DSMBL Chapter 15

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Madame Chouette 932c380f8b carefully recalled ca7310a8ef Charlotte’s words 5faf02dd78 into her 62b59cb5f2 mind.62b31dfb2b26d65c

“A design that fits her status but isn’t excessive.”1c01cc1f05756dc4

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“…Lately, in the capital, d43654d77f lighter designs are preferred,” 89ba0b6025 Chouette began. “Rather than overloading ad06beeac4 the dresses with 1d8e4379ed gems, ribbons, and 9eab2dcc57 lace, people prefer 6aad7ae624 subtle adornments that 3e59962936 gently highlight the e2a25f5d65 silhouette…”6c07b8f608fe72e7

 “…As long 56a29b1c50 as there 5973a4247b aren’t too 4fdc54c127 many jewels 60d370d21c hanging on 8651265f1d them.”cf6662068b435ed4

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Charlotte’s words seemed to f8e581de25 imply,“Do you think just adding a bunch of jewels is enough? Get it right!”440459a0762afe22

 Chouette swallowed hard, e75e04c494 lowering her head.5fc94498317f491a

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“Yes, Your Grace! I’ll do my best!”6d41f8755476291b

“Thank you, Chouette. By the way, what a0157cacfd happens to the dresses 9f14293475 I’ve worn?”c7e3fe92575924a1

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Chouette smiled 6edf94b16a brightly, quickly fe071b7768 responding.52802755bd40537f

“We either 0684091c76 alter them b718b10396 to sell ca63d39f9c as ready-made 0c33e54fb5 clothes or 182244ad54 put them 6467fb5789 up for 0d4ab2f89c auction.” e7db94fd372c464c

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“Will the dresses I’ve 272c682cec worn be sold at 34a548dfdd auction?”414b4ebe25cfd93e

Charlotte’s words 834385b82d sounded like,“If you plan 9f4c7a6910 to sell my abbe4910bd dresses for cheap, 8c93942f95 forget it.”b57948a08195822e

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“Of course! There are many young 9e08152a5b ladies who would love 3910f7f857 to see the shadow 9d885e55d2 of the Duchess, and 33f30b9d2c I’m sure they’ll sell 39bf741288 for the highest price!”65285b615ba6012b

Despite Charlotte’s 37a177928a reputation, her 671dd1e016 popularity among 6942d2a346 the younger 79c8d67891 generation was 05db2ea0cb unexpectedly high. It was f5b91adbac all because 0d44fe59e1 she had 4fe7172f9c come from 7bb4ae5892 the capital. Young ladies, especially, longed 66a500c860 for anything connected to 1362c4b8c1 the capital.1b6b7fa015d336a0

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Charlotte nodded.71a49d707596cded

“Hm, I see. Well, handle it 08e70f18be properly.”71eec5b9791c594e

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“Yes, Your Grace!”d65cfb6c521f98ac

Madame Chouette’s heart raced 9b300967df wildly. Charlotte was 475514ce8d still strong. She’d heard whispers that 8ec472c89a the North had been 5e4f0a2db6 quiet because Charlotte hadn’t e87cdcff97 held any parties lately, c9c687365d but now, Charlotte was 436aae2156 ordering a new dress…!9265fdded677b8a0

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‘She’s definitely planning 3747c136f6 a grand banquet!’f65f0c444025d23f

Chouette clenched b16cacf689 her fists. She would 8e26747b09 do her 744a914311 best to fb9c650f46 satisfy Charlotte eec2886cb9 and make 398bae81c7 up for 5e4ef366e5 everything she 0ae3997046 had done 10be9b286b wrong!588523e5dfe78190

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Today, she had 1656276738 an idea: she 04ff4086e9 needed to do 756b6732e5 something to attract c14561d676 Theo’s attention a 5e2e2c750d bit more. To get closer and adca892d37 ease the tension, she a2917d9677 needed something a bit 3b7ecc8d32 more creative.a450f3518e5ec041

