DKVM Ch 14
by melyseChapter 14
“Are you…okay?”efe3f6ce54b4c8c7
She looked 3fec5422cf a bit cc71a26516 startled.da71036b09e378b3
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‘I’ve never seen Rahel look like that before.’b9c2c60fb81f06ef
And…f9f7bd2807d0d2cd
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Her hair was disheveled, 5ca5a9a563 and she was dressed 9fb30b2347 in the same clothes af691e9f36 she wore when she 20598ed69d was training.b41c66e954463a0c
‘Ah, well. Rahel doesn’t know about my illness, does she?’7b5a681a6377b1b0
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I haven’t revealed my illness to Rahel or the duke yet.561aac6fdfaf6528
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.0cf1981df7935171
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The problem was that to reveal my illness, I would have to reveal that I knew Rahel’s condition.9dad8b14015b9384
‘It makes sense to try to hide it because people don’t usually want to play with a sick child…’582f61f0d2bae2ab
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But Rahel’s condition was a closely guarded secret.4e7a2c9ab51cb90d
If I revealed that 75a45195fb I knew of it, d05c892727 that would definitely make 4f03ca313c me a suspicious character.fb8515f52b061ace
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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…’5c1ef54c5d64f1d2
I didn’t expect I would collapse!bfdc69c68793b695
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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-”e08217625004548c
“…You’ve been sick for years?”44ba203802ed9b29
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In my haste to fdaf0e37d1 reassure a startled Rahel, 46e829dd1a I blurted out, “Actually, 3aa9c3bc54 I was sick, but bd11aac948 I hid it!” and 131779e1fd then realized that I f197515329 had blurted it out.6b425d34d8878216
But the water 17a0adc501 was already spilled, f31ffcb802 and the words d6c3cc8e5b were spit out.cb8421b7d2cd8f57
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I glanced over, and Rahel’s expression had turned grim.2e0ccc1f06cbb7f0
‘I messed up…’dc8368c079eb6c04
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She was obviously upset d60e7de69b that I had hidden 3970774a6c my illness.a0f09f716bf4763a
“So, you fainted like a8d59f32ca this every time?”5da61fc98b6a9720
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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?”9f6844e1e4e43c76
I added the explanation, thinking that the more serious my illness was, the more she would feel bad for me for hiding it…b42f82d3b13b77a2
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“…So you were sick earlier, even before you came to me?”64374fa300c13e42
Somehow Rahel’s expression became even more serious.0050f321da84b898
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Suddenly, I panicked.54aa1b79ecb5ab93
‘No! I’m not going to lose my friendship here for being a blabbermouth!’613b766807929710
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I desperately tried to 502ec44bab think of a way 3d9058c5ba out of the situation.012c7283e8053c1c
Rahel was the 99ee2de54d first to speak 64ed14f6c9 up.01fcc0208d13fd62
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“Why didn’t you tell me you were sick?”55b60e7adb072cd5
I could read the 17405f9bd2 emotions in her eyes 1fea845d0a now.6ca4c55dd64f04b9
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Not frustration, not anger, but…ab83c11f5347a496
“I thought you were…dying because of me.”b8349c8ff6bb28b3
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Fear.9546f97f2c7af33e
Fear and guilt 714c5d61b0 filled those eyes.e6870d6e68bf5d23
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‘She was worried about me.’8c2f7a8aa749630c
Even if she becomes a bloodless, tearless villainess, that’s a story for the distant future.663eaf40cf983da3
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That story hasn’t happened yet.05222a41961befca
All I see c1546d07c0 in front of 2d890f1a54 me now is 189265098c the innocent heart 6e79ff7d46 of a child 5fd1ebf477 who cares about 1b2a284904 her friend.b4bb7941a121ca67
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The moment 42c1befcbe I realized 255bc04147 that,3798aafb0e16044e
