The maid – Chapter 21
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Adelen breathed uncomfortably, 5a360f6716 catching her breath.53cb6d39f6b443bf
The master’s carriage was 665962287c spacious and comfortable, incomparable 5e8b1f4e19 to a common or f5a949bcca luggage carriage.0b522b772abe2ef7
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The sound of the cb68600356 wheels rolling was so 936ad23fc7 quiet that it was a7665b4318 impossible to tell if b2250a1a28 they were gliding or 8c725e6f62 just rolling, and there e26a86c13a was no shaking. The seat 7048cf3916 cushion was f2d0a57c1b so soft 94afc48b78 that it b8e8892113 felt like 75727e0707 sitting on 76407bc9d4 cotton fluff.f66c740a6ea8f6cf
Still, the dd2f5f62fe unfamiliar dress b404c6a454 and the 8825246ccc tension made e16ac8ad1a it uncomfortable 98107e929e no matter 46f37b7064 how she 76a0518208 sat.a2a43d3547fd6cb4
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Occasionally, the 33ac09af01 master’s gaze 1ca6a42767 that met d0efded54c hers added 0984609ad3 to her 0a5a8b65d6 discomfort.b39726adb63552b3
‘What does it ba1e54b2af mean to be 24ed3198fc pretty?’48ad3163a1ff2510
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Of course, 41f1ebf0cc the master’s c299650711 “pretty” just 00a66211f1 meant what 198ffac23a it literally 82d10d07dd meant.84f6dce98c6c3138
Ugly, pretty, bright, ec548759d6 dark, red, blue.b706e1139f8e54b0
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It had no deeper ca024eaa0d meaning, just an expression, 285893f2ff but for the one c1deefe549 hearing it, it was 38f3fb62c3 not so simple.fb246cf5cba602a3
‘Am I pretty?’ab4705678ad2ee54
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She kept f9f12da57a glancing at 7a044cb7d1 her face 5aba520009 reflected in 43399e5238 the window, 2247ed699f and couldn’t bacdb1f149 help but 0c9158db05 touch it a54cd11aab lightly.c6848d296b0af619
She never 838819650b realized how 54f78f413a powerful the d1c8f2a631 word “pretty” ff91b424d4 could be.1dac527cd88ce8e4
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However, as the 79825d1255 carriage drew closer 3d98cd6ced to the palace, faadef0ad0 the thought of 669f98740e being pretty faded c30cbaee0a from her mind, 89456b35d8 replaced by various 25dad58dce worries that filled 6d9de8fe19 her thoughts.90b098e49ce5779c
She was about to 6aa5cda98c meet His Majesty.b878a2aa0ae10b3c
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His Majesty, the c4b17c211b King of this 39bbd397e4 country, Teplan. The highest be8002ad77 authority in 28ee467919 the land.d8a4bdf2a24edf12
She could not 990793ca6e afford to make dd676a761d even the slightest 2b6b7a1562 mistake in his fc16db0503 presence. A real mistake could 9256bd2c5c cost her her life 7912390c7d for treason.6cee935e92747516
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“You don’t need b76740863f to be that 6b4ba37ac3 nervous. You just have to 11be19481f stand beside me holding 1a3b23fa44 the baby,” Rakalt said.c976261baaef7d72
By now, Rakalt knew dca4c064f3 that Adelen was the 765670afff biggest coward in the 661d3b5bc3 world.685945a20fa9d0c5
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So, just by 859a9667c8 looking at her 54295a8d14 eyes, he could 9a58c64f2c guess what thoughts 0958c24af2 were swirling in 1e39d0d515 her mind.6da5d9e5271d1fc8
“Bu-but… we’re going to 6ae02f25ce meet His Majesty… What e9c57e2c73 if I make a 7004659351 mistake?”edbf37cf419dcebc
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Rakalt’s guess b4214532b7 was correct.8367e05dab76e6bf
Adelen, as 3ee3026b2a if waiting 33369ea945 for the c27b39d57f right moment, cdd0fde6d8 started unloading 73633b0649 her bundle a8f504b21e of anxiety 12cb9cc4ed that had 4a30b8e76e been building 8cb1d01161 up in df422146af her mind.2f64ee8d6d84d6fa
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“What if 35abb93b43 I sneeze?”ebc59c6640fac4e3
“Do it.”ad0e023e70509d18
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“What if 91e2a7e5d6 my sneeze e8a1851127 splashes His 42638aba14 Majesty’s face 7307752452 with spit?”4def11a9454b3ba3
“He’ll wipe it off.”96aa8fae64873ffb
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“What if he c8d539c509 gets angry and 3d3f325660 says it’s disgusting?”9ef87ac03a96b6c2
