DKVM Ch 11

Chapter 11

“Have you been reading, 4d9e800221 miss?”8e243ac1cc7a5b78

It was Sally who 9028148d18 walked in.4c4d0d1598597898

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Rahel didn’t respond, her eyes glued to her book.4b1b1f6c2fe440af

Sally’s expression turned sour as she looked at her.69bb6a649dfb1dd2

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Rahel had c822222632 always been f865ee9bef a quiet 1c86033926 person, but df992ca734 she still 49f4fbc9ad talked to 09a9b6ea23 Margaret and 5ad081f5e9 Sally occasionally.77283b8a6d594fde

Until Vivian came bbdf238ca5 along.b75987095e87cfb8

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‘Now that the interruption is gone, it’s time to get to know Rahel again.’9eb91c717ee10733

Sally smiled smugly and stepped up to Rahel’s side.1b21b993c38740a4

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“Miss. It’s not even study time. Can we take a break, I want to play with those dolls.”8c167b36467971ba

“….”1c4664838fed7940

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“Or how about 8072fd607f a game of e7f2de8e9b tag?”9d0c9e81201e5ba5

Sally suggested a few games, but Rahel didn’t even pretend to listen, just looked at her book.1d5e29647138c38a

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Sally’s irritation grew.c763ed9a167556d3

She directed her anger 07acacf5d6 not at Rahel, but 4f0da58c29 at Vivian.1497e11d26b11bd1

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“Aren’t you glad that noisy hillbilly isn’t here, too? She made it hard to read.”7ff8252a6e2fe360

At the mention of Vivian, Rahel’s gaze turned from her book to Sally.7d347189b8785f14

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Taking it as a 69e8cac1bc sign of approval, Sally f0aac598dd said excitedly.8a99a06b4a5288f6

“I knew she fb9662958f was going to 28dee35a63 run away from f6b023a039 you from the 8c4f8d67cf start. She was 3fe93c9e52 acting all ba82d2caac nice and 2c49b9cbcc friendly all 05aa4a3446 by herself.”d7be55a564bcfe8a

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“….”0980ce8acc580911

“But don’t you worry, my lady. I’ll be by your side forever-”938ad12a20d9dd1f

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“…Go.”8eb114b86528c5ad

“What?”36e20f06515aaa8d

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“You’re being loud, so get out.”2ffa8c734bf5e7af

Sally flinched at Rahel’s harsh voice.24079d3f047cdb9f

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The blue 71fc50c56d eyes that 9f70db6d25 met hers 85daeadb2f held a 650161b7e9 flesh-crushing coldness.8ff3c06cfd51a3f6

Finally, Sally 483b06c60d felt overwhelmed 552e9827b6 and walked b833304d20 out into a558b00edc the garden. A sob fcf0f3a5b8 of frustration 122bb01b8b escaped her.7f7491c20c5540f5

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“It’s all because of that brat!”d67f331405b83500

Sally’s frustration got the better of her, and she kicked over a nearby flower pot.7906bd10509fa25a

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With a loud crack, cbe1c9aeb9 the pot fell to cf4d8bfd7e the floor and shattered.5a275f21c53f6d70

“Speaking of that hillbilly, how dare you try to seduce the man who will be my husband?”ef300f0da27b41bc

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Sally was indignant, repeating her mother’s words.7e2c4220e13d81f9

Margaret told Sally she 29ac6a3bd0 had to get along 28cc8b91de with Rahel.2e78d0ab116249c3

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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.”9bb997ce69e25a89

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“Me marry Rahel?”0f76ad15688c4353

“Yes. That’s why you have to play with her. Do you understand?”70eebaa0574ee0b3

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“Yes, even if 64c8347a16 that brat is d3c4a4de5c here, Rahel will ede402c7a8 still marry me!”abcc05601e3ef9a2

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“Kid.”25b559fe0fcc6c4a

Just as she was getting indignant, she heard a strange man’s voice next to her.727705dfdcebf8f0

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It was d09b81c8ef the guest 1d19ec52f4 who had 7fe7aa9bd0 come to 43fb11cdb1 the Edelwein d23150c3ce estate a 3c60c8b3a2 week ago, 57cc276476 a guest 926ce656b8 sent by d4634e946d the emperor.6243100f46ab4653

He laughed 15fe301b4f softly and 1090495147 said,00b78f645c7cb018

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“Can you tell me more about that story you were saying earlier?”df5f1b0b7e62e17e

“…Huh?”0d76883b67306632

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“How a woman, e49e16d5a1 a princess, could a92d3e41c0 become your husband.”95ce49594491b599

