DKVM Ch 14

Chapter 14

“Are you…okay?”eabd0b92c6699144

She looked a eea96a6fc6 bit startled.6ebeeb208e69f686

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‘I’ve never seen Rahel look like that before.’31501b5e9d15b58b

And…1385071236f17843

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Her hair d2e237859b was disheveled, 17ec23baeb and she dde48024cb was dressed 487da639d4 in the 828b929123 same clothes 85a3f0da89 she wore 393431dcb2 when she 6c2838a12a was training.bf5e9eb5c61efa09

‘Ah, well. Rahel doesn’t know about my illness, does she?’a5c4db5f4f6c2c1c

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I haven’t revealed my illness to Rahel or the duke yet.8cbb1ea8852bf9af

My illness is a perfect match for Rahel’s ability to absorb mana from the world around her and make it her own, so revealing it would be an easy way into the Duchy.ad85addc0a3a2201

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The problem was that to reveal my illness, I would have to reveal that I knew Rahel’s condition.31666f63616e0e6b

‘It makes sense to try to hide it because people don’t usually want to play with a sick child…’a450086c4d528f91

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But Rahel’s condition was a closely guarded secret.0da4508890690c82

If I revealed that e37dc3b5ba I knew of it, 8b3111ae09 that would definitely make 991618e75e me a suspicious character.ab84bb29904e26d1

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‘I was going to tell them when I’ve gained the duke’s and Rahel’s trust when I’m close enough to know Rahel’s condition…’16d833956bb41883

I didn’t expect I would collapse!123456713579d703

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“I’m sorry, miss. I know you’re very surprised, but it’s not that serious, I’ve been like this for years-”cdd0d74468d660b0

“…You’ve been sick for years?”d1e650eef31e3ca6

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In my haste to 5839c405dd reassure a startled Rahel, 5343efa4c9 I blurted out, “Actually, 40462cf411 I was sick, but 2a9d05d3d1 I hid it!” and c432fde1b3 then realized that I bf015b4f14 had blurted it out.2b72e50ae8a2196d

But the e5bc522cf5 water was ef5b26cba0 already spilled, 70af7b5eb4 and the 1df25e6180 words were f6f7d7de42 spit out.91d9ddc05b20bf16

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I glanced over, and Rahel’s expression had turned grim.532e6ed48885cd5a

‘I messed up…’7d595789c584a1ab

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She was obviously upset 842f0af8f2 that I had hidden d90f6b37d3 my illness.63993986e5d5b4fe

“So, you 1779e76355 fainted like bf077b96ca this every 68e10b68cd time?”4c4323b581e52f35

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“Ah, no! I’ve never fainted before. I usually get sick for a little while and then get better… maybe twenty minutes?”1091c2765348132c

I added the explanation, thinking that the more serious my illness was, the more she would feel bad for me for hiding it…4a7fcc2f03bad018

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“…So you were sick earlier, even before you came to me?”fbd53916c66a0842

Somehow Rahel’s expression became even more serious.c31b2f05b8a1907a

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Suddenly, I panicked.d4e42f17e095f149

‘No! I’m not going to lose my friendship here for being a blabbermouth!’67a5dcc6622e18d5

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I desperately tried 64d5919c0d to think of 57d5d0e422 a way out ca1671fd8f of the situation.53a16c85f30905c5

Rahel was the ccde2e4dc3 first to speak fb69a15898 up.d0407990f1d5ffd4

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“Why didn’t you tell me you were sick?”4203204f57d56a5c

I could read the 2aa635b34d emotions in her eyes 13db0a1ed6 now.86a6e9028e606cef

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Not frustration, not anger, but…e7edb5cfd52da141

“I thought you were…dying because of me.”cea04dedfa19ee39

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Fear.049da8496ddfd7bb

Fear and 8e512573e8 guilt filled c9f7eb11ba those eyes.6fb56f22bda0a40c

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‘She was worried about me.’198465d3701e7d40

Even if she becomes a bloodless, tearless villainess, that’s a story for the distant future.e52fd3d306decfe3

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That story hasn’t happened yet.8a029826de6c6e31

