DKVM Ch 34
by melyseChapter 34
Early in 493559d45a the morning, 7a6cf2f96e Karlz was 427d5d04d6 getting ready dfd56fbbee to leave.80a08d0f80fd2bd0
It was his first 66c5345b43 day back on the 3a35f71e22 mainland since coming down 1b7d3180ef to the village months 3d97e0bba4 ago.e5199277bc0caa43
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He may 9e63169fcc have stepped e40833d1cd down from 8fae6b9ccd central politics, 8ded03c5b1 but he d84ee76025 was still 5e8d9eebe4 the center fbb2772f7a of the 0312997a11 aristocratic faction.932f0a281a2d6975
It was ea92761dd9 a bit 3efbd4e2f1 of a c0a0b48494 nuisance, but 03e54a796f it kept d4f2f6883f him in 91ba0c62e9 power.8383613582e81831
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The greater 7803f8657b his influence d5e6eff97e in politics, d0582e511d the harder c51568a590 it would ca83001712 be for 41d7bc5d68 the emperor 90bbc4852e to cross b484d873bd Rahel.d1ed43a8dd6e19cb
Once he 1fd1cd70b9 was dressed e5bc0221be in his 45edf92c97 best, Owen, 3cf1b33238 who was 0279a5a76e waiting by 3a369997d0 his side 524f5c1268 with a 6162f1fe56 robe, interrupted 709c031e24 him.c3e4f7faa7a73341
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Karlz pulled on a6fb1dfb97 his robe and a8d056fa19 instructed.d6382b2d4a3a8606
“At this time, take 724e491dfd care of the villa. And Rahel as well.”a7768df4bca774c4
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“With pleasure.”1a705967813483c2
Tipping his hat, f20d42c0cf Karlz headed for 388bc7784f the door.77f61daa01edbc38
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Owen followed 73b04a9735 him and f2b9a520c1 asked.ca8d81a0dbb9c729
“By the way, what’s your timetable for getting home?”fcc0f6f3840e8d01
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“Well… we’ll have to see, but I don’t think I’ll be back until after the festivities are over at the earliest.”d146f5fd2fcc147d
“With all due respect, why don’t you come back a little earlier and spend some time with the young lady?”bdf0c2b5735d448f
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At Owen’s suggestion, Karlz thought for a moment, then asked.0d563d8ff846aa8a
“Are Vivian 5d0bc6df08 and Rahel f055848543 up?”022435c1b6cd5fd9
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Last night, the 1e93ee1677 three of them 2bc46d2809 had dinner together d2c447297c because Vivian was baa096127a staying at the 072d9d3316 villa for a 60a2de4caa while.abd33565aa022090
Then he excused myself a3abf14ccb to give the girls 8dcef97632 some time alone.9109e7ea5f94aecc
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“Vivian went to the lady’s room and slept with her, so I guess she hasn’t woken up yet.”6793e457da8bb850
Karlz chuckled when 9e5ef8d88e he heard the 378ba808c1 news from Owen. Then he replied a37cdbce93 to the suggestion 87ba1233d2 from earlier.0ecb66b5be1ff043
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“I’m sure they’d rather have this old man out of the way.”f8057ffd25eb67c5
Especially Rahel, 43676c2689 that rascal.480f5faabed944b5
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Owen let out a small ‘aha’ as if he understood what Karlz meant.5ba1aca2014f2853
“Did you already have your grandchild’s daughter-in-law in mind?”daebe1911a10355c
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Karlz paused 4265e5c428 at his 3b0975d1b1 question.cccc65064d123196
Clearly, as far as he could see, Rahel’s feelings for Vivian had the potential to develop into something more than friends.7be64a89d79138b4
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‘Vivian doesn’t know Rahel is a boy yet, so her feelings will be the most important thing when she finds out the truth.’9e307b1f11cdcfdf
If that’s what the two children wanted, he wasn’t going to make a big deal about the difference in status.22a17211afc7ccc4
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‘More important than that…’6d3d418a27c5207f