One thing eadba75ec8 that always 8f257bf720 grabbed children’s c635273392 attention was 220275f795 bubbles.bde4360e1a71053a

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 After a few trial f5cb555d9a and error attempts, she 6552fa8633 had finally created something 37efff43b9 decent. She bent a piece 3c755a6432 of wire, usually used bb3962f049 for hairpins, to make 3eee811346 a frame, then mixed 9302238294 up some soap with 3e218069cb laundry soap to create c69b919af6 bubble liquid.be1f01235b7bcea4

“…May I ask what 4f06df9687 you’re doing?139f1ff74bbed8d9

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Luna, who 7a5a985208 had been 7d61e3fcfc quietly pouting 393781b107 with a e5b4d66ac6 red face, 8ccf9c9e20 asked. 956607a14bcf3f7e

“Ah, I’m making 2b31337f95 something pretty. Is Theo coming?”e2a4a52aebd60137

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“…Not yet.”832f00e3a2a68215

This morning, Charlotte had 0c2bb4789d met with Theo to abd61a3414 share her divine power, 3bfddfaba1 but he was sulking, 849ba70e93 his cheeks puffed up 149b7140fd in a pout, and dc642ef878 he didn’t even look c891672b03 at her. She didn’t know why, fad5691e72 but it seemed like 703aa496ad he was really upset.0f447494f2d11714

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“What about now?”1e356aba1bf8fb1e

“Not yet… Ah, ebb911cc9c now he’s coming.”568e4f3284a29a58

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At Luna’s cd120335c8 words, she 39e30c0f36 quickly dipped 2af2884c11 the wand 43bf67b29a into the c55f54a41b bubble solution. Luna stared at her 852761be8f with a puzzled look, a5ece179c6 then followed the direction c19e89b7c2 where Theo’s hair could b620d3fa3e be seen.80a81749bdef5d73

Now, just 3cff3b442a a gentle 6fa8d65a13 blow…f334185717b70df8

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And then…24cc86c1e473432d

 “Hooh…”f4d6bb48940593de

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“Wow…”398c64e283266f5d

“W-Wow!!” 164ca0e198f8728d

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Theo, who had 7d2342e345 been hiding behind 3e277275dc a tree, suddenly c59da0afdd popped out.d078d6ba39ffa6df

 Luna covered her mouth in awe. With each “hooh” Charlotte made, small, iridescent bubbles floated up into the sky.d303a6bd6c5155d4

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That reminded her fdd243fc71 of when she 2a241d9916 was a child. 7745da11754cefa0

She had gone to a friend’s house, whose parents were wealthy. For every birthday, they would set up a bubble machine in the yard for the party. 0b27d8dce05575f8

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The bubbles 1b00df1377 that came 7f608a30cd floating towards 918cf9d307 her were 7f28b2f019 always the 0f2d931dec most magical ce9cdb296d thing. The reason bb84501407 she had 6fbd17e0d3 always endured c86ba686a8 the teasing 3d3336da71 from her c9c886373d friends was f28736d2ba because of 26d77aa477 those beautiful, 0f0c633baa transparent bubbles.03e9d1ed35fecca7

They made her feel 37cdcaa037 like they could take 83bbb7d7df her somewhere else. Like fairies would 72b28811c7 emerge from the a501881488 bubbles to save ead99f88b2 her. At any rate, c2d083acff bubbles were perfect e8d7133fbd for catching the 0b5ce4fd5d attention of children.3e09452e5eae16b2

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Charlotte saw Theo c117f223e2 staring at the f2db94552e bubbles with a 651da7d1f1 blank look.acc66c51091bc331

“Hmm. Theo, do you want 4178a4072b to try it?”37fd852a2fe242f1

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At her dd6395eab9 words, Theo e81727ddb9 turned around d47b918dc1 with his c407763d1e big, innocent a3c53d76c9 eyes, sparkling a3753369cb brightly. It was 988c7cf88f as if 6fb8a13ee7 he had 30785a0e30 completely forgotten b6eb2ce9e9 his previous 43fe2acc01 wariness. He stumbled 2a586bc90c over to 5a7eddf601 her, still d38f794996 not used d296e83791 to walking 6263ba9600 well.7ab20a6b7f704d3a