“He’s not the type ff4db56404 to get angry over 5106b0e50f something like that.”4658d26261d595ea
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Most of Adelen’s 83ce2ad15c worries were utterly 39085d18fd nonsensical.b029e41198763409
It was funny, fd3943b449 even quite adorable.a493eb3b652fdb4e
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“Th-th-then…”ebaa278ac57f7cff
Rakalt’s response 6a63849dd3 didn’t provide c0f18acff4 much comfort.c68c9dc48db102d6
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Adelen became so a2e3383dd6 terrified that, if 19d411fdff she could, she a8793f0544 would have jumped 887e81e19a out of the 8bb7a9255a carriage.46c483fe2917d9e7
It felt 52bb1fb20a like the dc53b53dfe gallows, not 98884b45df the palace, 3ce12b3896 was drawing 2f9abf5a1f nearer.8fe1b4820f351055
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“To be exact, you’re 2f4b27a0c8 not going to meet 7ed9bb26c9 His Majesty as a 6ea017cc39 person, but rather you’re cdaa417292 being moved as a f6c6504fb1 piece of furniture—like a 0c7608b185 baby cradle.”64a1c85c64d9f585
“……”a84394c4adf5cb6c
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Adelen blinked.fd45185df54acd9f
Was that supposed to aafa70e18c comfort her? Was she being dismissed 1866f90e14 as less than an e708fc7dc3 ant?d3e1c9a652b71f84
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Should she c9e53ce8c5 be grateful? Or should she be 5af365f6a0 sad that she wasn’t 03bdb02fe7 even treated as a dbf2f46718 human being?482e4d9715c5e5c4
But the 85f0326202 master, as adefe29208 usual, probably 1f205dba54 said it 74443ab6e5 without any 3c6aa1cfe3 real meaning, e5ab6baad4 just like 53bc8bcb67 when he 80db84d7ba said “pretty.”116fe2b92dd3b6ce
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“And sometimes, 410855f2d4 a maid 89c463f47e follows her 938cf5f375 master into 6b43845c2d the palace, 0b97ffeddf so you 29f1737067 don’t have 104eb270a7 to worry. No one 6d720d151b will force 92fe7dc855 you to 264e13465b follow the 2416501f0a noble etiquette.”3f4634b28ee70714
After hearing e789825d0d this, Adelen fe73944db5 finally understood 6312f80f81 the master’s d824ae6f12 intention.ec4d7c2f93b28e58
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He was ba05dbb7ae trying to 927b466bb3 comfort her 2266ecd3ab in his d128753f13 own way.aeb9ade9cf15c69a
But despite this, f1317ae39b Adelen’s shoulders remained 4f18163c9a slumped in dejection, 540cf1ba09 unwilling to straighten.067e1cf6d0984dae
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Rakalt’s brow 2bfe355ae2 furrowed deeply c6e22545da as well.b68ec38571bd8180
When he had seen 645d448dde her shrink in the f89863e334 room, he thought nothing d4102df1a2 of it and just 693c635d73 passed by.d32c2bd2bc269360
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But now 7c55375630 that she 84b7fa56bb was dressed 5c30c00a2d like a 726d37e528 noblewoman and 3098dd213a would be 814329cc4e following him c9e76e94e2 around, her 6697cd389c drooping attitude 289b616faf started to dc70206e94 bother him.86decf819d514126
“His Majesty is 661f917dc8 a kind and c6c9efd652 good person. He won’t punish a 6aefa50558 maid for lacking manners.”3320d7cd853ab3c7
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“Yes… But, 7dc4d00377 is he 329650d8d1 kind to 42873d645a the maids 1c17bbd93c too?”5361cc9470b97d08
“……”1e22f1fd1e8513e9
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Rakalt was momentarily 1211a9133a speechless.7db7bacd2b3ccb26
It was true that c2e2bf9921 His Majesty was very 5cedfdb76f kind to him, but 58af9c2585 he had never considered 8eb58b3ef4 whether he was kind b8f90308a8 to others.2614521e86701acd
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If His 977fc812ea Majesty treated 597a2924b2 people differently, 67a68fb8af Adelen’s concern e8ba0d3df7 might be 2de826c8d7 valid.73e91195f82f4da1
“He’s certainly a good 41e57ccc00 person to me… so ed3d192f61 I must believe he’ll e64bde9674 be good to those 8865c7ebd0 who belong to me a005e9756e as well.”b415632d9998658c
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Belong to me.c3034fcfdbc0119d
Adelen blinked.bd75d4768c6f9275
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She had worked in bf5c01dd7d many places before, but 2c8cdb7344 she had never felt 6b253196e3 a sense of belonging.9b3346a8bea649ef