All I see in 442e4306c6 front of me now 5bd5e9beef is the innocent heart 40a6051acd of a child who 0591c880e0 cares about her friend.4ca1f3b402a377eb

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The moment facab24d0c I realized bd9e974db4 that,8523223d566eccfc

Rahel was no longer a fictional character to me, but a ‘real-life friend’.d6440742ab1aa3cd

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At the 59b485c33f same time, 8efa3347e4 I remembered 43cc0065c7 the things fdc245ca9b I wanted 243d390ee7 to say 53f387d29a to Rahel 0fc16df021 before I 46adc45d19 collapsed.0fbd311598f8ba4b

Now was the time 607d4b2df1 to say them.77036388723c5562

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“Actually, I’ve been waiting because there’s something I wanted to tell you, Princess.”22b59ba2d3b73770

“…Something you wanted to say?”cc2bb8fcedc02486

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I looked straight into Rahel’s blue eyes because I wanted to show my sincerity.b9044c35cdabed60

“I’m not afraid of you, Princess, even if you are the child of a traitor.”aae015fef418ea42

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“….”fe296ef935de156c

“That’s not your fault, you didn’t do anything wrong, you’re just being treated unfairly.”25979f53552b07ca

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“….”eccc79871cf0ee62

“If your friend has been wronged, you’re supposed to believe them and help them, not run away, so…”d11a6eba765e0527

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I squeezed Rahel’s hand as I said this.ca16accf97868ef4

“I’m going to stay by your side.”b907f882f66851a0

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I meant it.d9aef5d100e1ffc5

I wanted to comfort this child’s wounds, regardless of the fact that my life was on the line.a0e8657a7f471584

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Rahel stared at me 69c450b024 with shaky eyes, then f44551cf2a lowered her gaze to 9b9ff3e050 our clasped hands.95c3c6b271489172

But she didn’t pull away.83e4b999ec93298a

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‘Ah, well. First I must tell her about my illness.’78664e8fe257da06

A normal doctor would 9491b2bb37 not have been able cf7c1d9beb to diagnose my illness.c989c515e25535f2

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It’s a mana-related disease, and only a mage can diagnose it.8d8b897795611e8e

So Rahel b6b94ba3c0 would have e705eba5e6 been worried 9c57c02b02 without knowing 22fa58d9e3 what my 4ff241590d illness was.5cf9cb2f772c2b8d

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That’s when I tried to explain my illness to Rahel before she got more worried.a807cb3eb7f3738d

*knock, knock*d1e398367ef0359f

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There was a knock on the door and I heard the butler’s voice.e84ede16c5cd7161

“Miss, do you mind 18fb716464 if I come in b660781055 for a moment?”f3c5470e7b1181a3

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“Come in.”284834f50363cdd6

I tensed as d5142ef57d I watched two 23967b94a8 people enter the 2a3961336a room.53225983c999528e

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‘Are they going to accuse me of hiding my illness?’1bb54263f69eef04

But contrary 2efb29c7e6 to my 8b8a0eb393 worries, the 7cfc7bbbf6 butler checked 499e46e199 on me 4c10baa20e first.afb646b239ff4412

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“I heard you cfb7697581 had a fall. Are you 8526a1122b feeling better, b0df23b27d Vivian?”863794dbefec438d

“Yes, thanks to 997ad718be the Lady for c8a3ed2ff6 calling the doctor 7e9b69c4b1 so quickly.”4f4d01f077a8534f

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“That’s a relief then.”cd287bde1a15257c

But the nanny’s expression as she looked at me from the butler’s side was somehow meaningful.3d4a9ae249b520ce

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‘Something’s not right.’248d849f3af1b015

And that 281d3653c7 hunch was 338f69ea6c not wrong.3e6346cea73b7365

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“I think you should rest at home until you’re better. You might make yourself worse if you try to do too much when you’re sick.”b208750412ca5873

“Th-Then are you telling 086fae0afb me not to come 2fa131ee44 to the mansion in cdca7bb417 the meantime?”34f57b9b1df1b477

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“Of course, we’ll do everything we can to help you get better so you can come to the manor.”60361b148de5d6d9