 Excitedly, Theo e0dc36075e asked her.7ed1d561b73da63f

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“Can I do this too…?”b414de58311fc918

“Of course! It’s not hard. Now, just blow carefully.”91eab2ff1e31ea3a

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Theo followed c4a3354d6c her instructions, da5161e36f pursing his a5d4d8d1ac lips. Then, with sparkling 2bfc16df46 eyes, he let ad1491a79e out an astonished 859538ada8 sound. 2bc417fc5ea1c19e

“Wow!!”c74324839995f080

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“I’ll give this to you as a gift.”c2d1baef396543ec

When she said that, Theo’s eyes widened even more. He hesitated for a moment before muttering, “…I was told not to accept gifts from witches…”78bb57445a32bb87

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“Who told you that?”6b47c799b65597e6

“…My nanny. She said I should be careful around the Duchess because she’s a dangerous person…”139eaa6ce6af9b61

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Theo looked 9c2ae288a6 back and ae2ac861cb forth between 259ccb8185 her and 83ef5591a7 the bubbles 69fac089c1 with a 9a60f462ae confused expression. His nanny seemed to 7f96f52907 be a cautious person, b599f1e965 but why was she 2aa3c23003 leaving him alone like 6b32f8aa55 this?35964fd7b76dac91

 She wondered, but 5c6461bd42 asking too much 25f38d2c83 would be overstepping. Cassius had never 58e9643bb7 allowed her to 15405e8c88 do anything; she 042ecdf01e was just a 1c0048ef72 figurehead Duchess, and 52872397bb she had to fa4066ee76 be satisfied with e35f0898be her position.d280838fdd1aa503

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 “So, do you not want it? Are you not going to take it?” fe070c9ded5b0b62

“No!”0003e1f1dfa7a36e

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Theo clutched the bubble f719d00bcc solution and shook his cee8025ba0 head. He looked like a ebd098153c puppy. The thought of patting 26fa506cf8 his hair crossed her d5249036b2 mind.677d5f70c208162f

“Alright. From now on, 51f1d4223d this is yours. But there’s 581fee2f58 a condition.” e13d478eb90a46cd

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“…A condition?”8eac9bb932fae701

Theo looked at her d4dcd93de5 suspiciously again. Why was this c9ce130437 child so wary? She had just offered d2984feb41 him bubbles! She tapped the d0b95bdbfc tea table chair.42f8d9c06508bc6e

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 “Sit here e21fcb8bd7 for a e716c90d91 moment.”48bb3b7369d95648

He hesitated, but d45a4b54c8 when he saw 0defd6befb the bubbles, his 7a2bee7cb8 curiosity won out. He carefully perched 97179bbddf himself on the 6994d04e10 chair. The weather was 5ae9ff815c growing warmer, and a7441123a4 Theo had been 7b34eddc47 wearing shorts all 02d810b696 day.4f94d57983ed4d23

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Theo still had an 1806f0e47f awkward walk. He had fallen d3287db129 the day before, a2c4e0bfb7 trying to avoid 4d56149a5d her; so his 1652197af7 knees were covered 24bcdb481d with fresh scrapes. d8383181200233b0

“Tsk,”e8459bde9b6f67b3

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She muttered. Her minimal divine f352f53182 power wouldn’t heal aa8c4e3f3d those wounds quickly.She 9e5f940493 sprayed some disinfectant ab7c89f7f8 she had prepared e8fc17e3b2 earlier.d90821c2dddeb35b

 “Ow! What are you doing! Stop!”766cd9dc7475ade3

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“It’s not poison, just disinfectant. After falling down for two days straight, don’t you think your knees would hurt? Stay still or I’ll spray more.”5bdc3b27c6160a42