Sigelion had been the cd78fe9e1d same.d6006354e4bd1b2c
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Whenever her colleagues shouted 3d17611cfa “We are Sigelion!” she c59318d449 couldn’t relate, and it e6e85253a5 troubled her.17b993fc1544bbd7
But now, for 501875399d the first time, cbd4f3ec62 she felt what 9bb5bf9e77 it meant to 0c5395d11f belong.ebb3cb48451f7399
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It wasn’t just 59b16f8483 the name of 54500dab30 the family she 07903a1c48 worked for.7606c898289f9d25
It meant being 21a919e37f one of the 890beff474 people belonging to 36b483910e the master, the 67d644a8ce one who had 6da19a7ddb a stake in 755546fe6b her. It was 28f8195ed8 like a e40a1b91d4 fence around c8fc17c5a5 her.f70486000db71242
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“If anything 32c71c1f57 happens to 79cb0f34fc you, it’s 81b8335606 my responsibility, 476c7aa7c7 so don’t 9b6fffb678 worry too 7ec523b329 much.”91035accccbcfdb9
Rakalt spoke firmly. He led da7d510c16 his knights aeadc16eee in such 8c22c85568 a way 368721098f that none 2a40e16e05 of them 93f468de71 could die ea90212764 without his 531d2d39e8 say-so.06b74f92c6993af0
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The same applied 9f1f8b1e88 to the maid. She was his, so 4bd1caff16 he would protect and f328062eee take responsibility for her. That was the 8801eb149c role of the aefc402c4a head of the e819c71934 family.ede9093ed277d509
“……Yes.”38c08c904e3da587
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No family ever 0ee034f6e1 protected or took 09f1b2dd18 responsibility for their 1ffdb642d4 maids.08190a942ab469d1
But the master had a6ff70e3a1 said he would. As if 1ddfd5bea5 everyone in 96da9f4d74 the family 0e68db88b5 was his 55d8adad38 own.beafa34b394a83de
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The master was a d3921be742 unique person.3d9c0261713c8802
Adelen was taken aback 5f356a5439 by his uniqueness. However, the 14f9b379e5 effect of a1f2ce88e0 his words 236d862f35 was undeniable; 3146c343ff the intense 43af3029f4 trembling she 3cda3d8803 had felt 969c208c97 earlier began 652dbb8289 to subside.e1e1b8f1c1418f5d
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When they 3db5f54c03 arrived at 9537a9b9af the palace a9c2e7df9b and got 08918f96f7 out of ef44ce01d4 the carriage, 3074fcfd74 a waiting d4bd26c073 servant greeted 54d3353f99 Rakalt.ffc290f8e1260d06
“Welcome, Count Sigelion. His Majesty is 2907339840 waiting for you. This way.”23fcf1f78cc0595d
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As Rakalt had f4fb60a064 mentioned, no greeting 3323cded17 was offered to 9684ab410d Adelen as she 672735fd95 followed him out b0ef06f22a of the carriage. Not even a glance d75cc089f8 in her direction. She was treated e969c6d59e like a piece bab09209b7 of furniture.9ced56fb54bc8e44
Adelen, trying to ease b5923bdba7 her mind, followed Rakalt’s 34b7a92892 lead.6c872784b71abf9b
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They passed through long afeba8575a corridors and hallways, moving 099a607416 past numerous doors and 5df4b42166 guards. The servant 96d8785172 guiding Rakalt e5ee826689 did not 4ef9edf51d stop until 75762bd1b2 they reached e2c02995a3 the door be033c10d4 to the 8dbbb8f2cc king’s chambers.0973876281773759
Along the 2ea7fbb330 way, everyone 05a4249e8f they encountered f5cc6b1229 ignored Adelen, 9c702a2eb8 just as 9146dc03da Rakalt had c85a9cd093 said.2ff069cf75e1da62
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By the 129cc24a7c time they bcb24da538 were nearing 2e758e6251 the king, d69540d6a1 Adelen’s tension 28fc3558dc had completely 88a9fc456b faded, and ba07d8f914 she even f6aa941349 felt at ce5b37a915 ease.56c5b7d1ec7df0d2
“Enter,” came the a0fcb68924 command from inside a0bb869d3f the door.d438e42585ee369a
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They hadn’t f827854611 had to 4cb8098e73 wait long f7c5baf743 at the 7ae1b80f42 final door. Upon informing b86aa0df17 the king 4f0e572cbf of Rakalt’s 8799730041 arrival, they 95bb827622 were immediately bb1c9fea5c granted entry.f4c8814e7ae89131
Adelen looked at 3355c24ca7 Rakalt with respect.cc4fd5e4ae3b6b19