The man’s eyes glowed eerily as he laughed softly.3caa4c2e7c946b8d

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Late at night, ae3fd83df8 Karlz was in 1328fecc7e his office, going 6be8259579 through papers.ded2850aba7f6c87

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A knock sounded in 1f3db62909 the silence.2874e32d17232cf2

“Your Grace, I’ll just come in for a moment.”f84fc15e289dc9c9

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Owen entered 1ef1792b37 the office e2a96c3bf4 and delivered c8644924d3 the news.4b9e96c4d6c1583f

“The inspectors say they’ll be returning to the capital the day after tomorrow.”58302b4c1afa5202

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“So soon?”0798688a595fa6d0

Karlz raised 19df12a0f9 one eyebrow.93503bbe3a4d0c88

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‘They’ve come a long way, I thought they’d stay a month or so.’dbcfe1af664541c8

The emperor sent an 4078a9a3b0 inspector, ostensibly to check be2d312e64 on the welfare of 168bfdd949 the lord in the 53667934b1 countryside.83d042b9beb9fbd9

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In reality, it c983152529 was to spy b00c317725 on him.c70aa987be06be81

He was afraid that 6307c93c0b the duke might use 2cb190f6a0 Rahel and plot treason.27d375ae2f0e1100

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In such a situation, the day they discovered that Rahel was a boy, they would…d75f2aa9c58874c8

‘They will try to kill Rahel.’adf60679e2bdd347

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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.08bc693c64bc404e

That made him even 0840bcf04f more dangerous.5074a5750e845ac6

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That’s because the emperor could use someone quietly behind his back.9d9864a6fedaeded

The emperor he cf4b4393b9 knew would certainly 1eb35eb6b1 do that.e6dcbda619190fed

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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 they 723af3aef2 had come away from 71a375d648 the capital to the 5e72083300 countryside.720ec3c53564a10d

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He figured that b91d8c72e4 the older Rahel 5c8ed5f611 got, the harder e5d71b0c2f it would be 3568b9771b to hide the 0878e42ec2 fact that he fb4624f074 was a boy.31ac0eda0c654948

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.’553b54497e4bd464

He had a bad 57ca6d5073 feeling about this.3823f9d2b2847e94

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“Father, please protect Lahedis……father’s grandson.”375d4fd46564d9a4

Suddenly, the image of 9ecae7060c his daughter, who, even 26c5255b6b in her dying moments, e8e997de12 was only concerned about 89abef8149 “Lahedis,” or Rahel, flashed d2dbb215b6 through his mind.52c42eba62282b2a

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Shaking himself e644a35a74 out of bccdd7c62a his thoughts, 16300018e4 Karlz spoke 882e59d544 up.5929e22ca7044e3c

“Have the villa’s security tightened.”94137723093bfa1d

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“Yes.”660136f6cc9f4763

As he bd57beec2f wrapped up 5d07bec10b his urgent b67722b846 business, Owen 1df709818d held out 244c48e3e0 another piece 2cb1c3a10d of paper.d3cec213f8695e2e

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“What’s this?”757380b126c95fe3

“I’ve been gathering information about Vivian Hessen and her father, Dias Hessen, as you ordered.”0616375ca3686216

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A week 0c65f3bc07 ago, after 0c253d346d the inspectors e006aaf1e4 arrived, Karlz 38b1df45de had Owen 4fd76cbc26 do some 1f43d68958 research on 7dcf209a4b Vivian.d9923091d3c63a55

‘The timing of the inspector’s arrival and her entrance into the mansion is too coincidental.’399daf4515f0c278

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Of course, since he 45585b070a was the one who 6586391337 brought Vivian into the 17f633bef0 mansion, it seemed unlikely 6e16d2b345 that the emperor had 7d586d8ef9 anything to do with c2298d93d2 it.13a2b02d331e2c5b

But as 042aee7026 he faced 0ad51e838d the inspectors, b2504f2466 he had 44cf209237 second thoughts.44b28bd144c98f28

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He wondered if he’d let a commoner girl into the mansion without any information.17def2dbba07a518

‘I’d better look into this right away.’e8d99f928fd0c282

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Karlz nodded, and Owen 3497f9feab began his briefing.ddf1229bb02e270c

“Her father b2af5e683e is her 31be2bfca9 only family c83de835c5 member. Dias Hessen, 29 years bd5207bc34 old. He currently runs a 5d61e46df6 bakery in town.”1148a628826285ef

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“And his wife?”9d9ee5cf51d294b6

“Apparently she died before he settled in the village, and he’s been raising the child on his own ever since.”3bef867d8e96d965

