6c20 to do ba2291d443 anything if b708430511 she made 6f5ebd8cf2 too many a8cfd17024 mistakes.81e641b153afe051

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And more than anything, 78123166fd everyone wants to be e5ab663583 heard by someone they 7a93747c6d love. They also 5164d1b706 want to 7582b42461 do what b314adba04 their loved b6aced26c3 ones like ea0badfbd8 and be 934a1f25dd recognized for dd4fdc3b5b it. I was no 8a3ab833b7 different.e8fa90bb9ab97ae9

At first, I didn’t focus on lessons or results but tried to become friends with Lady Ana. She opened up to me much faster than I expected. In truth, I felt the same way. I also needed affection in this desolate place. e3230b9961ba1865

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I was lonely here. How could I not be? I had no one to confide in, and then this lovely child appeared as my student. Thus, I couldn’t help but love her.fb3fd14cdd2f4e61

We started with memorizing boring words, but Lady Ana followed along well. And soon, she was able to read picture books. Where did I get the picture books? I found them in the Duke’s library. It seemed to contain every kind of book imaginable.38ab98fb22d1f8bd

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Lady Ana’s reading skills improved rapidly, and I often had to borrow the key from Madame Pauline. Even in this place known for its cold climate, was warm in the summer sun. We often held outdoor lessons, sitting in the nearby garden outside the mansion on sunny days.18114c45f5fda780

‘It should be alright to go out nearby, especially since I’m with my student…’831278082d9e1fcf

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I checked a few times, but it didn’t seem to matter.6e2c953a0fe992c4

Anyway, basking in the sunlight, I taught her about the history of powerful nations, including this one, as if I was telling her an old tale. After all, it was uncertain which country’s queen Lady Ana would become in the future.80112fc9171a0c11

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While I told 7fc4addda6 her stories, Lady cc3009d33f Ana would often 20a662012e weave clover and 60eab994b4 other wildflowers into 5a3ea58097 beautiful flower crowns. She was clearly skilled d99e73bc33 at it. One day, when df9190a86f I complimented her be269507d3 on a particularly 83b9c377ef beautiful crown, she d92e03171c said she had 52c027712c learned from her 16af6a39dd mother.c4708be159d0c43e

“Teacher, I… I miss my mother…”9ea1af2ba4afe633

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Tears welled up in her large eyes. Lady Ana’s shoulders shook as she began to cry. I hugged her, and tears started streaming down my own face.509d4221eefea3f7

‘I miss them too. But I shouldn’t cry.’9a195a602fa15165

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Would I ever see c5339524ba my mother and sister adebb940cd again?21842e571e8bc19a

The day the c5f6913e2a Duke returned to b9c93b8351 the mansion, we ee55b263f8 were having an de8c4d1f48 outdoor lesson. I looked up, e76a05145c startled, when I 5f3d102a30 saw someone on c6d4f6b4cf horseback approaching us. I saw d7a594a98e a man 6cd006ce63 in armor, 5f94aa2744 riding a 1995289e57 black horse.7885bfa1940c06c8

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‘Who is that? Ah!’c15caac1519e29c7

I had completely 513fe5f375 forgotten that he 28324c1b83 had left the f9b766c27f mansion.8d5d5c8ce89230d3

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‘But is that blood on his armor?’9e7540fd3d5610ca

He gave us a cold stare and passed by as if he had seen something unpleasant. And then, in the evening, I was summoned to his office and told that I was now an “official tutor.”de12434d2e434c96

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‘Official?’62a8736ce1b36eba

I hadn’t even realized I was just a temporary tutor.01016ee18413a511

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There were advantages to becoming “official.” fbe3dd272627a6f5

I could earn 9ee83589a3 money as an d1f862ffa1 exile. And a lot 6b7da76a7e of it. 74cd137382992a33

