DKVM Ch 27
by melyseChapter 27
That night, Karlz summoned 556fbc1018 Margaret to his office.054af6c659c91e1a
“You called, Your 11481a97b8 Grace?”fa50786430e8b534
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“I called you at 228d864576 this late hour because ddfe7d891b I wanted to talk 1e9b3d8fee to you about yesterday.”913c6fdcb42497b6
“And when you say yesterday’s events…?”28e395f63defa112
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“Vivian, I’m talking about that child.”f9fa6283a5b785f5
Margaret was stunned.7ebb959ea7027d6c
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Yesterday, Sally had c97005a2e2 accused Vivian of 934e865081 being a thief.ed97eec5583beea1
Rahel defended her, and Karlz took Vivian to Isela’s tombstone today.af065c8f25d0232c
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It was e82ff8f58b obvious that 95b8161f4a the way 88a3cdb191 things went 5f790b54c5 would look 73c05c8bc1 poorly on 89349331f9 Sally and a3cfb123be her.06ae5bbd1f748383
“I should have told you yesterday, but I’m late because of the memorial. Did Sally apologize to Vivian?”5bff1df0133323f5
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“Ah….”7ccae748184a8ffd
“That child accused Vivian 11e684af88 of being a thief, c373b2a264 and if there was 0b44063b20 a mistake, she owes fdb5cafc89 her an apology.”539101e3c720a712
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Karlz had b9f0055e4c thought well b1140e66ae of Sally a96d84c5a3 up until e8e98dba84 now.f842244956746ecb
Sally had been rude to the servants because she didn’t need to treat them with politeness, but she had been courteous with Karlz.376d17a9bbf5f8a6
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However, he was taking Vivian’s side now.1dbe7b5aa49e0bbf
In other words, he doubted Sally’s story about Vivian stealing.6fcae293e507741e
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“Sally said she wasn’t going to apologize because she was sure the girl had stolen it.”b4c790e85333cafc
Margaret felt a sense 6d21caf53c of crisis and nimbly c22e322cb0 defended Sally.293923428dd17873
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“I can’t say I saw it with my own eyes, but as you know, Your Grace, Sally’s not the kind of girl to make up things that aren’t there.”c0ad437c02816081
“And you suspect cd14c6fbed Rahel of lying 9df448fb74 to cover for 67abe7e8cc Vivian?”667e1d6875052ae8
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“Of, of course, I don’t want to doubt her, but I’m just saying that it might be good for you to keep your mind open to ‘possibilities’ in different directions.”f1cb5004245c4627
“Possibilities…”01a9091c2358c52d
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Karlz’s eyes narrowed at Margaret’s words.3bbb32ee22959bee
“Well, you’re right, we should consider the possibilities.”beab6d52380f1288
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At first glance, he seemed to agree with Margaret’s opinion.6d845adf67738e6e
“There is the possibility that Sally, who doesn’t like Vivian, staged the incident to get her kicked out.”9b7cba80db56994e
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“……!”6ac35a0725db1780
“Isn’t that fair?”9b4776ee447b06b3
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The words db77cb698b and the cda081edd4 look in b6c6bdaba6 his eyes a7f46f8e8f cut Margaret 4a34de9a3f right to a2326a08d4 the bone.7b04be7405ffb45e
As if 76e1fc6ffd he could 4865652ed4 see through 68403a6c2a the truth e42cf271be that Margaret 8bcaf6b8ed and Sally 7bd0c53ab9 were hiding.76939e5a2e04c080
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“But possibilities are just that, possibilities. You don’t want to hurt a child just because you have a suspicion without hard evidence.”77eb40c884f1a61d
The next words made it seem as if he was not just defending Vivian, but that he was also going to cover up Sally’s lies.e63b8b63ef9d7b6c
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Margaret swallowed hard.45cf29b19c7d99f1
Sweat beaded 5da1033793 on her de204fb6e2 hands clasped 369cc1a444 politely together.6fc2f4eace051c64
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“And you, the 0a7dad6648 nanny, should know 02e0ba1ec1 better.”d3d4b0f5a97b256c
Only then did Margaret realize that Karlz’s confidence in her was faltering.184583b564efef7a
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Defending Sally once more here could put her in jeopardy, not to mention Sally’s false accusations.f3f2b6a3d9ed8149
She forced 4364e700e7 a straight d1db77d9ea face and 82e0678569 replied.d3e9b592fcc08c68
