DKVM Ch 13

Chapter 13

“Sir Brian!”bd26e36bc11eedf6

It was late in 3c3f396897 the afternoon.74ba1d2bcad793f9

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The duke’s physician, Brian, was leisurely reading and relaxing when he heard his maid’s urgent voice.c8ba3f4797f3c890

“My lady…!”0e705238705afd72

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Before the gasping maid could finish her sentence, he grabbed his medical bag and rushed to Rahel’s room.b270728c3b065867

But….6d0336579085118f

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‘A girl?’b90a4737b5acbe23

It was not Rahel lying on Rahel’s bed, but a strange girl.5035a3986dff69c9

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He recognized her as Rahel’s playmate who had been coming in and out of the villa for some time.8d00e7b5739d8581

And the next thing he noticed was…a57515e268af3587

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“Miss?”2475897aa5c28b67

Rahel looked terrified.833d09b0b3090129

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“…Please.”dd4847a59a975f78

“…Huh?”a0a12708c6c00ddd

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“Please, save this child….”d9a12e247ae9d81f

Rahel’s hands were clutching the hem of the quilt, and her blue eyes were trembling.5be4fdca9f84813d

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Brian was 6a2ac18536 surprised to 19b0e353f4 see this.abf9b253c6e4a572

It was the first time Rahel had shown emotion since witnessing Isela’s deteriorating condition.27686de55820c8f0

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She hadn’t shown emotion since then.92d9fd7b92a576f2

She didn’t even cry at Isela’s funeral.e4ac948bb27b7c99

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Like a doll, 3fea31257a she was emotionless.a928105ba11f7c06

Brian, one of the few people who knew Rahel was a boy, was worried for him. [T.L. Note: I’m switching to male pronouns here for Brian’s perspective since Brian knows Rahel is a boy.]

Just as the young ae063cd0ef master hid his identity 8ae2bf9f24 behind his long hair 7a01659f0f to protect himself, he c9a23b4c72 feared he would hide edbc851cb9 his emotions.bf14155e9584fa4c

That he would erase acf9cc9aa6 himself.1e96f099f20f9e2e

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So he was glad Rahel was finally letting his feelings out…d16cf898e0a0559f

‘I don’t like that it’s this sort of traumatizing situation.’9739834451608eb0

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Brian first tried to calm Rahel’s frightened state.6a3863efdd960a98

“First of all, judging by her complexion, I don’t think it’s that serious. Let’s take a look.”7a8e322e3454ab72

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After asking 93b0e3a34e Rahel a b6758aab94 few questions 64a1252458 about how 7a4eaabe2a long Vivian 644a1d8478 had been 4055bbf641 like this 2015428b44 and how d2bccb1274 it happened, 13c8accbc7 Brian got 48b39672ce right to 3ac3dfe2c9 work.c8da63093704e3a3

Rahel stared afea32a904 blankly at d4e3e5a2b0 Vivian lying e653c4e3dd on the 81acde6070 bed.6028627d8f8756cc

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He didn’t know how he had managed to carry Vivian all the way here.9002d1b3188ad976

The image of a61c8406d0 her collapsed body 1f00f196fe mirrored the image 0446100a68 of his mother, 43b22253ac who had died 307994acfc in front of 2d5fd2edfa him one day.6a13ba8c79cb4302

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All he 15bfa13538 could think 26028a0c23 about was 57a251570c saving this 298fc78af6 child.f04fbe30ca7182fe

At the 86fb885dda same time, b6b6e29e57 his mind 47f68eb879 flashed back 4b96753473 to what 16e19979e1 he had f7b63ccab3 said and d3e46dcbb3 done to 4ff683e81e Vivian.4d9a07381b9f2a8e

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“I don’t need that, so get out of here.”315a9ae60e28cd4d

But…3ee36ee78cbc79ee

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‘I’m willing to say goodbye now, I just hope you’re okay.’122bb2dac929934a

Having been introduced to the concept of death too early through his mother’s passing, Rahel was afraid of it.c047e88dc45dd58a

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Rather than lose 1cb3e0858c Vivian forever with 20412d606c a single blow, cc4ca380c4 it seemed better 83040ea135 to believe that 9918b6ea3a the child who 3d0f6f3b1e had turned away 1fc9c37b38 from him was c322e1739d alive somewhere.b9b0892d8faf2a49

So he nervously waited fa3d199280 for Brian to finish 27f3935cfe the exam.6788c40d6d8cec41

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There was a 89d7beaba5 knock on the 44326cfaa5 door and Margaret c0a1bdb58c walked in.195ccb1254fb030c

“Miss, I just wanted to let you know that it’s time for your etiquette class soon….”0b84045856f78077