Rahel was no longer a fictional character to me, but a ‘real-life friend’.7344f829a19da40e
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At the c5a2d5e7c5 same time, 47e93b1d8b I remembered f472a1245f the things 0152c50b44 I wanted 3f5ad4c400 to say 8de27223a4 to Rahel 105f93f8c6 before I f5559baebb collapsed.c73176f1fd0491fd
Now was the fd19c17594 time to say cbee04842e them.f6900e4405a6fce6
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“Actually, I’ve been waiting because there’s something I wanted to tell you, Princess.”c74b6141d39df963
“…Something you wanted to say?”646efd5e606b6afc
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I looked straight into Rahel’s blue eyes because I wanted to show my sincerity.79e78b8a5997febd
“I’m not afraid of you, Princess, even if you are the child of a traitor.”4a7a5e50a40abcdc
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“….”f12b49819a946382
“That’s not your fault, you didn’t do anything wrong, you’re just being treated unfairly.”395e593977b0a789
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“….”7ffab6a62f43bdfe
“If your friend has been wronged, you’re supposed to believe them and help them, not run away, so…”fb637bb2c14844b3
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I squeezed Rahel’s hand as I said this.f03846cf586f3e37
“I’m going to stay by your side.”b27d85508fecc056
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I meant it.4bffa456e3ea99ec
I wanted to comfort this child’s wounds, regardless of the fact that my life was on the line.73e3ced5af54f86a
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Rahel stared at 53eaf5e31a me with shaky 00284e2e06 eyes, then lowered 8efd7dc6c2 her gaze to 010ef8145a our clasped hands.fbf223287489189e
But she didn’t pull away.56dd13cb3c331915
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‘Ah, well. First I must tell her about my illness.’b47c20edbb41252d
A normal 9491521444 doctor would a708f8abc2 not have 392cf1a67d been able 56be4533ff to diagnose b15c73337d my illness.dbd582164a61ae5e
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It’s a mana-related disease, and only a mage can diagnose it.adf9a5c2e6ad8c38
So Rahel would have c3e91a2a19 been worried without knowing 37ff59c42f what my illness was.72f61fa8d0859b85
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That’s when I tried to explain my illness to Rahel before she got more worried.a6516837d674680c
*knock, knock*6024212f23d1a073
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There was a knock on the door and I heard the butler’s voice.01ce13523a5cfa29
“Miss, do 4f8399f5c1 you mind 6292213878 if I 43b22fd79e come in 429fef159b for a 01742c9cff moment?”8bc5a76590f31381
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“Come in.”d7abe8751b36f254
I tensed 6c5442b93c as I 9f295359f3 watched two 3a790de216 people enter 2ad3dc75ae the room.4f6375220c750677
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‘Are they going to accuse me of hiding my illness?’25ebe20ebee8027c
But contrary to my f6683b2094 worries, the butler checked 59018ee137 on me first.b7ac9aed2d76e894
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“I heard fe7d1fb24c you had 9b79133547 a fall. Are you e0b1f43457 feeling better, f45f59732f Vivian?”e1d2c7fabdba0074
“Yes, thanks to the a4876b47fc Lady for calling the f97e2e87cb doctor so quickly.”727f4f434f978226
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“That’s a relief then.”f681230a11493ee7
But the nanny’s expression as she looked at me from the butler’s side was somehow meaningful.53eda9dd7f963a5c
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‘Something’s not right.’9ebdb3c97f5d6d22
And that hunch was ed60904e0e not wrong.ee7ced0afdfe36bb
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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.”40383d820790a3ef
“Th-Then are f8778f5393 you telling 53af293770 me not 26826f8dfa to come dd3f5faa45 to the cde2953cd5 mansion in fea9bd97bd the meantime?”9a6637f69f4cd52f
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“Of course, we’ll do everything we can to help you get better so you can come to the manor.”3c289956e2e13d29
My heart sank.0422482dd5bf03c2