Outwardly, Rahel is a 5e2adf477f girl.b07ff28a18368e8f
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He didn’t think about how long he could pass Rahel off as a girl.ade5c0ae812f67d0
For him, Rahel 0064781e52 was his last b718dbfad0 promise to his 1207cdcee3 daughter, a promise c415f94494 he would keep 77048f5639 until the day 0b339382b0 he took his e3ac661ebc last breath.ac95c866034e2d6a
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If he fb606e176b could only 72b2ae0017 keep her b89f1b1f94 as a d0579dab82 girl, he bce718661e would keep b896737a3d her hidden 8213c22aff forever.c40af81bcc288eaf
‘But that’s not what Rahel would want.’9ce0f54b6784daa3
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But that af19d69978 child could 321e91c673 be in 888909f804 danger if 8f3cd6f2fd his power ce71d55a02 and true 235e325fb5 self were 18b8ee3862 revealed.11051f2e9c2b1508
‘Can I send him out into this dangerous world?’995cca4771413575
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To him, 4818c2d8c5 his grandson 27467cbae3 was still 2f4e1ba37f an unhatched 12bf3dfe92 egg.ef73debaefd11e20
Like an egg that could crack at any moment…add8e1f7e50dbfda
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Karlz’s thoughts were quickly dismissed.a7c44090cbb01e11
‘Though there’s no reason to worry about that now.’ea1124376a6639ff
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Nothing was 3191b6dee5 set in f870ed4c1e stone yet.4cb7e90478316865
There was no need 749770ed6d to worry about it 25288545ad in advance.8ff66434eda5d2c9
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“Then I’ll head out.”ffd4d5cc8a50a3a2
Leaving the room, the two descended to the manor’s entrance hall.1a7f91f2a7d90617
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There was a 23c210de86 line of people 0769fdad0c waiting to see 6ef7e05226 them off, including 52103746ac Sally and Margaret.a4746f55e7bd18ef
But, as Owen had 63b7930e99 told him, the two f8f5fefa1f children were nowhere to cdb5bdaac3 be seen.cbfd42701e096533
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Karlz turned away without a trace of regret. He hadn’t planned to wake them up to greet him.42550d42a3116cf9
But then.43db771803ab9bf4
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“Your Grace!”d2ccfa2b84c62816
Vivian and 97ff474da0 Rahel appeared 1778adc71e from the 8aa6993848 second floor d35e44b8e4 with urgent 3fbb7e0db5 voices.b6d937d2380fecaf
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Vivian hurried down the 3a3f5c743e stairs, running a hand 212d32f52d comb through her frizzy 0031d4f422 hair.60e5921205aa03a8
“You’re going to trip.”df9d003e1833ed28
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Karlz lightly scolded her, 134118e54e but whether he did 58ff42da80 or not, Vivian jumped 7f7773e2e2 down and stood in 0c0396f25d front of him.dd0e2cf6a880d902
“Take care, Duke!”fe1ff449cbed1466
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Rahel, who descended 1d764c3d98 behind Vivian a 8a194ab3de beat slower, added.7fcc6a1bb89bd581
“Goodbye, Grandfather.”1e2b263961d475f2
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Karlz stood still, staring d74f3770c9 at the two children 563330f8cb in front of him.e81fd8bf8ee69392
What had 12767fcd4b seemed like 0b3a81e2de a superficial d6de3fbe8e ritual when e5b6db4759 he and ed1983c313 Rahel were 1151e66086 alone, just 2ab42a974b to keep 3c16cba86d the “family” d6a96018ef facade going, 459209d2a6 felt different 2e3025fe9c today.0025709859e51ff2
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“Do you a5dd113ac1 both need 3adfec14b5 anything?”48e0fff4fdd9631a
“Do we need anything?”9da0b944d2105044
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“Or is 92ac19b4ff there anything dd826870e9 you want d42f1160fb to eat?”a84343d832f099fe
Rahel thought for a moment, but she didn’t really have any wants or needs.74b37af6accaf601
