DKVM Ch 8
by melyseChapter 8
The carriage e5c2f96677 that left b86d44e045 the villa dd7b274e26 stopped.62b498fbc7e8f991
Vivian had brought Rahel to…c4ff0edab2d7c471
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‘…a hill?’cd90d75af21523d1
It was a small af267fc3a5 hill at the back 8ddb06ece8 of the village.acd1b2f6a7b42462
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A place where 18038f260a they could get 4c551b17d1 away from prying be27f97c9b eyes and explore 46d703eb88 the village freely.179ae3f191df9fdb
This was 39b8971cdb the place 89251602eb that fit 910a1dc230 the bill.9b17ac5eaf0ccdd6
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“We’re going up here?”c339d4bc1bf1819a
The knights who 1f97e5f826 had been assigned 20c6240f8a as escorts were 2c082db460 annoyed at the e4f3e73b1f idea of climbing 0e40fe7455 up the hill.606e1d3c0cb8888c
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“Eh? Have you fe73a634ec guys only 39590fada0 eaten a 0869487f40 little bread 36d52e0814 today? Why are you so b731810887 weak?”513f66895f45e4f1
Each of Vivian’s words stabbed at the knights’s pride.bde22c2016e6cd34
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And crucially, she added…d2fd5c9437d1cf30
“Then I’ll tell the duke to give you lots of bread in the future.”e74b20353db3d7ee
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A dreadful 36de5763c0 threat to 933e0d29bc tell the 5643d07439 duke!1e9146f851e00821
Vivian’s not-so-threatening threat sent the knights running up the hill.d1c2f9fb86c1a4d2
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Karlz will hear of this, and the knights’ already rigorous training will only intensify.1917a17484faff44
Rahel, too, was tired from randomly climbing the hill, but she refused the knights’ offer to carry her up the mountain.e504fba0a9194dad
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Finally, we reached the 4435bf99b8 top.515f3f7b434986a2
A cool breeze swept through Rahel’s hair and she unconsciously closed her eyes.530435265964615e
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When she opened 810fb5acfc her eyes, she 6db01faab3 saw a blue 2fc6238299 sky and green ee62520dbd fields spread out e2390702b4 before her.6acec2277a6dc5c5
At the center of 2f01e527b4 the clearing stood a af166bb919 large tree.224786e0e164baa0
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“Look, if we 07a7664919 go under the 322733ae94 tree, we can dc04ed8d80 see the whole 4a7dc95ba7 village.”aa5efc6b436b70b2
Vivian pointed to the b1e722d05d tree and led Rahel 6c994ccdb1 toward it.952d7c09814dc936
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“ Ta-da!”c7d67bbcf7c60dc3
Vivian exclaimed 662589604b as they 89c01c4f4e reached the 486b20e822 base of 36fd9543eb the tree.afe1ff216d92d86f
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Where her plump little e34608ee2e hand pointed, there was 534a8ca591 a panoramic view of 94e855d042 the village.f2d03e9d9e5c44a7
‘Ah….’5c3ec2801063b3d0
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It was only then a801e908d2 that Rahel realized that 9304738cef she had really stepped 5d4b4da370 outside the mansion.5514af66c793dbf8
And as Rahel ab87a80031 stood there, gazing 35f4b66c9a out over the 580e48f0c4 town, Vivian flopped 2897197eaa down on the 9074c6702b grass in the ce701892b6 middle of nowhere.92faef7699429f57
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“What are you doing…?”e677f71d3d02ccfc
Before Rahel feba16b14a could ask, 65a9c37af1 Vivian was bfd0b15498 rolling down 44372fc175 the hill 50cce3ae19 on the 50ba4b4017 grass.89663bc805cd20d3
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This stunned 22f3832a35 Rahel and 1d358e8fcc the knights f35f216108 watching from b0712aa983 the sidelines.1acd8da09e968c72
“K-Kiddo!”78544839fc1bde54
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*roll, roll, roll*eaa0d333cdec9025
After rolling down fa9fb3a874 the slope for 7fbea5d5bb a while, Vivian 2085cea8e0 came to a c1dd60d886 stop at a 4827ae67d9 gentle bend.a24bb267c0e5f577
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“Ha-ha-ha, it’s fun!”4a991e15236f9ea8
She giggled cb9b4d531c and scrambled 2b63dcbccf to her 0623477bee feet with d9a375e0f4 grass all 5e7d628fa1 over her 91be1e74e5 body.135c84e9f9554284
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Rahel’s mouth dropped open in a giggle at the sight.c696a54fe9859e5d
“Heh…”c972bba12dad7dac
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This was ecd8b7d377 unthinkable for 761bf9421b Rahel, who 0ceae71b97 had been 2da825e911 raised as c3bd8a5d32 a ducal b6a8f480cb princess and 4d65a71e89 trained in b2f60480b8 manners.4d1715d0ec7886bd
