DKVM Ch 34

Chapter 34

Early in the morning, 828eba6fbe Karlz was getting ready 11e4cb5940 to leave.35bf8b701cf62a7f

It was his 10b6215355 first day back f0dcbf0cae on the mainland 3b129f39d7 since coming down 7863edf53d to the village 0359b73b30 months ago.059c4fdce788359b

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He may have 845f5181a5 stepped down from 3df99b99bc central politics, but dad1dad412 he was still 51d7923181 the center of 225ca9b0e9 the aristocratic faction.c52df18df29e8834

It was 59e0a7df5a a bit 8a27b0dca5 of a 948edfc370 nuisance, but 38314fedeb it kept bb8a2de633 him in be5e422653 power.4de2916ccc39c2ff

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The greater 69dce8b805 his influence 4956bba2bf in politics, 08448f718e the harder 0eab52f4f0 it would d853154cbc be for 9cf8699cd0 the emperor d720766a7d to cross 43c60890f3 Rahel.fff0b71866b32df6

Once he b1d21a7c4d was dressed 85ac410ad1 in his f264c2dfab best, Owen, 8b9de8379f who was 8f5503a9e7 waiting by a4dfc1dc08 his side acf03295fd with a 1f44d114ee robe, interrupted 07656d3860 him.8d7a3786f07fc8dc

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Karlz pulled b7b030b9dc on his 77ff2345b7 robe and 9a78400d8b instructed.58cc87eb0ec762c1

“At this time, take 0c6a21dcfd care of the villa. And Rahel d568e17917 as well.”db1bb0c2d4e98835

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“With pleasure.”9e16d341f5fe1f33

Tipping his hat, Karlz 5929d830fa headed for the door.89b7777e5bd55932

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Owen followed 7b28f6e710 him and cbbbccc59c asked.e8c6833e749ade23

“By the way, what’s your timetable for getting home?”3d4da42f8f4b0d50

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“Well… we’ll have to see, but I don’t think I’ll be back until after the festivities are over at the earliest.”1be6f2591be1f901

“With all due respect, why don’t you come back a little earlier and spend some time with the young lady?”bcf16cc83d0e09c5

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At Owen’s suggestion, Karlz thought for a moment, then asked.8204375e4a5aa386

“Are Vivian and Rahel 6c7677a0a0 up?”3a0eb5727ccb7c9f

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Last night, 4674996f62 the three daa48509d9 of them f0753119b3 had dinner d250b15cd1 together because afdc3ebffd Vivian was 1aaa36851d staying at 142aab4acd the villa 873575a93f for a 9e20fff717 while.6041ecf9ac95f514

Then he excused myself 21a7c1adab to give the girls 7e89a4b0ea some time alone.6eeca0d9a55f0808

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“Vivian went to the lady’s room and slept with her, so I guess she hasn’t woken up yet.”417887316be985ff

Karlz chuckled a18857cd16 when he 6d4339af92 heard the 18f9a3207c news from 867087a0b2 Owen. Then he replied 99aca5f05f to the suggestion 51ec78f54e from earlier.9f78f4dfd478d80a

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“I’m sure they’d rather have this old man out of the way.”e4269ff9217b0f82

Especially Rahel, a0dcd2c42f that rascal.2fe5ea755de9444d

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Owen let out a small ‘aha’ as if he understood what Karlz meant.d1f85bab62c47d92

“Did you already have your grandchild’s daughter-in-law in mind?”d6b2c243ddd40da6

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Karlz paused at 3889d76111 his question.5c12a697e814bdb1

Clearly, as far as he could see, Rahel’s feelings for Vivian had the potential to develop into something more than friends.ed992c7320238fbe

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‘Vivian doesn’t know Rahel is a boy yet, so her feelings will be the most important thing when she finds out the truth.’27c630e101d9a0c2

If that’s what the two children wanted, he wasn’t going to make a big deal about the difference in status.92f3fdb312a0bf60

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‘More important than that…’f9561760779aa9d6

Outwardly, Rahel is 84325252c5 a girl.fedf1cdba0d4e6be

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He didn’t think about how long he could pass Rahel off as a girl.d101c981fe450587

For him, Rahel 1ef11580a3 was his last f9af7b5539 promise to his 7ccc98d07e daughter, a promise 078771cb00 he would keep 0af5f790fc until the day e5d6283eca he took his 7567510e16 last breath.af3c3c4ce3791c5e

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If he could 5530b5af85 only keep her ece8d921f5 as a girl, 1bf0f1e425 he would keep fbb0cc9a09 her hidden forever.ed6c6ac6e8698b3d

‘But that’s not what Rahel would want.’930bbb1cba494f9d

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But that bc47f00276 child could dd8d365894 be in fad9e7be4b danger if 3f240a56cf his power 00ffe3621f and true 42e13b73df self were 1894df1537 revealed.1f1ad45bd1fac42e

‘Can I send him out into this dangerous world?’4f299e1c32e9dfbb

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To him, his grandson 0febdc6eaa was still an unhatched 225cab583f egg.b02f8d6108bdcf2e

