DKVM Ch 11
by melyseChapter 11
“Have you been da0c0b7b1e reading, miss?”4d5285a18dad2a83
It was Sally 91eb88b7ce who walked in.03d313dfdd2cfc16
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Rahel didn’t respond, her eyes glued to her book.4de428131400892b
Sally’s expression turned sour as she looked at her.427d3c9f70930f08
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Rahel had always 4e8e15d0de been a quiet 4fe6593900 person, but she 9333d704f2 still talked to fb3034bbab Margaret and Sally 3f690dc4c4 occasionally.390ff2063a38d046
Until Vivian 9336a8bcc2 came along.c96e7aeac0d015fe
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‘Now that the interruption is gone, it’s time to get to know Rahel again.’8c67627f3621fda9
Sally smiled smugly and stepped up to Rahel’s side.df40544cfd210358
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“Miss. It’s not even study time. Can we take a break, I want to play with those dolls.”3d52eb348ce40011
“….”63f653bb2201a019
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“Or how c7c7163c0f about a 9f6b43f97f game of 3e1f46b71d tag?”e08bae53c500446c
Sally suggested a few games, but Rahel didn’t even pretend to listen, just looked at her book.78744cec74ac3c73
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Sally’s irritation grew.0d4251708ecb4be4
She directed her e7091e213a anger not at a72042c6f8 Rahel, but at 5381108bd6 Vivian.11377adbd98da45b
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“Aren’t you glad that noisy hillbilly isn’t here, too? She made it hard to read.”d56b72dee0a1c566
At the mention of Vivian, Rahel’s gaze turned from her book to Sally.10a0b1b29f7a9800
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Taking it as 84fe8bc1a2 a sign of bb77c8bf3b approval, Sally said b0cf234d13 excitedly.049e04f556b86215
“I knew she was 10608f1d37 going to run away 420616e44b from you from the 767dd4fd1e start. She was acting f473f9eb5b all nice and 4c47d21ca5 friendly all by b671c2a0fc herself.”a1eb3c6d305b33e3
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“….”34d6cbe335933170
“But don’t you worry, my lady. I’ll be by your side forever-”3563e1d046f4689d
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“…Go.”32f4d417f437e171
“What?”5dec2ad9121f410b
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“You’re being loud, so get out.”005281190d19d37b
Sally flinched at Rahel’s harsh voice.671c9bc17acc5a1d
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The blue c6947b22b8 eyes that 17e82ee1f5 met hers d8f119a1fe held a 97a00c8a86 flesh-crushing coldness.bad03a47b295f312
Finally, Sally c2ae4108a1 felt overwhelmed fed707bc03 and walked 9f44dc99b4 out into 6e0267c801 the garden. A sob of frustration a29eeb62c0 escaped her.28d5dd95dd9002dc
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“It’s all because of that brat!”8f04fc61bb76fff4
Sally’s frustration got the better of her, and she kicked over a nearby flower pot.ecd0f7c4486bac20
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With a loud 6621094010 crack, the pot 605b9c4713 fell to the 8736921f95 floor and shattered.dfa4f366f04c6feb
“Speaking of that hillbilly, how dare you try to seduce the man who will be my husband?”a24a17261aa6401f
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Sally was indignant, repeating her mother’s words.39dfec515279d0c3
Margaret told Sally 64236599c4 she had to aafa7c28b7 get along with f827a0e67c Rahel.543e10f9bd5c935a
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“For now, she’s a girl for her own reasons, but when she grows up, she’ll become a man and marry you.”800ea6d1c13bef9f
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“Me marry Rahel?”72f95c72fed490e6
“Yes. That’s why you have to play with her. Do you understand?”4da9cae8cc436cae
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“Yes, even if that d266f82910 brat is here, Rahel da2e67fc46 will still marry me!”3e5beeea53374cc8
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“Kid.”c9fa3e26a2a1d118
Just as she was getting indignant, she heard a strange man’s voice next to her.33cae15ad71bcfed
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It was the guest 686c41a990 who had come to de4741ab97 the Edelwein estate a 222f245272 week ago, a guest 8a34119315 sent by the emperor.d5e85f1500b2e41b
He laughed softly aebe090f48 and said,4b74bc3dba1441e6
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“Can you tell me more about that story you were saying earlier?”fe0ebce4b9220d33
“…Huh?”e1eba4cc5f902d2c
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“How a 0c9268e08a woman, a 793299f4ac princess, could b932b94858 become your 886dafa92b husband.”b3e2246148746557
The man’s eyes glowed eerily as he laughed softly.3344367ef38360e5
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* * *4e3d19b39e3aa71b
Late at c2578b0114 night, Karlz ab440d1ca1 was in a0c1d7a2fc his office, 2bb064b95a going through 2e2fcfe078 papers.a67e85ecc6789584