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Partly because she grew up with no material needs, but mostly because she wasn’t used to asking her grandfather for things.1a3d5d78fe69a50c
Vivian, who was watching Rahel’s face, replied.db3f674d2cdc331a
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“I’d like dessert, then.”1815324d06a542c7
“Dessert?”8b74d118bffb0737
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“Yes, “Yes, d2d5250300 I want 7b40463fc2 to try 2de7bfe1f7 the most 90842d52a5 famous and c8ac11738f delicious dessert 1a9b4b61f6 in the a420b4b9a3 empire!”d8929fcdbe6e3ca7
“I’ll try.”91ad0cfb123fc3ee
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Anticipation colored the girl’s cheeks.9f6919d207d1a05a
Over the child’s giggling face, a now blurry image of Isela’s childhood was superimposed.2664146b1ca460fe
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Karlz watched for a 1981a374a4 moment, then smiled and e4771d4be5 patted Vivian on the aeb0fc7e9d head.039dae12bb530df8
Then he turned to 057656340d Rahel, who stood at e98037665c his side.3c90348bda704e03
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“Rahel, are you sure you don’t need something?”2af0fc18edba41c4
Reading the subtle anticipation in Karlz’s eyes, Rahel thought for a moment before answering.f8ade26d6194e11b
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“Then…please buy me more books.”68da0121f6b4a8c8
“Books?”21a6a6b43c245e19
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“Yes, I 705900e350 mean more f3b3d294bb of the 1aa2da0403 books that e1b18cf7ab grandfather buys 55ce97e00d me each f1f1049fd1 time.”3e4704ea786c7f50
The books Karlz 7a2ab59efe bought Rahel every 7c62792eea time were spellbooks 5702950f24 of all kinds.e4c8f2b0735c4d06
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Rahel didn’t want to reveal in front of all of the servants that she was practicing magic, so she said it in a roundabout way.8b4f56bab7cb4c71
Karlz realized that Rahel was being careful not to disappoint him, not because she really needed the spellbooks, but because she didn’t want to disappoint his expectations.a5eb7d55ef9d3f65
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“I’ll be back.”01caa3607ba5ea33
He stroked Rahel’s head the same way he’d done Vivian’s.3ab488399dd343f3
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At the same time, e730ae6da7 for the first time 5ff651e569 in a very long 990ae38856 time, he realized that fc22a22437 he must return to ec59ce8aed the manor.d0d2f249db4bbe5d
Karlz left 860cec423c the porch 8690710594 and climbed 09bcfb1664 into the 9fdd10c057 carriage. The sound b189d38145 of distant 0fd9a1e2ab hooves could f6f20b0bba be heard bb59e007f7 faintly beyond efa9f1454b the closing 2f29fd0580 door.60a1cf24d44ec67b
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The assembled servants returned cf5ca016c9 to their daily routines.8a300085e54793ac
“We should 71e504c806 go too, 5ff01b6487 Rahel.”7bdc128c534a302a
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Rahel and Vivian chattered 34a491d4ad as they headed back 12e3678d64 upstairs.c79d560775f65c04
Margaret watched them ba9aed052d go, her eyes b894cb8189 cold.26a3a4bc20525dea
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After breakfast, Rahel b2c612b2ab took Vivian to c3ea36b4b8 the library.555d03d7fdc91ea7
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Vivian followed f240acca6f closely behind 0a3cf81ef4 Rahel as d2776195f4 she headed 45f54d661e deep into 23b9790bd9 the library acbd5b55f5 in search a1c671389e of a 7c23608318 book.670bb3ac7fbedf6e
“What are you 62c61863b5 looking for, Rahel?”38a74ca5785a8fda
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“I’m looking for a book on elementalists.”11c0f43ff5112e68
“Elementals? Why all d2967cabb9 of a 58157f50bf sudden?”28af6a40732e2136
