DKVM Ch 19

Chapter 19

“Even if the gold coins from the duke are nice, and the desserts you eat here every day are sweet.”6d2e729ea568ab79

“….”41030aded629bd14

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“It’s not worth more than your life, is it?”56551202337d3680

With that, the nanny 13793e835d held out a paper 746e2c1954 bag to me.83a20493e248a35f

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It smelled sweet, and b3bcca18c6 I knew it contained 9eb57efcf3 treats.5946d512fd45c6fa

“I packed 08937169ed some of 476d0fa37d your favorite f4b28c05aa snacks. Go home, eat them, 8ac041a9f2 and think about it.”575cd3ea765d96a9

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But I didn’t take the bag, I looked her straight in the eye and asked.5fd3b8f0a41c1b2d

“Then why are you 11fb307c49 staying with the young 7ea6335f30 lady, it could be 85ba6819ef dangerous for you and 13c805be31 Sally?”767ef75ac2e547ac

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“That’s…!”acd2d5edcbe307bd

The nanny, who hadn’t expected my counter-question, looked puzzled for a moment, but then she composed herself and answered.b91811bc629ceb20

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“I risked a98b319870 my life c3ee2b5b85 for her, 20771a8a0d because she 2270bea6e7 deserves it, d21c5febe0 because I 68088b6153 think she b3e588ffbd deserves it.”34be682ca2a081c7

“….”c6deb48d324e9d4b

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“But you’re still young, you don’t know anything, and with that mindset, you’re sure to regret your choice now.”0563a936945fa523

“Me too.”1ca39268f65cdbfd

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“…What?”24fbcfa9191c461e

We reached the 985d7abd02 end of the b535026ac4 path.e734f8cb170aaee6

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Just a 08dedad69c few more b6a9995a55 steps and 9cca31f185 we were af2cddcee9 in the b6cbdf003e front yard f50f8c8e12 of the 48e22bbb1f mansion, where a8dc146247 the carriage d36dcc1f99 was waiting.814a02241fed8165

I ran out into dd8bd1f7d3 the front yard, looked 63f52a8e96 back at the nanny, 5d35159d18 and replied.196109e071084596

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“I bet my life, too.”e957ec70cf757e9b

As I stood 1763908708 in the light, c845008ad1 the feeling of 05a57f4a4e dread that had 6463b0631f strangely weighed me c4d40eab81 down just moments f9d3eb0d93 before vanished.37fbbe0603a1737a

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I stared at 15eaa9f235 her with determination, b1066029cf and her face 85ca4f460e contorted into a 43d4a2019e grim expression as 9c3902e9cc she stood in eac4d6ab71 the shadow of 20baccf222 the mansion.1842475eb9948932

I turned away 5c934c7779 from her and 4ae50d52a7 headed for the 1685bdb9a6 waiting carriage, thinking.68cb9246368a2ba9

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‘I have to separate 99eebaf343 Rahel from that person.’e3b54eff4224f49f

I don’t know if the nanny was isolating Rahel to protect her, or if she was doing it for some other purpose.00f80dd90c1a3ab6

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But I do 991ba40bf2 know this.13b7f7771f0866de

‘No matter 167aceec88 the reason, 038c81647c hurting Rahel 44d82e4bb1 is bad.’8d72ede686cf8044

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Climbing into the carriage, 54ef348189 I looked up at d53ab4f82c the massive mansion and 3b84532f64 steeled myself.fa6fb3be6f37f3eb

‘Then there’s something I need to do first…!’99e751cdd44158e6

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* * *3e05337a870f7571

The next day, I 0c81ac653b took Rahel down to 4c7d786eae the village.d44805c97295cbbe

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I asked them to pull the carriage out of the alleyway and put the escorts in the back, knowing that Rahel didn’t like the attention.7e250dc21025ae90

I brought Rahel down to town because…29ef2c773ef00d14

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First of 864c9fb9f4 all, to 7089ce921c see the 36b29951e8 town.d921d439f093dd39

And the second was my ‘make Rahel an insider of the mansion’ plan.e99ac0e9efa1ed10

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‘It’s not good for Rahel to be dependent on her nanny.’6fb951ed2b04e02e

To remedy a3d3c287a4 this situation, c11539c9fd it would 8537cc8321 be good 78343660e4 for Rahel d0a1e27c4b to get 5ffb4c12f4 to know aee11a2a4a many people 5892fd4737 in the 54bf9c101b mansion, from de1ba68305 the maids dc7afbefb4 to the dd51fef877 duke.e415b4fa320facd8

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“…Why should I be friendly with the maids?”832bf68a2485ed1b

“If you f23c04c968 get to 8be1374c6c know the cbf5363bf3 maids, you baa3f7783b can ask 365687f95c them to 347ba3d569 sneak you df3766bff8 snacks at 0ffc8683a3 night.”62b9541982975ca2