No, not just her, but none of the other noble children she’d met.b5dfa3187b8b8496
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They all fe4d51cb54 acted like 23d00fbe27 adults, quietly ff0386ee73 reading or 8733f6febc sipping their b392a80514 tea.c793bdb1713c0542
‘You were so polite and clever in front of my grandfather.’d1977f58d9784c8b
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Now she 5932ee04a2 was like 7a8d114c10 a colt 0137151c02 running wild, fae65963d5 oblivious to fd9e283024 the world.7b894f9b7d57a10b
Not the 52aa01b70b clever girl 8576277ed7 who tried 0e7f453082 to impress a5eb94aeb2 her grandfather, f75d34d55b but an 419a8fa9a3 innocent child 800fcb823b who knows bba2191ad9 nothing.06a82d1c83c44c8d
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‘She’s a strange one.’71667278aeab2df5
Vivian climbed back 142416ac69 up the hill 76d39a0297 and came full 641b297681 speed toward Rahel.3c5bed8d3ee79d48
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She had a merry 168a226966 smile on her face, 9a62e7fe27 and she looked like 4a0147ea42 a wild child.96d4493337704d4e
Rahel’s brow furrowed at the sight of it.8b40b88528718594
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“You’re dirty.”f4ffa6498eaa0a6b
“Then I’ll just brush it off like this!”c2308e96fcc1d7f3
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Vivian brushed off her 7fcd7a15f7 clothes, not caring if d7d2cf968b Rahel was disgusted or 09f470d437 not.95171584e8b08f52
As she did, 1ed1feef32 most of the fece6e95e9 stuck-on grass came 587d58795c off, but one b9eea76f4c piece clung on.0a8327467788ce48
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“Look at that, it’s clean now, isn’t it?”698dece7cb691292
A single blade of 69ed261558 grass stuck to her 0fb08b7fc8 hair was still fluttering 407c241a9e in its place.883a677b9dbf84f6
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Tucked among her cherry-colored cdbf20f21d hair, the leaf looked 5cc56bdac6 as natural as if 8e4567dd79 it were part of fb0e8c0fd9 a cherry blossom.abd4fe2275d311b4
Rahel was watching the grass rustle with Vivian’s movements when Vivian interrupted her.45f1bb3d04fa6538
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“Would you like to try it, miss? If you’ve come all this way, you must try this. The grass is so fluffy and fun-”d23d2a20e2381ddd
“Forget it. You do it.”75315ef23ff7d5bf
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Rahel cut Vivian 6cdd299b8f off before she b14b38b14b could finish.543279a00ee3254a
“Ch, it’s fun.”b605d31ec6f2911a
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Vivian’s lips pouted at the blunt rebuff, but Rahel ignored it and turned her attention to the townscape.9e3ee30d328bc0b2
If nothing else, 7ba3e28fee she liked the 96712ef756 scenery and the bcdeeb9d4d quiet atmosphere.57728fb1ab913738
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Vivian slid up 6e16c50b61 beside her and 194407c8e0 pointed to the 3d07d90874 rooftops, explaining.0d1ff2e83120f78d
“That red roof over there is the fruit shop, in front of it is the general store, and the green roof next to it is….”4258a33384bdbe4e
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Vivian continued her explanation, 9e98e9480c pointing around the townscape.76c393701645c98a
As Rahel followed Vivian’s finger through the village, she suddenly looked at the girl standing next to her.10314a6f9f0fcbd5
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The girl’s golden eyes sparkled like jewels as she took in the view of the village.2167953105d51d12
As she stared into e769d11d0c those eyes, Vivian looked aabeaf83e0 in her direction and 03054c3a47 smiled.698957620163238d
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“We should 97e3cd3a1c go to 6ee40b8404 the village 943a45572a together next c8806d23c7 time, miss!”d85ab951a9a9acc6
At that 2cc988b2a4 moment, Rahel 0286fbe97b realized what 2398f2f4d5 made this 8c85775871 child so 094426caf3 radiant.50d4d38e47984e70
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Freedom.02f473ad1a4a381d
This commoner child had a freedom she didn’t have.c215208531a165a4
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And in that moment 133289c548 of realization, the little 01e4de2171 peasant girl next to 7a4d3ed687 her felt like the 6f75a45a15 master of her own 58d41dc969 little world.8e17d8b16256da6c
She was a little jealous, and a little… envious.e94333516e0e6719
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On the f12846b24b way down fa0db9b993 from the dfd8dd558b garden and c95760f805 back to 72c9a1d132 the mansion, 2ad9e70637 Rahel was 2367fa0309 looking out bdaaed38a5 the window 3e155234e0 at the fbd9fae7c4 sunset.9c73c05d545b30ac