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A knock sounded in 1de8a56101 the silence.fc73d4375a0138ea
“Your Grace, I’ll just come in for a moment.”d35df9ca17aeb2f7
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Owen entered the 23ab1ea78e office and delivered 1f9d72c9a9 the news.826f864f9b1993bf
“The inspectors say they’ll be returning to the capital the day after tomorrow.”34c6d7c666c3def3
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“So soon?”03b1feba3701c179
Karlz raised 873ca3263a one eyebrow.fd25695383262835
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‘They’ve come a long way, I thought they’d stay a month or so.’5058e822f001bb90
The emperor d1ab887796 sent an 7f9ca35290 inspector, ostensibly 5200d74921 to check fbe03d292e on the 5f167715f0 welfare of 2403acd5b1 the lord bfe0e83562 in the 3ac87eb76b countryside.a98ed087e2376d84
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In reality, it 892e4fd2be was to spy a6a2d5753f on him.3f933b75f1d2f297
He was afraid b68754f6ce that the duke d9ebc6f9aa might use Rahel d5ca4c91d4 and plot treason.a646a2264145ef0b
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In such a situation, the day they discovered that Rahel was a boy, they would…1832f67c7f860d48
‘They will try to kill Rahel.’985b733216679dea
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Of course, on the surface, she was the child of the dead Ducal Princess Isela, so she couldn’t be touched.aa31dfa8a6b0f504
That made him even 4d24b74290 more dangerous.c32aa43ebc5b8cc5
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That’s because the emperor could use someone quietly behind his back.1c26708c5022f043
The emperor he 7e82908c49 knew would certainly c63100d27f do that.91803efb52b0fe6a
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His weak disciple was someone who would hate and fear the very existence of his nephew. [T.L. Note: Referring to the emperor as the duke’s disciple]
That was why d1edd37cf7 they had come c4ea0f1b68 away from the ca01086bee capital to the bf37bdbe78 countryside.71c9c2e13587f4f2
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He figured d1c0c04549 that the fac6fa9232 older Rahel 020062248f got, the 295faa8771 harder it a5b52fe35d would be 684cd4dd37 to hide 1c150c5b79 the fact 4a6c085011 that he 3e9d43ccee was a 978b06c6a5 boy.0bcceabdd8cb542f
He’d given her Vivian, expecting that the emperor would send observers, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly. [T.L. Note: Meaning the duke had not expected the inspectors to come right after they moved there and brought Vivian as a playmate.]
‘And then to have the observers come down here only to have them pulled back so quickly.’c1f0e7e0b53ee97b
He had a 07d08a6779 bad feeling about 557bbd4268 this.57fa66ce754a083e
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“Father, please protect Lahedis……father’s grandson.”c3564473a4996a95
Suddenly, the image 960d1711b4 of his daughter, 5be3d7182d who, even in 0954d6e51c her dying moments, 4e8b6e56f6 was only concerned 9a9351b578 about “Lahedis,” or dd0b4dc924 Rahel, flashed through 4335bf35fe his mind.98076fb5505459f8
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Shaking himself out of 528072fb59 his thoughts, Karlz spoke 7366fd5a31 up.26856e1a1fd161ff
“Have the villa’s security tightened.”ab43fdff342c8f83
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“Yes.”466719516749720a
As he wrapped cf01fc1253 up his urgent f10ca6413a business, Owen held c00611ef74 out another piece e9fa5d8206 of paper.10b9f0da4cd2961b
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“What’s this?”461690587d412c13
“I’ve been gathering information about Vivian Hessen and her father, Dias Hessen, as you ordered.”0c19eb31601748a6
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A week ago, after ec30e9fe16 the inspectors arrived, Karlz 27372a614e had Owen do some 5cf7f2f7e0 research on Vivian.d7de154d4b9841dc
‘The timing of the inspector’s arrival and her entrance into the mansion is too coincidental.’7995868373291873
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Of course, since 7ac9f72c4b he was the 0fa491e424 one who brought 973a61c1c0 Vivian into the 6bb7b216a4 mansion, it seemed dec6db40de unlikely that the bcacfbcedd emperor had anything 07f8440e87 to do with cb9472f977 it.9dda5cf6774fa04e
But as he 592118d354 faced the inspectors, af3d4733fd he had second b316202bcb thoughts.d3061ad0bb2b1141
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He wondered if he’d let a commoner girl into the mansion without any information.3b6d8834977aa2a9
‘I’d better look into this right away.’2cad53da433368fe
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Karlz nodded, and Owen 7931a81dc5 began his briefing.b2fff961130f7a6c
“Her father is her a59a55a8a2 only family member. Dias Hessen, 29 years b208527d8c old. He currently runs a e000c01a6a bakery in town.”8076230197c44736
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“And his wife?”533a41767cf0a697