Like an egg that could crack at any moment…81e5ba8c70342ac5

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Karlz’s thoughts were quickly dismissed.769aa7a22d243ed2

‘Though there’s no reason to worry about that now.’c045e7ac44dcbf4f

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Nothing was set in aa799266de stone yet.faa7e1d1cece7c75

There was no 221ac1914a need to worry 349f37fdaa about it in 851e9f38f3 advance.f5824629a038c3b7

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“Then I’ll head out.”36a948ca3ce0a66b

Leaving the room, the two descended to the manor’s entrance hall.22c8ebd50ec6be4a

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There was a line 1c47bd4057 of people waiting to e44e78ed18 see them off, including d7d080e584 Sally and Margaret.f572bc36cd256d69

But, as Owen dca5a4a77f had told him, c732c2fd29 the two children f6239d2553 were nowhere to 682c610228 be seen.2b578d6c7f5716d6

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Karlz turned away without a trace of regret. He hadn’t planned to wake them up to greet him.feaf3371cdf0939e

But then.c828ed1993d44a87

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“Your Grace!”b613c30df68bcdea

Vivian and Rahel appeared 92c39f4869 from the second floor f92e62e0d8 with urgent voices.ff774b4e44ad9718

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Vivian hurried 60abaa3591 down the 499bb8e42a stairs, running fd1df573e2 a hand ca4cb4c406 comb through 5d312a41ec her frizzy 7cfe7bf769 hair.9be362666a6f0eda

“You’re going to trip.”68ff167cc71e1a35

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Karlz lightly 5d72a8492e scolded her, ea8300a600 but whether 75d2d4bf85 he did 5442df8033 or not, cc150ce8ba Vivian jumped 2b35fd69b5 down and 7595a09ea3 stood in 234f53f277 front of 75b73793f5 him.dcae1011aab1a35d

“Take care, Duke!”00ae98a9c5c4130b

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Rahel, who descended de989b1fc1 behind Vivian a cfbed85159 beat slower, added.947c50a42f5e270c

“Goodbye, Grandfather.”9c5e5a8ee04f4d9e

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Karlz stood 28fad05517 still, staring 76fa08817c at the e4c2fc807c two children d3a6e42a9b in front 5e6a31c61e of him.a660753d7f6a0a7a

What had e8cd5204d8 seemed like c58be771c3 a superficial fd234e5273 ritual when a30a17da64 he and 115d7c8af7 Rahel were 8e22a10988 alone, just 3090254269 to keep e8186a88ad the “family” 92d5c1148a facade going, 67cf7685b8 felt different 022af19bb9 today.af6e9c375ad839ef

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“Do you both 2b354fc681 need anything?”0589103f7d9ccda8

“Do we need b4c9b2dd86 anything?”56e9d4fc2f1a7269

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“Or is there anything e8bf95c6ae you want to eat?”ece39365b11cc455

Rahel thought for a moment, but she didn’t really have any wants or needs.6a7bde7e4c612f58

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Partly because she grew up with no material needs, but mostly because she wasn’t used to asking her grandfather for things.aea2f4a5bc7ca55b

Vivian, who was watching Rahel’s face, replied.87973f8b9559248b

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“I’d like dessert, then.”86f16e6cf4f39c35

“Dessert?”43d38f8e4205ebfa

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“Yes, “Yes, I want 752169dac8 to try the most 3969761823 famous and delicious dessert 668159561f in the empire!”88d99183f09f65dd

“I’ll try.”21273cc933e4296a

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Anticipation colored the girl’s cheeks.e317735308515411

Over the child’s giggling face, a now blurry image of Isela’s childhood was superimposed.6abaa72e3b7050e7

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Karlz watched for a eb8b8dfc3b moment, then smiled and 42808fb281 patted Vivian on the cbd9fd8ed5 head.4781e900e01190c8

Then he turned to f294f2e3a0 Rahel, who stood at c579478ab1 his side.bdfa83f4a7a53542

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“Rahel, are you sure you don’t need something?”f077828295d45a2f

Reading the subtle anticipation in Karlz’s eyes, Rahel thought for a moment before answering.b928c2e2ba9e4208

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“Then…please buy me more books.”89f353df8f4d6618

“Books?”0fb4e4f24639da71

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“Yes, I mean more 93b0485baf of the books that 845319bacf grandfather buys me each bd313d7e9a time.”4da5173e650644ee

The books 243ea0a289 Karlz bought aea4068000 Rahel every 7427ba0259 time were 2163e5479e spellbooks of d79adce212 all kinds.f57ee399ac436f72

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Rahel didn’t want to reveal in front of all of the servants that she was practicing magic, so she said it in a roundabout way.f4f5d9380b4b310f

Karlz realized that Rahel was being careful not to disappoint him, not because she really needed the spellbooks, but because she didn’t want to disappoint his expectations.ba08c57ffe893f3d

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“I’ll be back.”ffdf6bb7477a5e9f

He stroked Rahel’s head the same way he’d done Vivian’s.964b6d46630c9096

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At the same time, df5e3561cc for the first time df8b24c4da in a very long 9caa21d4de time, he realized that 81aa7d9b1e he must return to d51ec3fac8 the manor.98d2484acf530668