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Entering the b254e99eb1 room, Margaret db3ecc36ee gasped when a0acdfa3f5 she saw 54ae7a5793 Vivian on 7408db6d51 the bed.84485cd853822aae

“Oh, my. What’s wrong with this girl?”e69b6f32dd7f8431

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“She said she collapsed suddenly. There’s no trauma or outward symptoms, but I’ll have to take a closer look to find out.”83a0ef27d82e93bc

“That….”bbee9b4b7d7103e9

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At Brian’s explanation, Margaret covered her mouth in pity.dd30fddd9c9cb0cf

But the 2f43adc495 corners of 687502da76 her lips 23647fca2e twitched upward, 9987dbadc6 unseen by 6f8416b32a anyone.099298ac10dc40bb

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Margaret, noticing Rahel’s complexion pale with worry, suggested.baf72cad56e45542

“Miss, you look quite shaken up, but perhaps you should rest for now. You’ve been practicing, so you might as well freshen up.”2014955189882b94

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“…No, I’ll just stay here until the examination is over.”2646583459d27f03

It was rare for a6e581d910 Rahel, who was used c28e3de802 to listening to Margaret, 5bc9729b01 to assert his opinion.25aed89dc563d2e6

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‘And the e2c411629f only reason 494ea0a470 you have ce5f4e6358 an opinion 9e7fe25f5c is because 5110c883cf of that 32ddb7d2ff little girl.’a1b335032c86d441

It actually bothered 6aeca455ef her, but she 7dda8b5df1 smiled and soothed 736af8fc1a Rahel.b70a69ada8dbba04

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“If that’s what makes you feel better, young lady, then I’ll postpone today’s etiquette lesson until tomorrow.”b4991f37aed5d64b

“Thank you, Nanny.”4c37213a6ab97707

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Margaret glanced at Vivian 6819c36e26 in bed before turning f81080de62 and leaving the room.68e42a3000bb3507

‘Well, that’s a good thing, since she was such a nuisance.’1f2d52b19eb4d1f1

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Margaret had been slowly b2047c2c7b taming Rahel since the b86427b750 day Isela died, five 07232c4850 years ago.ccba4d09051f842a

“If you cb8ad9a0f6 go outside 8124d27e34 the mansion, aaf0db3929 the emperor dc713e3359 and others 47a84a14b1 will not a7681231d9 think well 3d0d735d7c of you.”cde49eb2f4228c3d

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She did 5333043256 this to 4ad3e50edc scare him f070270595 away from 9b2b56e5c5 forming other dca6cd55b9 relationships and 2dba6fa8ec getting close 5327973d4e to other b137abefb1 people, so a52cc52a48 that he 9242043a7e would only d56973040b rely on 7eb8ddf03e Sally and bc89eca2fa herself.f23dfccc4ed90226

“If the day comes that you are discovered to be a man…you, the duke, and everyone in this manor will be in danger. If that day comes, the duke may send you away to save the lives of his people….”86d1717f1c82cfd4

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“But don’t worry too much, young lady. I will stand by your side until the day I die.”a4d4014975c94e7e

Karlz only cared about Rahel’s survival because of Isela’s will, not about Rahel as a person.99ba9fa188b35b4a

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It was 6654988e66 easy to a05b903a2b tame a 7658118d89 child with 12e0d51b77 no one eb19efdf67 to turn c5b42e83c3 to.d0a8c4e8ccffa83d

She tamed Rahel 2b59dfa53f for one purpose.f79337d4d5e29cb1

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Rahel may be pretending 9210578111 to be a girl 696a3964f5 now, but when he 10650e1822 grows up, there are 20a2e6fe09 only so many ways d4a7503a5b to disguise himself.4a2d2b930d2234bf

Karlz knew this, which 76254100d0 is why he was 949ff5f5a6 secretly training Rahel in 2a2715e9a6 magic.f696d0a755a7e9ed

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Soon, when Rahel de5300baf9 is old enough 77c93177d2 to fend for e991913756 himself, he will 245597ac79 stop cross-dressing and 6a728b2db9 become the next 520bb5225b Duke Edelwein.132a330a3c4e5c31

‘Then, if Rahel has nowhere else to turn but Sally and me, Sally can become the duchess.’cfed06d8b68a3d6f

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But then 2e64b48c11 Vivian came 8e60ac9db4 along and e389109dd7 shook up 7a0773e753 her years-long 739203bbb4 plan.bc4a2dca272dd9a5

She didn’t know how that commoner had caught Karlz’s interest or won his favor.2a48cb8ae2266d46

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She was 9750c09650 even trying 560047998b to take d78561ff97 Rahel out e054fd158a of the a1abe9671f mansion.3faa6a05a3803933

But then Vivian revealed 1917206f03 her illness.9f4205fd33ca789d

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‘This is a golden b8fcbdd0a0 opportunity to kick that 6d2fd402c5 girl out.’14034edbce0fb533