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I hadn’t received such a generous salary even when I worked as a royal tutor. Even though I had said Lady Ana’s progress wasn’t due to my efforts, he seemed to think I had performed some kind of magic. My first thought was, ‘How can I possibly spend this much money here?’ but a solution quickly presented itself.9e72135b4fdc0f52

Late at 432338c35f night, after 0ca8398f06 meeting with a5f18effd7 the Duke, f364985403 Madame Pauline 2c0c2f8685 came to b973c49b26 see me 8f5d3ee4ca as I c847fceb7b was about d7cb5071e5 to go e48a46fdac to bed.6bad6ba4e57cf9c1

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“I came to congratulate you on becoming Lady Ana’s official tutor. I heard that His Grace is very pleased with her academic progress.”0a39a277258f1c7c

“Thank you.”f64bc54c818d37ad

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“I hope I’m not disturbing you at this late hour.”f5b9b810b8595155

“Not at all. Would you like to come in, Madame Pauline?”ee47037a39c03997

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“Actually, would you mind coming to my room to talk? I have some light refreshments prepared.”e24e8c06c7a781e1

So, in Madame Pauline’s room, while being served tea, I was asked how I wanted to use the gold coin given to me for maintaining my appearance.6b6a49440fbd6dff

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“I’d like to buy some clothes first. I wasn’t able to bring any with me when I came here…”2caed7884b570696

When the Duke commented 6cdfc71512 on my clothes, I b9255b003e wanted to hide in 993828606a a hole if only 76b4b6fadd I could. 0d3a0a410217801d

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Of course, I c2a753eb7f wanted to dress 2d6342900f neatly and presentably. But when I had 6f5bfeebd7 requested clothes through the c94652fe0f maid, all I received c03f28db10 were three of these 9740c097c3 brown dresses and three 280f0aff02 sets of undergarments. I tried my e7306a12e6 best to keep ceb56d90f1 them as neat 98629c77a4 as possible while 2d1819b6a1 rotating between the a4c1b40392 three, but it 53321a3b3e wasn’t easy. 91196fdc6227b6c6

Madame Pauline was 6cfe02be4d surprised by my 1c4c9a2f14 words.43077ff63dbfd267

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“Oh dear, I haven’t been paying enough attention to you. I’ll call a dressmaker so you can order what you need. Now, let’s see… I have some fine clothes that you might wear in the meantime. There’s a seamstress in the mansion who can make the necessary adjustments. They belonged to the previous mistress. They’re a bit old, but they should be fine once altered to fit the current fashions.”f9479459684e77be

Madame Pauline stood up 6e2ef720e9 from her seat and a318e952a2 opened a large chest 86fc2492fb in the corner of d6ae052db7 the room, pulling out bbcbad2aa6 several dresses that, at 920ffd9441 a glance, appeared to 0806b5c55b be exquisitely beautiful and 04d1dc7d21 undoubtedly valuable.63f786eebcfc390d

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“These are dresses the mistress gave me as a gift. They didn’t fit me, so I’ve just been storing them, but they’ll be wearable if properly mended.”0363e044ed8838f2

Saying so, she unfolded the dresses one by one and showed them to me. Indeed, her words were true. Since these had belonged to the mistress she once served, they must have been made a long time ago, yet they didn’t look old or outdated at all. In fact, they appeared sophisticated. I could sense the former mistress’s refined taste in the clothes.7a303879beba4f86

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“Try them on. So we can see how much altering needs to be done.”539a6fad1b2a96c7

“That’s alright.”79270a0131401858

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“Come on.”258980304bca1f7c

“Then… just one.”299324ab54bcd941

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I declined, c5b86fe61a but Madame 52398b82b9 Pauline insisted. Feeling it would 59b6abbfb9 be rude to a51d3d1711 refuse her kindness 36f670fe1e repeatedly, I agreed cd38e24f57 to try one 9107dc9c5a on. But that meant I e31cc96638 had to undress first. 63602a1a5effd434