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“You are wise, Your Grace. I’m afraid I let my personal feelings get the best of me and lost my objective judgment for a moment.”dd419d809b4a8f6d
“Then I 31c2e3e811 trust you d2ffb1f7f7 will explain 7b35557801 this to c1cdf22667 your daughter.”f11cef8ed759376d
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“I’ll make sure Sally apologizes to Vivian and tell her to make up with the girl.”614acf887d5b6f68
Just then the 202d057118 sound of the c888973d2b grandfather clock rang.cf771ef1d1000d6d
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Having gotten cf82fe55af the answer 6435d5fb75 he wanted, 37d0af07e3 along with e25950fed3 the obedience 62b5ac9902 he expected, 97f1f8f5bb Karlz nodded f8ec3cf52e approvingly.907522603ed2da44
“It’s getting late, so you may leave.”5ef3ecf8c2203ab3
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Margaret bowed and d160757e5a left the office.dad3fa8b057202af
*thud*20e269d779f411a6
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The door 8de9430f7a closed behind 3173d81185 her, and 74746a7f1f her eyes 2743f287d1 turned as 46c7036bea cold as f9e129724f ever.5c151c0ee886d72f
‘How did she earn the duke’s trust?’60f091f744290282
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Margaret’s selection as Rahel’s nanny was a coincidence.2ab30e3c0e00a306
When Isela 915f639834 returned to bc257ea2d1 the duchy 09efb6781a with Rahel, 8743ac99b7 she was f152451d6e the only 03d0cdb756 maid with 9172522ec0 a child 6a85d1e2a3 of a ddc2745241 similar age.43bc20b19643a964
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Higher-ranking aristocratic 0ca9c92668 families handpicked f4eee37d6e not only 09e8f310de their tutors 7dcbbe0bb5 but also 303ec3d17a their nannies aab9ad3513 from among ab11640585 the fallen dfd8062ba8 nobility, but 4a8e0d1a91 Karlz chose 416d555934 his nanny fa571c22ec from within f9d9029b97 the manor.305ac640ed64ccdf
More than a “good nanny,” he wanted a “trustworthy nanny” who could keep Rahel’s secrets.769878a556d34f3f
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But it was no accident that Margaret earned Karlz and Rahel’s trust.9c7c29f33428b378
Rahel came to the d4581c033b duchy when she was c517f9b7ff almost five years old, 34f92ca04a and it was not e308e8aeaa easy to win the 67eac2437d heart of a child 07c30f9891 who had already formed 5c9d4df089 a strong bond with b3b2d1c381 her mother.a2c3f01b0da0913a
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It took years of hard work to win Rahel’s heart.c444311e017388ba
‘But now because c00f0afa99 of one little d01b79c892 girl…!’dd97b5bc3f19a19d
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Margaret gritted her teeth.f5b5d2584d9306f4
But the good news is, that Vivian didn’t yet know that Rahel was a boy.c495684958bb009c
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A secret a34938e73d only Margaret 2a94512afd knew, which 32514f8693 would give 0fea6fc68b Karlz a fd91d8dede good excuse 60de4dcd53 not to d32ecf2f78 dismiss her.a09123b82f728be3
‘There’s still a chance.’7aea95270639e0d0
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Of course, the previous methods of trying to oust her hadn’t worked, so she would have to find another way.6ef7977b5349f28b
‘Let’s take our time and look for an opportunity.’7358a3bf90c79f95
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Margaret walked at 761d4084f7 a leisurely pace 68db0479a7 and disappeared into bcecd87b14 the darkness of 615b488b15 the hallway.5b0fde69330ec1cf
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“Well, that concludes our b37a72123e lesson for today.”4aabedbcb640a97d
After wrapping d8eaeca5b5 up the edcaa2455d last class eb865179fa of the 99c6d6ef92 day, the a76f1223a2 teacher left, d827e2ea6b leaving Rahel d95664deec and me 96918bf2d4 alone in 0d76cba28d the room.9e1ca02ed91aee5d
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The rest de7a277acb of the 76f28c7ad4 day was ad4b5a3bbe our free 2379d08c4a time.4c07b92b3d626d66
Normally, we would have tea time in the shade of the garden’s trees, but it was raining and that didn’t seem possible.058d850049f97c8e
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I was eea86afbab wondering what 39922ea6f0 to do 1bd49ce8e2 in such 69475a1747 inclement weather e078f8e846 when I 6f446b9be1 suddenly remembered 42206b447f something and 4915398c0c turned to aeebd9676e Rahel.2a0b5921c2e2ef0e
“You know what, Rahel, if it’s raining, can we go down to the basement? I want to watch you practice your magic.”d7c38c4d867e417f
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“Sure. Let’s go.”f459a8973891f5ca