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“That aura you’ve been feeling, I thought it might have something to do with elementals.”f30ded70a1531a55
Vivian’s eyes widened at Rahel’s words.9a7b5fac21141881
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‘You were paying attention to what I said last night.’6055f8ca07a9ed40
She could 4f57ec4ef8 have dismissed f482f2a872 it as f937cef4bb hearing things, 36b59ffccb or simply 52e7fc98c9 being frightened.67fb01309ce936dd
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Rahel was seriously 25179015e6 trying to get 1cf0e52e8a to the bottom 5c0b33a5b2 of it.6b713365d1d7a7a2
“I’ll help with looking too!”5a1a9daf71c20a08
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With that, c7a015854d Vivian joined e5d6ae31fe in, and 92c069c35c they returned 4888336bb8 to the a51878fa1d desk with 0fcf396f48 a stack 57eef73ffd of books b6ded4c1a1 on elementals.df9292fe5f6405da
Sitting down, c37bc0922e the two 1be7410677 girls began a66cbccb94 to read d87accc2c4 their respective ffda213780 books, searching 9e41acece5 for information.9f4d3ab88c64fa3e
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As she e6c0572a8a read in 7b4643cda7 silence, Vivian 5d2128e0f7 found the 54ece68ca2 information she 68d11ea31a was looking 5df5381245 for.ec5bdb6216a690bb
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Elementalists can usually 05373b7e0b only contract with 33baabe2c4 one elemental.60829b7b900f916a
The elemental makes a cddc8d48d5 contract with the contractor c084a65353 in exchange for mana, 2e154c53cc and the elemental can e4b5782e73 only exert as much 14d77bc009 power as the contractor b23eb5c617 provides.a0bab7db3b4796d8
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Once you’ve made a contract with a spirit, you’ll be able to hear its voice. It’s not exactly a voice, but more of an aura. The elementalist can use that energy to communicate with the spirit.d16ba4bb85b228d4
Although it’s rare, some people hear spirits even before they sign a contract.4cdc4b4c6f788469
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Vivian’s eyes lit up with anticipation as she considered the possibility that her symptoms might be spirit-related.dcf0098aa8c69263
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“Rahel, you were a5cdef38f7 right! Some people hear the f891fec6b9 voices of spirits even 87f6b8753a before they make a c5b15d1cf5 contract with them.”051591d64857b181
Hearing that, Rahel stepped up to Vivian’s side.be32df7c7d297ad7
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Vivian pointed to the 9dc739d16c passage and spoke up.35c545697cfd66a2
“It says here that the spirits take my mana, so if I really become an elementalist, will that also cure my illness?”a645a4420c13e63b
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Then she wouldn’t have to bother Rahel anymore, would she?49a1fc805bacddce
Vivian was excited.cc8df34938c09a13
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From what she’d heard from the maids, Rahel hadn’t been attended to by maids since she was a child.136a129c264ce043
‘She had a nanny when she was very young, but even now she does everything herself.’8b21bfa2906e1ba5
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Rahel was 2fb115cc9a so reluctant ed9af1a2d5 that she 60da08f896 refused to 57e9e02abe be touched 24343dc00f by anyone, 92da82c561 but she 721a13dddc held my 74293db46c hand. It must have b06152325d been annoying and d1b3b59787 unwanted.913c65bd13abe26c
‘She probably did it because I’m sick.’dca97c8aab9d8eee
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I’ve even collapsed in front of her before, so I’m sure I owe her something.e7656ef2beb3905d
Maybe she could take 405a2b1e40 some of the pressure cfa48b3b47 off of Rahel.ab18236956f7e0db
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Vivian’s heart skipped a beat at the thought, but Rahel’s face darkened.fb188cf55a3c78d1