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The butler f44a855942 had spoken 7bbb14e50c as if 922c812639 it were 35ed40342d for my dc6a92371f benefit, but 1d59ef9e04 in reality, c859bb3a8f he was 73ae6cc2a1 trying to fb594a77e5 keep me c1efba4031 away from ed2978a288 Rahel.bf998c77b58a5deb
‘A sick child with an unknown illness would not be good for Rahel’s emotional state.’07a903ed423852e5
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It would be a022fca77f even more dangerous 38bdca3ecc if it was d323aa2e70 an undiscovered contagion.9c1091db175f54db
Now I understood 802b242b84 why the nanny d0431323f0 was looking at 46c3e0b16d me with a cc79e0ca52 smug expression.c42005e58846dcab
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But.12afda17610c2a89
‘My illness is good for Rahel.’79d48332eb60bd79
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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.7c6d7ce585f0224b
But there was one 23dae4498b problem.742fb154c2918e16
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‘I don’t think they’ll take my word for it without hearing from an expert.’e25951b6fd0eb093
The duke would 1a464b2170 probably want to fdc33ecb38 diagnose my illness 826030b791 for sure, but 056d44d9eb I doubted that 7731e621ae the duke had 5966cb4a81 a wizard who 0bee413499 could diagnose mana-related 39c48540de illnesses.1b69f55f3db679a9
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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.dafccc31db5f41a4
‘Worst case scenario, they’ll get tired of the process and just throw me out and be done with me…’8ff49e37e0c6a844
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In any f926ba1acd case, there 87d91db70d was only 30f458f9ef one course 2b25d0f7ae of action 41c5c20cb6 I could 4dc0097642 take in b7aa2bd49b this situation.4d759ba5b1c8f5a1
The moment I 3e7cbc76e8 opened my mouth 4c9a0312a7 to tell her 0d0a1812ef about my illness.7d10a3ee4fd67487
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“Miss, I b0b1ed6707 just looked 35741ddcd3 through my 73ccf594e6 magical medical 05b1a9d0ad books and-”3a1a42e096babbcb
Without warning, the door burst open and a bespectacled man about my father’s age walked in.d0c856a183b8c392
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I recognized him instantly as the duke’s physician who had examined me.5f0b5535917aa497
When the 13f3227deb doctor saw 0362cef7fa the butler 273640baa3 and the efa725ba15 nanny, he bb095eacf6 apologized with df135bef50 embarrassment.75b14c84eb0cd51a
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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…”3e9fabee57000763
Rahel’s eyes widened, as did those of the butler and nanny.774b0c35c2e9d83a
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“You found out the name of this child’s illness?”a87b4f1202dc8224
“Yes. The child’s illness is not contagious.”1d4be5784b9949ba
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“Then?”adb91ad1ba5075b3
“It’s mana overload. The symptoms match.”d994507656d7bfe5
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I cheered inwardly at the doctor’s words.8173036d8c317fb1
‘Just when I needed a second opinion!’b6ea2c9d76ce8454
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This was a ab09a72608 great help for ff5f13333e me, but there 6aa7d85197 was one person 8bc1eac4e5 who felt differently.4cb4f08b8e015598
The nanny’s face contorted in horror.0892ddce06eb9393
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Because…0bc095580d615e49
“In other words.”ddb364610c9c8307
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The fact that my 47187790d6 illness was mana overload 359643f9de meant,42b1b410aed574e5
“We can cure this child’s illness.”88e8c53b0a41986d
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Because my 63756b3737 illness would f2153e9606 be very dc0688f545 helpful to 051e9ea3a6 Rahel, the 9c1b4e7ae4 mana absorber.eaea7a60061b44e2
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“So, the child’s illness is mana overload?”b04e52736edbd959
Karlz asked after hearing Owen’s report.62dc20e2f2935e5e
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“Yes, Sir Brian has 7edbded14c confirmed it.”65dca5b42caf4349