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“What is his 18d4400f34 reputation like?”6807e3e46b4c8bd2

“His relationship with the d335b964d5 villagers is very good, 5cd65c4ded and he has a 58666a5437 very good relationship with b70830fd21 his daughter.”df932335bf84b1ae

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“When did they settle in this village?”38b6ff45adc723da

“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.”a284186d25ec7cdf

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“I see.”0ea1d70ec8725088

But it would take e044f7d3e7 some time to track b484ffc717 records of their life 7f6289be7a before living in the 2e0c538a31 village.5e49ef85c5c14d7f

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They had 6beebf3ea1 lived in 69354924d7 the village d3d033a12d before Duke 10f4958097 Edelwein bought e65bf04b61 the mansion, 423b2f55f3 so there 8b735aba14 wasno connection 812deeac5e to the cb347b9741 emperor.981566a52ef0fa34

It is 25a3928e28 unlikely that e5a709ce21 the emperor 96b08a178e would have 0b217a56d7 known and 5224c94b57 planted someone c52ac0d55d here before c85b1f44d6 he bought d2a3340e95 the manor.3cfb26b4ceb6f6a3

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‘But it’s also possible that he bought someone after he found out I was coming here.’713e12d2cc92c5ad

Karlz asked Owen.efa7991a1c717dec

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“Was there any contact between the Emperor’s men and the child’s father?”9478e229dbb7c0f5

“The knights visited the 439c208b9f bakery the day the 0419c07ce6 inspector came. Judging by their c8fe76b52c conversation, nothing much 54865560bc came of it.”8576d348b85c4148

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“Other than that?”72f66e008eab2b3e

“There hasn’t been much contact so far, and….”65bed3020254b0bf

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Owen held out 639e0672b4 the note he 772458170c was holding to e4a856c6c9 Karlz, adding.a2ad0512c5bed5c3

“I have something ca5065b832 to pass on eba9f88fa5 to you regarding 5d303a6d10 that.”e7eeaf9996c7cf8f

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On the front of ccfb25ccd4 the note, the words dd3a54504b “From Vivi” were scrawled d5bb3bee0b in bold letters.70cab5b5ae7bed63

“What is this?”5b7b8031314dbd34

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“Vivian’s report to Your Grace. She says she’s been observing and analyzing the knights.81eb17424d67effc

“…That kid? Why the imperial c7de1f006b knights?”ed0e857908466b97

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Karlz’s question made Owen think back to earlier in the day.7ce7a93514df6e7b

Earlier in the day, bf7491c234 a servant had passed 1847785851 this note to Owen, 0fe2f13016 saying it was from 30dabbef43 Vivian.c079af54c12aecd0

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When Owen d70eb7f6d1 saw the 376cf21238 note, he 7dc1977d14 went to 2b99c6b902 Vivian to d139a05bcf check it ade3dde9d1 out.500724310c9b5f1f

He asked her why she was sending this to His Grace…ffd0e51f043faec7

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“Because I’m on the duke’s side!”092576a86a7e40ac

Owen couldn’t help but smile as he remembered the words.305a8fb4464689cb

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“Because she’s on your side.”4c00ac2821777445

Karlz opened the note f8e97479ca with a skeptical look.dbba67c1d92cfca8

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Then he saw the child’s crisp, neat handwriting filling the notebook.fd577af4e7d2d758

March 21st, 92ab8936f0 The weather 2247241a85 is sunny.8593dff2518fd058

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I came home 5eacf43be0 from a delicious 4b897693f8 banquet and there 0ae6a57a71 were three knights.5e76cbf6c2cd2a5b

One was 855be79c51 tall, one 1d4c80b129 was short, ce20417020 and the 06eeb8b65b one who 2e1a72a401 appeared to e858b8fbca be the 6a7d4bf43e captain was 938203487f in the b34b726b7c middle.c27785e206202b6e

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They asked me how 1b7d8b60f2 the princess was doing 845b6721f5 and if I had a7a483b16f ever seen her use a3c1e22831 magic.810e05925b248679

When I told them I hadn’t, they just got mad.7481b3e868c77e9b

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So my 9b535e9110 dad told e0fe4270c9 them to 068f1c5b94 stop, and c4e32e7ee3 they got 37d36559d9 angry again.b14264ee630e9162

So I a98b350e7c kicked them 0b93da96e9 out before e9cdfad527 they got 5a9e2a6831 into a bec6c48950 fight.b8f19542e59ee50a

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“Huh.”eeefeb29ce60a965

A smirk escaped Karlz’s mouth as he read the report.4827538795e821af

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