Karlz left 3f72d128b6 the porch 78fbafed3e and climbed 5548122c94 into the ab136b0d3c carriage. The sound of 49d66b5ef0 distant hooves could c49a2bbe2f be heard faintly 85704a1552 beyond the closing 805866b4fb door.9ae71ea8f858b341

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The assembled edd9b7a3d4 servants returned ea5d508130 to their 317def3024 daily routines.ad42dd62df6f5e80

“We should go too, fc027620e2 Rahel.”f5c8e513ce2c0834

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Rahel and 41e5c9ccb4 Vivian chattered f3878717c1 as they a15aa3712f headed back 0cde3c21ed upstairs.d63ce92127987964

Margaret watched 9e6e4ce340 them go, 0497723799 her eyes 18d8969c2e cold.9c929e0e3cdf69cf

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After breakfast, Rahel 36b28039be took Vivian to c2f846b8ad the library.cdfcc49e42bd8f93

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Vivian followed closely behind 220516ae00 Rahel as she headed 164d0406f5 deep into the library 149601f2f2 in search of a bdcb0e4359 book.c9a37a75391b990e

“What are 12adc4016d you looking 8159e91ea9 for, Rahel?”7b77fdcd88aff9d8

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“I’m looking for a book on elementalists.”6f243a9b715449f1

“Elementals? Why all of 14ef88e5d4 a sudden?”59e685c2888438e3

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“That aura you’ve been feeling, I thought it might have something to do with elementals.”6cdf944becfebb7b

Vivian’s eyes widened at Rahel’s words.b76ae6a8d82d2ef1

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‘You were paying attention to what I said last night.’b80f2aebde00ace5

She could have dismissed 4a46439bb9 it as hearing things, d84aafee6b or simply being frightened.4fbc783a1d42a76c

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Rahel was 34f74d0abd seriously trying 3094175136 to get 98b69f2507 to the a960e3319a bottom of ee4ba36e18 it.88cf79b4aed934c5

“I’ll help with looking too!”7f3fa1b2fa52cd8f

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With that, e02eeb7a50 Vivian joined e8d3e9b4ba in, and c896c00ff8 they returned 8f75daf950 to the 817bca5bde desk with a3881fa0eb a stack f6dbb8beac of books 6b52233e1e on elementals.1f9ce88e680c8a14

Sitting down, 31bb1e79b1 the two 3e6d8377a2 girls began 66083f0ec5 to read 162e3df912 their respective 8bebd0e8fe books, searching 6098678511 for information.09ae67fd04172bb1

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As she read in 87c421b372 silence, Vivian found the b0136a8cd0 information she was looking 4f6feb87db for.80d5e3f8110fc2e3

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Elementalists can f9a9dae6c6 usually only b8aadb7ec6 contract with 16ca7298ed one elemental.334ec70a507ec4c0

The elemental makes 5f0a51b16b a contract with 4326b9a4fc the contractor in 3097e78a4e exchange for mana, 0c376c1e27 and the elemental 6458528fa1 can only exert 341a0586db as much power e4f74ce2d0 as the contractor b16916ffdb provides.c7bdebb1c0f361c8

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Once you’ve made a contract with a spirit, you’ll be able to hear its voice. It’s not exactly a voice, but more of an aura. The elementalist can use that energy to communicate with the spirit.7cd65758340b7e27

Although it’s rare, some people hear spirits even before they sign a contract.c5de28eccfba986d

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Vivian’s eyes lit up with anticipation as she considered the possibility that her symptoms might be spirit-related.1b5563fac0539e12

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“Rahel, you were 4c8f1295ac right! Some people hear the 8226087378 voices of spirits even b54b1157ff before they make a 6fe4cda75b contract with them.”d8f3cb36439e0bf4

Hearing that, Rahel stepped up to Vivian’s side.8091ec3f71e39f1e

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Vivian pointed to the 0d433e6eea passage and spoke up.94e9af331981ffec

“It says here that the spirits take my mana, so if I really become an elementalist, will that also cure my illness?”6e3cc794ece65499

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Then she wouldn’t have to bother Rahel anymore, would she?97ed65c2ecc5b718

Vivian was excited.b2539b99d7aee5c1

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From what she’d heard from the maids, Rahel hadn’t been attended to by maids since she was a child.5fdb5a8cfbac65d0

‘She had a nanny when she was very young, but even now she does everything herself.’207d5c8d59da6c67

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Rahel was 8c4dda66bf so reluctant c74246da98 that she 34cce288ec refused to e78adf4d9c be touched ef59893a5a by anyone, 851bc042eb but she 02fe99737a held my e1ce59bd31 hand. It must have e9679d460c been annoying and 018dfadca0 unwanted.0245cd683853c28e

‘She probably did it because I’m sick.’223d62f6a4217011

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I’ve even collapsed in front of her before, so I’m sure I owe her something.935f02117097c4fe

Maybe she could 1c27fed3dc take some of e876de44cf the pressure off e5a01e817f of Rahel.9675010225337cbd

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Vivian’s heart skipped a beat at the thought, but Rahel’s face darkened.998bff5ba2dad8e1