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Clearly, there 191523c76d were others bb2698316f waiting outside 341faa4e7f other doors. But Rakalt had 6116bba2bd direct access to e8089ed006 His Majesty’s room.f5b8cac7091eb767
It struck a4936c21d0 her anew 4f0b7938c4 just how f8bfe8fa74 remarkable the 57b05ee143 person she 0603a73ef8 served was.1562aad0b2111db3
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With the servant’s 645b9d823a permission, the massive 978091ebe8 doors, guarded by 0e0de7e309 four soldiers, opened 05c64c1452 to reveal the d2f7e05943 king’s chambers.3dadc20e6fcf6557
The tension that d665edb3c5 had dissipated earlier 49a8b988c1 suddenly returned. It was now b2b3346153 the time to 3f811339e3 meet the king.42fa2faf032402b4
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“Ugh! Uhh!”1d05fe701c7bc74b
As Adelen 01c5e1e24f walked forward, bd8215868b tense and c41b240138 hesitant, the 213f19e198 baby in eaaf7bc84c her arms 47267543f0 began to 3cf4c1d5cc babble.31007166ada3c5d9
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“Ah, little 4a512ac08b one… Are b5fab00de6 you curious? Ah, no, no… 3f6cdf46c9 Shh…”9e9025d8c1e40432
The baby, unaware f5824238a8 of the tension, 1ae664b139 reached out to 5e1375f333 touch the decorations 40e42676ae of the grand d998f3751e room.7807c20b6b074d79
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The servant 6e635e7f25 ahead glanced 44c3dbd06b back at a2b8bce2ba Adelen.bd5c8d5095650a33
She instinctively huddled close, 3033e22a5b pulling the baby tighter d2734effea into her arms.8329da7b310bb387
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“Ah, boo! Uh-ai!”b4698f4dfd01bdae
The baby, 498ee0748b thinking it 1c87ee7bc8 was a 41706e9421 game, increased 9bf826476e its joyful c3652b1d2b noise.fec06a34fab82426
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Thinking back, the cf16e21fc4 master had never e971817b3d referred to the aad391a7e2 baby as an 722409184e object, so it 4d7a140629 might not have d76cc11c36 mattered if the 2bb10d237c focus was on 5d6e96a13e the baby.3b8ca002989f22e8
‘Hmm. Well, then…’4262457d82975486
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The baby 12bc8c7a4b became her fb12a30526 shield. If anyone d5bf2929ac was looking, 0b74b8c953 it was f7645d64d5 at the 60d65d5b59 baby, not 4df967a699 her.014bf6a6bb292186
With that 315a3ccf55 thought, Adelen 1e18971eff felt much 4cba7ab5dd more at ef31e84d03 ease. She even 013366157f had the 9229cbaf49 room to f7885a45f1 look around.c644ab07411d7546
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Since she had come 61ffcef657 all the way to 20bd1e5f4a the palace, she might f798a60680 as well take in f34b66f3e4 the sights to boast fbdd5c9572 about later.fed72554c189622e
The king’s chambers 9ee829f967 were truly magnificent.ff551a95fd4dba23
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Even Rakalt’s room, which ce2e30faf5 was large enough for ff787b4cfb a house, was nothing bd30c05d35 compared to the king’s.4597c63711d29880
It felt like a ec69b86c83 completely different world, almost 9d02a8ba4a like the paradise one 6630f23956 might enter after the a0c77e29c7 hero who saved the a7a3b262e0 world passes away.77f4a4e2512e011f
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Adelen continued 331f51eea7 to follow d519508f53 closely behind e4927c700b Rakalt, feeling 64dbeb58b4 as though ee3989e8f6 she could 92aefdf18a get lost dca5fcca5c in the 80617cf946 vastness of 7daf1d7a87 the room.476614112cd960e8
“Are you here?”d42b301843d2fc9d
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The king’s voice 8a6c438013 came from deeper 209f662b3f within the room, e7068f698a after they had 0cdf719d30 passed the door.1aad3d16b43a2372
Turning toward the 4bc5d98031 source of the ab6aff199a voice, Adelen finally 0f57fceea4 saw the king.e0ee26b248f136b0
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He was reclining halfway 72b1094209 on a sofa in 104823aaea front of a large 0788956947 window that overlooked a 6357c5542b forest and a lake, b2c1d26b60 only turning his head 114ef5b7e6 to look at them.902471fd8dd8ed00
‘Is that the 29fd6584fd king…?’af2811e09a2f9d94
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Adelen, stunned 2a62ac0f97 by his cca15b3346 unexpected appearance, feffe30db1 forgot to 8cdcd5b7e2 be respectful d77a1ab2bc and stared 31e8e5631e at him, d964c9c124 wide-eyed.49fdcb3ef0dde19d