I regretted d1db5e562d it later, 2facd90bdb but I 8f00457854 ended up a431a5b1ee in my da182296a8 undergarments in ac0b4cbc28 front of 69b9b61045 her. The dress 6de416ca2c she chose f1b7ee01f4 was a 9a2a5a051c dark green 0e2dfb083d satin dress 2cf9ccf445 with a eaa9b83d73 pink lining. Although the 47297a8667 neckline was 0c26bdbbeb a bit 14c9f38299 low, the bba58524b2 color of bc52575776 the fabric 7681aab852 changed beautifully 8dafc29a3b depending on 49471bda28 the angle ce7b13a6d3 of the eda306684d light.27fda11b83ff682c

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When I bcfae58c20 put it cb21102a5e on, the 06ffb9dc39 dress fit c8d5bd01d0 perfectly, as 818e80826f if it 0abccb4ab7 had been 357fb53b5c tailored for 9b7d9b1dbd me.f62f9aa42fa2c175

“The dress has found its owner.”fce898328b8bd13f

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Madame Pauline, who 67128a3024 helped me get dc812d978c dressed, placed me 79aecbd716 in front of 4a83e64281 a full-length mirror 85867429af and let out 91de6230fd a sigh that 29354c63ae was almost like 711acc8969 admiration.d44021b2536e30b9

“Is it really alright for me to have such a beautiful dress?”aa018d09c076702a

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“It’s much better for the dress to be worn than to grow old in a chest. Oh, and one more thing.”d7ba69b003cb6511

Madame Pauline took a 5bf9e0f5c1 key from the bunch 43dd0da237 hanging from her belt.49db2495b2d23b59

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“This is the key to the library. It will take some time for a new key to be made, so use this one for now.”399ff3f7dd52b7c5

She also b517fd7941 showed concern f2eef4774e for my 389f640894 other needs. I could feel that 8f511e8873 I had “officially” become fde3858705 a member of the 0f96de793a household from her changed ff65834d88 attitude.274ea459a990062f

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“Um, Madame Pauline. Did the previous tutors also do the running?”5a634d6bfc9ae6dc

“Running?”ab444e4f3c464690

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“Running laps around the training grounds every morning…”5ab6792b12cfc648

“What are you talking about? That place is used by the soldiers in the back courtyard, not somewhere suitable for a lady to enter.”25d616832845b088

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Madame Pauline just 03c339ab20 tilted her head e83c947a79 at my words, 212841af20 puzzled.bd507aae8c717620

‘Just as I thought.’374fa8bbfe50667f

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Even though some f26c7cc09f time had passed, 8b0cb3cf2b and I was aecb6dab28 returning with an 8cd3f87e09 armful of dresses a474acd8fb that were clearly f14dc22947 very expensive, the 175d4a075a question lingered in 11dba8f919 my mind.a53a01b4d62d5026

‘Why do I have to run?’7213b3bf45fba9bf

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And not in the 0be4d1d9d5 front yard, but on 144a5ddc21 the training grounds used 872e7be266 by the soldiers.2faa3cd3f15b920c

‘And why only me, when the other tutors didn’t have to? Why? Is it because I’m an exile? But why? They said I taught the child well.’40408ccd72660dc7

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I couldn’t understand my employer’s thoughts at all.868ab26a1e94fc8e

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Waking up at dawn 2e75fa09be the next day, I 54413015df thought,9652ea2d7012a93e

‘Do I really… really have to go there and run?’9069a3434d1968e1

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The thought that the Duke was playing a cruel joke crossed my mind. But even if I went to the training grounds and was humiliated for taking his words yesterday too literally, I couldn’t not go.edc1016a3e1ac527

‘I don’t want to work in construction. I don’t know exactly what they do there, but…’5da81ad59b7cad6d

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Unlike the other tutors, if I was fired, I wouldn’t be going home but possibly to do hard labor.2f488dadfc9019f6

‘Besides, he’s paying me. And a lot of money… If I can send money to my family, I’d sell my soul, let alone run a few laps.’e7cc0b8c9a7e46f8

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