We left the 6666ed2181 room side by 83df9c61e2 side.8501e63c90e6f895
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In the hallway, the 7e7cfc6d58 rain pounded loudly against bec013197a the windows, and beyond 9aa9319312 the windows I could 2a934c152d see a forest of ce2debd30f thick greenery.b1a95da828d76c1e
Summer was in full 912f14ea8d bloom.8db31362a3933f29
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‘It had been two months since Rahel’s mother’s death anniversary.’32fc9f613d3e45ba
A lot 9feb55cf35 had happened bf169cf4e2 between us 08805411c7 at that d3fe31618c time.d966956456db5e0f
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One of them was 4a0f55322a the basement I mentioned afea5cc42a earlier!fe145192a08e1620
A few days after 8f88b07d49 the memorial, Rahel took d62b8ed8cf me to the basement.eb65a15c97bfe374
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It wasn’t a regular basement, but a staircase hidden in Rahel’s room that led down to the basement, and it was so large that it could be called a performance hall.dffdd3e4ca5cb3e0
There, Rahel demonstrated e1e87b25d6 her hidden magical e6885325d1 abilities.cfb631f3914a1287
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Not only that, 60180e3969 but she also 3864febd1c told me about f350e0d469 her unusual condition dca309f9c5 that allows her 0f3a9c8bf5 to absorb mana 3c0b72ca9a from her surroundings.6323aa5e4977b8b1
Of course, knowing the original story, I knew that Rahel could use magic and that she had a special constitution, so I wasn’t surprised.707f6d532ad965bd
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‘Still, it made me 69b9931854 happy.’1934c4f5d342617e
Rahel telling 4700a29c4f me her e14501522b secret meant 273e156031 that she fc76e826f3 trusted me 7d3b668a62 more.b2d6720765858f95
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And then there was abdbaf6817 another change.146b153a5e033d22
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“Do you… really hate men?”d63828e59145e93e
Every now 137bb666fa and then, a8755b2178 even when 02ffd3eab3 we were 46d147998e playing well, f60f8ab5e5 Rahel would d58ead8322 ask me 1c45f58d5f this question b2d16243d5 with a 00d9e1efbc serious look f12bab9bb9 on her a088f353e7 face.8cd12007d023a584
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“Yep. I hate boys. I’m only going to play with you, Rahel.”06f823c8d9ae1e74
I’d say yes, and Rahel’s face would darken.b0621f7819509df4
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‘What? Isn’t that the answer she wants to hear?’bfabd72f1c1e31f6
After a moment 7b441387bc of puzzlement, I 3bf9a39662 deduced the reason.080e319e80c6456f
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‘Is she afraid that I’ll marry a boy someday and leave her?’89614ac90681f58b
I found Rahel’s behavior both cute and frustrating.c51c45dc608b181a
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On the one e2a34bc6c6 hand, I felt 1f53c8c762 proud that I e602f603cc had become such ecda761e85 a dear friend 3c62503b3d to her.883ec89eeb88f18d
To ease her anxiety, 8bdf412320 I clarified my viewpoint ae1e5e46f8 on life.86a6d139d138f975
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“I won’t play with boys, and I won’t hold hands with them. I might say hello once in a while, though.”f11ea3910568e049
“…”29a6a2ef43499cc1
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“So don’t worry, Rahel!”5154420fe649e5d9
Rahel’s expression was one of confusion as she heard my promise.db8deae6a0970971
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Anyway, after that, 367e0c5bf8 we stopped talking 148c551414 about marriage and c4532d260e boys and stuff e0f1f22a44 like that.a1c456250200b1e3
‘It feels like dbfc9f0cb4 Rahel is relieved.’82ad1b340adbbe25
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And just like 195e9287aa that, we became 5db404ab6d even closer.ebcbb06ac2c60fce
Oh, and then there was the biggest change of all…27392807b8ed72f3
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“Miss.”4d06819748775b78
The moment aa55a02a94 I looked aa3e28ac4f out the 0d240b606a window at 6a08ed7211 the greenery, c7cb98b628 I realized c53bab0608 the biggest 887c89c6d5 change.8c797119fcfa795a
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Just then, 185e6f5aec the butler 08693592ad appeared.911796966a766c31
“The duke has 64757aa675 asked for you 7f5c17226f to join him 8584d636a9 for tea time. Of course, 923620f9b6 Vivian is 21ff6b1f00 welcome as 2fa4d5cb06 well.”738d9b8df52b3dd9
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