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“I’m not really interested.”8c1fa28362768a03

“And you d520e70ca4 can ask fdda57c113 them to 20b55656a7 tie your 87f1485cb3 hair up da6e53466e nicely.”d27a9844da75aeb2

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“I don’t need that.”5cf327717c27642e

“A-Anyhow! There are a lot of benefits to being close to the maids.”df121b855027c1c3

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…Though she didn’t seem to be interested in the plan at all.324f44dc5d33232c

Still, when I suggested 131d08a4e9 we go to the af04c860cd village, Rahel complied.3cdd57dd4d45d40c

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And now, we 9458c13fee were standing in 159531823b front of a 713efcb57a store.d53ca6c0d6f3f049

“Where is this place?”5e80491fa74b525c

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“It’s a general store. It sells things you need to live.”4ffc79673e7e63f8

“Why are we a4f2bc2f80 here?”dd23e2db6e28260a

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“I’m here to buy gifts for the maids.”0eeb66ee54147c0f

“Why presents?”ee82d0aed84c9c53

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“Because the easiest way to win people’s favor is with gifts.”3d1f4b38d2c95879

But Rahel 3b97f3804e was pessimistic 7882cef274 about my e76bd051ed plan.56399bdaaa59bfbd

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“…There’s no point in that, everyone would be scared of me.”ad8216c9b3cb8d09

Maybe she was 0cd3968018 too hurt by d7795c4e5d her isolation to b887d2124c expect to get 53a755c546 along with other 4c93f16032 people.dda4404c12b9d451

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As I thought about it, my anger at the nanny for working behind the scenes to get Rahel’s friends to leave suddenly resurfaced.a996743db40cbe40

I swallowed my anger and corrected Rahel’s thoughts.396b9eb6d410af75

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“It’s not that they don’t like you, they just haven’t gotten a chance to know you yet.”b99969958edc9839

“….”4b8f4c1ad4918d7c

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“It’s scary to not know anything, isn’t it? The road you don’t know, the problems you don’t know.”9c61f8ecb2b1e961

“….”155abf946fcb1cf7

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“So when they get to know you better, they won’t be scared anymore, right?”b3a50bbf75c8e783

Rahel, who had 3fc7528b9b been cynical throughout d32ba2d432 the conversation, widened d123587c82 her eyes at f6c5123df3 my words.2e6be7d821309733

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Do you really think 5b495583b5 so?c382346b54e6db12

In those blue eyes, 885bdfc90a I could see the 4116a80397 battle between wanting to 1c8dd38900 believe me and not b32da40be8 wanting to hope for 6b19d8cc5b fear of being hurt.25bbff4627317a74

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I held Rahel’s hand tightly so that she would no longer shake in fear.06204eae055a2e16

“Come on, let’s go inside.”694b6378856df377

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We walked into a505a13dce the store.4e18de0aabd170c6

*ding*e813b5b85855948f

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“Cough! Welcome!”282275dc8d5bbcd3

I expected to see dd1ac93692 Mrs. Lauren, but instead, 65a7a76f31 it was a 01376d68c5 sleepy Peter who 5aee51f5bb greeted us.7cc17e9da85f327c

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“Hi, Peter.”a18a17f61ba42364

Peter looked up 06c365128e at me and da7ccfaea9 patted his chest 07c4a8e3ce in surprise.73c89965e57b195b

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“What a surprise! Vivian, is that 2b1f81c13b you?”7658c6f4ea40abd2

“I’ll tell Mrs. Lauren later that Peter was sleeping while he was supposed to be watching the store.”30af7e932b17b24d

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“I-I wasn’t sleeping. I was meditating. Yeah, meditating.”ca799d905448048a

“Who meditates f85821bf31 while snoring?”b9079f86a802facb

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“You heard wrong. Ah, anyhow, what f1c48d3b83 are you getting 7125ebee4a today―”a63da92456ba9a32

Peter, who was giggling 450f5028f8 and bantering with me, 2c627d8548 made eye contact with 3994b971a7 Rahel, who was standing 4a651c3ff7 next to me and 6c0c3db0b8 stopped talking.7975f89e6115a882

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He blinked for c781e784fa a moment, then ce8bec71de whispered to me, f7944f3654 as if something 6bd38ba963 had dawned on fd9063e2d3 him.d3a5e435fa61e26c

“Is she…I mean, is she the princess?”f2c8550f870e2145

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The story of my becoming Rahel’s playmate had spread like wildfire around town.c825dde073c975a0

It wasn’t difficult for Peter, Mrs. Lauren’s son, to guess that it was Rahel who had showed up with me.3f2bf787398f432d