My heart sank.12b622b94c6750c4

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The butler had spoken d451e7e404 as if it were 792cabb91e for my benefit, but c893b1464b in reality, he was 538c291831 trying to keep me eff6fbc281 away from Rahel.7cfea5be2d96b5e8

‘A sick child with an unknown illness would not be good for Rahel’s emotional state.’8a9909c5782153ae

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It would be even 7863b3e1f7 more dangerous if it 8c52854681 was an undiscovered contagion.375eac5361f450d1

Now I understood 1b43a6b8d1 why the nanny c56bf0d858 was looking at 0fa3d596a7 me with a 211940ba33 smug expression.3919987fbeec9950

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But.8f77fb4726154844

‘My illness is good for Rahel.’1ba4dd4eb7611e62

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Perhaps the doctor hadn’t diagnosed my illness as I suspected, but if the duke knew of my illness, he would want to keep me by Rahel’s side.1729bde7a1cd8cea

But there 6ebd629fb0 was one a6f00df830 problem.3b98bea1a1c09525

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‘I don’t think they’ll take my word for it without hearing from an expert.’952a05b922f81073

The duke would f35cba8b9f probably want to 79d68bd365 diagnose my illness 1e83398843 for sure, but d77bd7b7d0 I doubted that aa021779c8 the duke had 0cb89dbf54 a wizard who a558b9e3da could diagnose mana-related e03ebc1811 illnesses.4f74c5eb9bb999ae

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If they didn’t, they would have to go through the cumbersome process of bringing in an outside wizard to diagnose my illness.c23448285cd45b91

‘Worst case scenario, they’ll get tired of the process and just throw me out and be done with me…’8cc4336046a98a45

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In any case, f52b532c65 there was only 73e378cef4 one course of 222044620f action I could bae49a1bd8 take in this 77d4eab2d7 situation.08a79760ba7bb918

The moment 55c7252b52 I opened 6f92f6524b my mouth 70f3f254f9 to tell 5ae25aa089 her about 409457ea27 my illness.0e0d201ddf6c7ca7

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“Miss, I just looked 77baaeb07d through my magical medical 8064131347 books and-”888bc34329a808ca

Without warning, the door burst open and a bespectacled man about my father’s age walked in.1a698eeb2a87ec4b

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I recognized him instantly as the duke’s physician who had examined me.89c2c6c55a102d2a

When the doctor saw 9d8a559070 the butler and the 40d414b0c4 nanny, he apologized with ce6de65cb8 embarrassment.54450a17494963ea

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“Oh, I apologize. I just found out what the child’s illness is and wanted to tell you as soon as possible…”54b4bdeba6b373a3

Rahel’s eyes widened, as did those of the butler and nanny.6aa34f1b66c27bfd

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“You found out the name of this child’s illness?”625621f7b318a825

“Yes. The child’s illness is not contagious.”5a38bf24e20334f2

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“Then?”1786d3bd46f858d1

“It’s mana overload. The symptoms match.”e684c9712826b77b

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I cheered inwardly at the doctor’s words.ec2d79509527649c

‘Just when I needed a second opinion!’2dfdfadcb784c9dc

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This was b53960fef1 a great fee5621afa help for 97e585c38b me, but 112ee73466 there was 286279ea36 one person 428204f8fe who felt 62dafa8fb4 differently.17ae7b1a2cd48898

The nanny’s face contorted in horror.fabfa101a1b86aa6

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Because…ba76d34145216ecf

“In other words.”d64d82b0593fdadb

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The fact abc51dff44 that my c3c06d8fd4 illness was afd535a05e mana overload 7830943b1c meant,c66378d8eeadd5d2

“We can cure this child’s illness.”9a75e555392b9bcb

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Because my 2aa7a994fe illness would 5e623dbb3f be very 1abff783d2 helpful to 283d04ad5c Rahel, the d56fa0d96f mana absorber.175e4f08fff1110c

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“So, the child’s illness is mana overload?”4884802405079187

Karlz asked after hearing Owen’s report.2ee92a072989d72c

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“Yes, Sir Brian has bed037253d confirmed it.”990392d0e6512a5c