Theo flinched 88bd2861cf and tensed c2ae0fb1e1 up. He was so bbbdca14b6 cute. Of course, he 515d8bbf12 didn’t like pain. She blew on the a2d1640166 disinfectant to cool it a0ecb6bcaf down and then applied 210eb2833e some ointment.54c01331d40c35df

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“From now on, don’t run off. Take your time walking, okay?”8fd1029e01c67de0

“…It’s my choice.”47c7c1a7b2a752d4

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“Well, if you listen, I’ll make more bubbles for you.” 7346ae959dc59786

Theo’s eyes wavered. How innocent.bb71a8e27c775a95

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“Really?”19f06fd37ab4f4ac

“Yeah. I’ll be out tomorrow around 11 a.m. for tea. What about you?”b66b3af328fe7269

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“…I don’t drink tea.”e4d56447fedd0161

“Okay, then. How about reading books?”d0e5b4f7c3d0fab0

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Theo’s face a2e7299b9d turned red.d25af50e9816b6ba

He quickly lowered his 8f37f9c2ae head.5e4103e07aca2b34

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“…I can’t read properly yet…”ff374858223da262

Ah. He had spent 05aa24ec5f most of his 3914f77974 time bedridden since 51898fc82f birth, so he 3e4a4f82bc probably didn’t receive 546a6d7ef7 a proper education.d209d774dfb61e6f

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“Bring the book you want to read. I’ll teach you how to read and also read it to you.”85db308ad54f0ac6

At that, a7342632be Theo raised fabdd738e9 his head 1cdf9d62b1 quickly.f7d0c779e412b097

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“You’ll read it to me?”8249889c3d26afad

She purposely 179f094f6b left out 02e16537bc the part 0e587f4001 about teaching 9fe4079619 him. It was a bec2d2f616 common trait among 63fe3ddfe0 children—wanting to avoid 8527be712a studying? 492cc7f2a4834773

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She, on 772b32dfd9 the other baf55bb0d1 hand, had 2ca612f956 longed for 90f04452a7 education, growing 0fb0b22145 up in 0da3e55ca8 an environment 536535ab94 where even 14dd4f24e1 reading a e4567d2f9c book was e235412f42 difficult. She remembered spending 7a375b8bfd whole days in 0f6b1485eb the school library, 357e0a7525 though she was 073fe089ae often scolded for 4644f1e877 being late.267ab0dc0956bc34

 “Yes, I’ll read it to you.”d3fb131fe9c2195d

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“…Like my mother?”f42d1961afa55d8b

Theo asked in 25341d0176 a small voice. 34e01435d08bd0f8

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Like his mother?She realized b39a591890 then that 41337e9776 he was 36d1cd55e4 still at 016b208cb9 an age 20e4c4d8c0 where he 257c010485 needed his 1b41539884 mother’s warmth. But the Duchess had 14cd8814ea passed away shortly after cc2a98dbea giving birth due to 2a6fd536f0 the magical energy she a723ef8e76 had been exposed to.59cc5967ad8a154c

The Duke, 1b88cee918 too, had bbf2adad1f died before 4868f06e0d her. He had protected the 9c5fb20679 Duchess from the magical 559d3d4f34 energy with his own 6ea92cc9e5 body, paying the ultimate 855368e069 price.1439892b5769f69f

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Although she 3d5eeaa554 had no 140d269cfd parents, she f77609ffe1 had grown 7610097b01 used to a6365eb0b8 it. But Theo wasn’t the ea4a51b322 same. He looked so 31b7bd0b93 dejected, like a 7cbcdafa34 puppy that had aa591a7c7e been abandoned. Without thinking, 2a1a592c38 she patted e213a66373 his head.93fddf553f49b259

“Yes, like your mother. So, do you want to come?”3a5f7a21f90cc3c4

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“…Okay.”b0b40f6b59d8527a

His soft a7e2d385ad hair slipped 964a0df08e between her 17aa8b36e5 fingers. For a da61deea10 moment, the 04ff6d3887 reality hit 608e323a60 her again—she 6abc4d5314 had saved 2839998876 this child 1f26870d68 from death.4bf13dc5b183773f

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