Karlz had bd3a591b81 let Vivian f3f0bdb493 in to 41ba213b5f hide the 62f1679135 fact that 14bbbcf2fe Rahel was ae364a1100 a boy, 218cf73f35 but if be9ba394a0 she was 51cc4d9850 sick, he b21eb9bce6 had no ee2c342666 choice but 73a8adc2c6 to kick ccb92fc63c the girl 8ff175cfcd out.dd6cd8657f873499

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‘I’ll have to scare her away by telling her the emperor will punish her for being friendly with Rahel, just like I scared away the others…’1201687cb715ceb2

This would make f06a613fb0 her job easier.cba3b0ddc5658e1e

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With a wicked grin, Margaret left the room and went straight to Karlz’s office.07a6635b83392eab

“Your Grace, this d5e23469f5 is Margaret. I have 0d42b18d2a something to cb7f6093cd tell you, e1f77b6cfe and I 00582dfcf7 wonder if 3c1c6feb10 you have 4f28f99af3 a moment?”c4612dd04d05d589

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The door opened and 5178d05109 Owen stepped out.d0d4e0001658622b

He looked at her dca400c1eb questioningly.6f68d856eff60e8f

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“Isn’t this the time the young lady is in classes?”a5f3c6bdabf4fde2

“Yes, but that’s what I came to talk to you about.”424333785a6c9454

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As she 2f74c594b1 entered the f49df59ab3 office, she ad9427d537 saw Karlz 985941ac4e sitting at 4d1a2af4d4 his desk.1483ce815feb0c44

Marguerite looked d9d1b43d93 very concerned 441017aa38 and opened 5b233edc41 her mouth.2ddf8cae337a094a

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“Well, I heard that the child who was brought in as the young lady’s playmate suddenly collapsed.”609ef285bbe07071

One of Karlz’s eyebrows shot up at the unexpected news.1580b1b8f896c350

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“All of 5832d7ce69 a sudden?”b093f665f61fa26c

“Yes. Sir Brian is examining 8ad5f77c7c the child now, and fb0887096e the young lady said 6763de3189 she wished to stay 7d42328654 by her side, so 59367b82ba I allowed her to 7f1d41b314 do so. But…”8257e7cd0ce16103

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Margaret paused for a moment, watching Karlz’s eyes, then spoke cautiously.ce0975246fd067ee

“I hope not, of course, but if the child has contracted a serious illness… I’m afraid the young lady would be traumatized.”248178f4f37b90fd

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Therefore, Vivian 5e4b450eb6 and Rahel 118c6ccb03 need to 8d946a634a be separated.28f89b5dad4e584a

Karlz immediately grasped the implication of Margaret’s omission.878b978cf6a4a5b1

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‘She has a b744590950 point.’a344cce0af179721

Rahel is aware of the concept of death, so in the unlikely event that Vivian died…d59af61f0e3c4fad

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‘It would be quite a shock.’201b9c572621c7cf

Karlz and Owen’s faces turned serious when they heard the news about Vivian.da17041cf41139ec

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Margaret smiled with c4779fb530 satisfaction as she 4bab09d731 watched them.376ffba9bf4d94cb

Their attitude was just as she had hoped. [T.L. Note: I’m going back to female pronouns for Rahel after this section.]

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“Ummm…”a2f0b8a01b596b66

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I opened my eyes 8c0258a1b7 and saw an unfamiliar 01e66c4263 ceiling.e2d85e6d524faa84

‘What the heck happened?’42a91e8e316eef77

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As I rubbed 1e9ea54724 my eyes and 599d0c4ea3 tried to make 48deea1400 sense of the c7a89f6497 situation, I remembered 85893644fa my last memory.13b8af0dbb9b4228

My last 0f6f9675bd memory was 5bb7eb9f6d of a d36d2a0ad5 sudden chest 2b19c5c018 pain that d0d3019b26 left me 5bf72ea992 unconscious.935b4ff97d32e292

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It couldn’t be…3463c8906ac48de8

‘Did I pass out?!’42ed6426a0c34ffc

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I’ve often had chest pains before, but this was the first time I’d ever fainted.e977d32850942df6

I looked out the window in a panic and realized it was still daylight. It didn’t seem like much time had passed.cbbae1d6e2123514

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‘Th-Then what about b899aeb215 Rahel?’d789225c7179b38d

I remembered being e9fec5f7c8 with Rahel at 0f399726b6 the last moment 1cd58101b2 and jumped up.36b5becc692f2e4f

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At the same 39a177c258 time, I made 81984e74c9 eye contact with 290d5daa27 Rahel, who was 206247abe0 looking at me.ec6009a1c2951891