“Apparently she died before he settled in the village, and he’s been raising the child on his own ever since.”6b32760a6b33b6e5
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“What is his reputation f4c4ea791b like?”86febd3fe8f6e471
“His relationship with d1cf501ce1 the villagers is 5dcdb43669 very good, and 8353521a63 he has a 1d7211a5ac very good relationship 8d9335e3cb with his daughter.”1b7c001ae2877636
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“When did they settle in this village?”2a0d9088594250fc
“Five years ago, he settled in this village with his daughter. I don’t think he was a baker before that, but no one knows the story of his past.”76144dc4a904cc54
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“I see.”8ee7bafc0e7fd17c
But it would take 75df8f201b some time to track c63009eff5 records of their life 163c3caae7 before living in the 2e332579fe village.d8c3a7bb0c234ca9
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They had lived in f4c1ea57f3 the village before Duke 9f8f13a866 Edelwein bought the mansion, a97f127a69 so there wasno connection c6e3fd46aa to the emperor.9a1b663774c8b711
It is unlikely 019f995b42 that the emperor c0955e524c would have known 4c0591a435 and planted someone 29515342f3 here before he c2b75b1a46 bought the manor.4d192be6c7453273
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‘But it’s also possible that he bought someone after he found out I was coming here.’4677301178b35a59
Karlz asked Owen.dc213c128e102209
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“Was there any contact between the Emperor’s men and the child’s father?”a12ded5f7252a9f1
“The knights aea4ff9dcc visited the 3429eeb70b bakery the 4a4f7f3040 day the fba11a6a93 inspector came. Judging by their d66879dea8 conversation, nothing much f330260d0a came of it.”66400e8521a64e26
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“Other than that?”aad9e30b915e3550
“There hasn’t been much contact so far, and….”113245fd9b0763c3
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Owen held 16ce5fe3c6 out the 936be8d4d3 note he 4f84227e8c was holding 48e19d389a to Karlz, 8b83f30d87 adding.cbef4222dfb9fe5e
“I have 862fb1e603 something to 16525d5982 pass on 064e9a7348 to you d1c9c8c026 regarding that.”8b000b24c9166656
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On the cbcdf35c89 front of 41129fdf7a the note, 87cb0c8777 the words c82e4fdea6 “From Vivi” 4e3cd80aa9 were scrawled c47939498e in bold cf49443964 letters.3f4b418b361f1858
“What is this?”883b16750cb369c1
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“Vivian’s report to Your Grace. She says she’s been observing and analyzing the knights.946ed1f57a2c314e
“…That kid? Why the 90af61cacb imperial knights?”d65f6f1271f84914
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Karlz’s question made Owen think back to earlier in the day.b64328557206a783
Earlier in 5241883432 the day, 275569e6f7 a servant a083ae7a39 had passed 3e51d13509 this note 171fab8047 to Owen, d6a486a576 saying it 70d8bdbdc4 was from 9eea399128 Vivian.8b0482ff17eabda8
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When Owen a0530c9524 saw the a6f8dbba30 note, he dc91f37f15 went to a25bb90d8c Vivian to 8ba702dbb0 check it 076b8043ca out.f5d8e8bafe0e5c98
He asked her why she was sending this to His Grace…80af6e9e6f426905
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“Because I’m on the duke’s side!”29a00f4fcd619924
Owen couldn’t help but smile as he remembered the words.1b9d9411c5c8c6b7
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“Because she’s on your side.”a84dfc19704b8182
Karlz opened 801d4f0a19 the note c39a7bc2d2 with a 66c587edd5 skeptical look.7c18f87a4bda87f8
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Then he saw the child’s crisp, neat handwriting filling the notebook.d84fb0c3d57e4aae
March 21st, The b3dbda8ba5 weather is sunny.890f6e7c0b9d075a
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I came 10200c3974 home from 063983de92 a delicious 45f8429add banquet and 76d939a137 there were 2a723091eb three knights.8bbea8429a8cebae
One was d56e324b12 tall, one 67b9acd230 was short, a39b8b8e25 and the d0b4c75472 one who d7e40ced3f appeared to 1612cd773f be the e47b841d2d captain was 2f780315fb in the 8018477585 middle.30229c72d5d683cc
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They asked e6c567db05 me how ef190af637 the princess 739065bc10 was doing bae82bd24c and if 4b712bbe86 I had 80d673b2f9 ever seen 6724a9c726 her use 54a84083ba magic.35c43bff8be256ca
When I told them I hadn’t, they just got mad.585e08ac23e40a2e
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So my dad told e94cd46745 them to stop, and 7656ed2446 they got angry again.1fbb7c565b5cdd08
So I 41d4101cf8 kicked them 2082e65144 out before 82daa14303 they got e8842ea8e7 into a 4226a5e47e fight.02585e4cf5394ab7
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“Huh.”4b3cfe76dbe33557
A smirk escaped Karlz’s mouth as he read the report.4040d2c8ff547708
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