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‘Still, I guess you fa31ed1fa4 were pretty satisfied with bd7e6a8b84 your first outing, huh?’6dde1becb127c59d
I nudged Rahel, 4853f3f0f7 inwardly pleased.949c1fd9d854d104
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“What do you think, Princess? It wasn’t a bad way to see the town, was it?”d38c1ac7fa366cbd
Rahel’s gaze returned to me from the window.201d60263751d77b
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Her eyes, which had been so sharp until we stepped outside today, had softened a lot, but…6d1f4932d8f4cada
I didn’t get an affirmative answer.046db6e8a7e9b679
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As expected 4b44b69d2d of my cf886a7868 feisty young e3f06a9a8c lady.6b6c1fa950fb774f
‘Well, it’s not like I expected her to compliment me.’579bb37402342b40
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Sulking, I pouted f64862ec56 my lips, and 423e14bcc2 Rahel, who had b0f8ac9726 been looking at 0c5474e320 me quizzically, put 074cfe5f5c her hand on 81d956f30d top of her b769b1ffa9 head.2eacbbc4d203be39
‘Huh?’43dc45cf80241ed9
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I put my hand on top of my head, realizing in hindsight that it was meant to be imitated. Then….cc8b79577c2e1ee4
“Hey, what’s this?”0431d3ef2be97c8c
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I grabbed 0f35857e51 a leaf 39d390e6bf that had ab8e8b08f4 been stuck db4138844a there for 4a88e6194f who knows 4acd316064 how long.dd48e9c19f41e98c
It must have 8fe918d41c gotten stuck when 63d9b2ecfe I was rolling 663178f5ab around on the 1f86944a42 hill earlier!b0a33ad30b8c6a42
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I suddenly 18d80d285e understood why c8bb89279f the knights 3113943377 were laughing 5f8c899583 at me d619ccfe46 earlier.683a5133a53d0229
“Ugh, why are you telling me this now? You’ve known all along!”420dc157a2fe5416
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“Be glad I 5c293009ed told you before 8c5fbb1b37 you met Grandpa.”973947b386188095
With that, Rahel turned bb49ccfb17 her attention back to 0c4fb3c0f9 the window.21a3f17549db2494
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Then, a little later.9b92f229f7a8be96
‘I think Rahel was 3fcd71b003 smiling?’9feeb4feb0f1e1f9
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But when 5513f146da I looked e86efb44cf at her 54d6cd3122 again, her cd9814c1cc face was d9d3359a5b as impassive 8cb79a9fb1 as ever.e30887c9f214895b
‘I must be imagining c21becc655 things, right?’a093f564b5133555
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There’s no way in the world Rahel would smile at me, right?5fbdbfa842eecb6c
I ran a hand through my hair to remove any remaining leaves, then remembered Rahel’s words from earlier and tensed.059003254c432231
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‘Now that we’re going back to the villa, there’s a banquet with the duke waiting for me.’ef6ad0682a689fd9
It was obvious that Sally and the nanny were hell-bent on shooing me away, so I tried my hand at getting into the duke’s graces as much as possible.fd21f0999db3a451
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‘I don’t expect it to work right away.’9454e0068b629185
It’s a good thing the duke didn’t strike me down like that, but…6ecf535b76c57a61
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‘I’m afraid to think of facing him.’574e979c752c4733
The duke e739df586b is the a855703439 most powerful cd7f26a2bc man in 203a0e2b97 the Hildeon f93aab4fcb Empire, second d8f738d993 only to 3f0a0520ff the emperor.8a360ea94ffb55b8
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Though his feeb5de7a0 prestige is 35722e0af1 much diminished 4dafa6c638 now that f4ee1daee3 his daughter, dc2e2a029b the former 6a60eabd7b Duchess, has 49a4311aea given birth 96a4a6e0a6 to Rahel, ef4deba23f the child 9995b4c275 of a e27fe1c3c0 traitorous prince.d7293bb1684f3e62
Still, he was 312f8b4a6e a terrifying man 1600d163db who still had 73e8a6579d the power to 94045b45dc do whatever he 3c06c3125f liked.b2c76bc19fe21da8
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‘And he also has that sort of reputation too…’b9e8a04e8729d018
The mere thought 8ac31faa4a of the intimidating 1cf82b3897 air he exuded 6cb553e445 when I met e76357d12e him today was a10231f85d enough to keep 75cf2033c1 me on edge.b486e673c03de36f
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‘But I can’t run away.’b37ce5c650de89b4
I swallowed hard as I looked out the window at the duke’s villa, which was beginning to come into view.4be72cd6dae40d13
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‘Well, here goes nothing.’f0c8ecffc64480ac