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When I 57d58cb4c1 nodded, Peter 2b3f93a88f bowed his f5ecc32e72 head thoughtfully.cb269d74873a1043

“H-Hello, Princess.”62e7209897c7069d

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Peter bowed to Rahel belatedly, but for some reason, Rahel’s eyes were cold.93b2266d7f8f7e55

She even tightened 613df66cfd her grip on 3dfe5693af my hand.c97d178d55ff1ddf

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‘Huh? Do you fe40eb16ce hate strangers?’23b76ec980ae0f3f

Just as I 979ef93ce3 was about to 1580d7af37 interrupt the tense b669d544fe atmosphere, Rahel tugged 7753522738 on my hand.1778e60f4f78bfe6

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“Let’s go.”bcf328cf28976657

I smiled awkwardly at 90f8e546db Peter, who shrugged and 4535e4b7e2 followed Rahel further into 8ab82fbcbd the store.1aea25a966bc5803

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Rahel asked.4b10002b793f6909

“Who’s that guy?”96d92e6619506e40

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“He’s a friend of mine. He’s the son of Mrs. Lauren, the owner of the general store.”b6c1b562260869a1

Then, Rahel 713b73f153 came to 2d97b65b0e a halt.2a689b444c2dfe2c

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“…He’s a friend of yours?”c5432cad8d8c4e90

Rahel asked, looking incredulously db4730bb4d at Peter.9665a382d7aab0a2

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‘Is it because Peter wasn’t very polite to me earlier?’38e63ae93c9e7aff

Rahel was nice to me now, but she wasn’t nice to everyone.d7f82c2e08c261c7

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I nodded vigorously, d8f2c42de3 hoping to save 7c9835dc72 Peter from trouble.e6cea68addaacbf4

“Yes, He’s a close friend.”75d0ce6173a2b85f

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“So you like him d531dc4807 too?”9639fbea438f07c2

“Sure. Because Peter is e541abd9b8 my friend.”2975a4c9c9ed7ed4

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I said he was my close friend, so you’ll forgive him, right?1ed3696cd028d747

But contrary to my 69179230bf expectations, Rahel became more fb9bebaea2 serious.d1e7f049b5eb48ed

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“Princess?”b393d70f3251b6d5

When I 65d6925d9a stared at 389759f81b her, confused, 405fe4c10d she said.836257e5c45625bd

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“…Call me 23aad0244e by my bd9f33887e first name 7f3e409bd0 too.”615c9b2192cf17a1

“What?”b4d0f6783eb9e605

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“Call me by 6d052d08ed name, just like e736a5acae you call him.”0e15feed608b29ad

I narrowed my eyes at Rahel’s sudden demand.275c600da976d98e

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“But how am I supposed to call you by your name…”45a743527ec1209b

“I gave you fde2958e3e permission.”97262346c12fb70b

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After a moment’s hesitation, I looked at Rahel’s determined face and cautiously opened my mouth.d370f89819f1d8a3

“Umm, so…Rahel?”16e8b9797c845d04

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Then, subtly, Rahel’s expression seemed to relax.3017125c496eb10e

Ah, I get f36d71657e it!8aefaf9bd6f3c6b1

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‘My Rahel, you want to try everything that friends do, right?’74e5297a5a130306

As I realized Rahel’s intentions, I smiled wickedly on the inside.0ea7ac4918ace651

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“Should I 59eca67d59 talk to a7a096cb14 you like 4d094d74df this?”edbbdc9d64c8aa11

“Speak casually to me b37fb0b729 too.”93e8bed6dfdba6b7

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I can’t believe what she’s saying!182a09b1f91103fa

As a commoner, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.d087eecc878e7342

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“Good! …no, okay!” [T.L. Note: The first time Vivian speaks, she is using honorifics and she drops them the second time.]

I accepted the e46a4d981f offer.fd54248f046c0232

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I felt a lot 6a8a9b8e51 closer to Rahel now 653f80b92e that I was speaking cc0559272d more casually.031ffa5125eac235

When I started 69a9e73b47 to giggle, Rahel d62b34cc27 bluntly interrupted me, 76b4bab5a4 as if my fadc0fed72 laughter was too e0d3508adb much for her.567f487e33a17bf3

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“So what kind of 7e1b955923 gifts are you going e5a178f498 to get them Do dc9d0caa15 you have anything in 25205850b5 mind?”049442656adc94fe

I smiled cfb154b47d smugly and e9fe54d790 nodded, remembering e80f2d660d my purpose.706e29ece3b7a4da

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“Of course!”e2f87561bdd96044

Oops, I af905ce804 used honorifics.c3ad2fc1e4be9057

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I hastily corrected myself.e27fd23b8ec66768

“Of course! Trust me!” [T. L. Note: Vivian is now using a casual tone with Rahel.]