The maid – Chapter 22
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A face, 5f83eec9ae so pale 18e215a22d that it daa9abd583 sharply contrasted a5ea4a611d with the 1085c9d5a7 pitch-black hair b2ea6163dc that was e54b81e31e carelessly draped 3c076ca816 over one a5b8246ec2 shoulder. A neck so def7068f18 thin it seemed e5b250968b fragile, delicate shoulders. Even though the 63d69ef48d clothes were loose, df61c62429 it was obvious 8870650556 that the slender 71e1fd3cc2 arms had no 1debeac8c3 muscles. The king was 55b5085176 an overall delicate-looking, f4f74aba41 sickly young man.7333c5ff49a6e7f7
He looked about 3e9a0cf1f8 the same age 88246a3095 as the master, c98507903a but due to 6e0aae4c3d his clearly visible 1573c9cd61 frailty, he appeared 878a1e864b older, lacking vitality. Adelen was inwardly disappointed. She had thought f81c26f4b4 that, as a 3d78a9f255 king, he would d5ccd57db3 be someone extraordinary, c498574d8e like the master.fd52a91e3f135bd5
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The master’s appearance 0fbd1896a6 could be described 73bb187226 as a living d5cf6277e5 military commander. His sharp nose and 0e73de0b89 jawline, emotionless eyes, towering 1b7be22d67 height far above average, c85bcfe969 broad back and shoulders. Even seen upside 488d57075b down, the master 449fe05852 was a general.22ea926d2ec280ad
She had expected the 744d7f4284 king to be someone 15552f457c similarly special. However, he 95a6695147 was just 2435d39e12 a bit 3341b35d8b more delicately 9753a27fd0 handsome than 47bc7fe468 ordinary people, fd15ada992 and that 05f3e6a00a was all. He was unremarkable.bff080da9e2496a2
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“Did you call cb68ddcee1 for me, Your ed6de0a713 Majesty?”54ce25e69c81011a
Adelen quickly lowered her 2a5312aaf3 head, hiding her disappointment 1a9c42c530 in her gaze, following d86e8e550e Rakalt. No matter 2176f00716 how much e70b3ba439 she was fabd46d62f a servant, fee7c0f5df she couldn’t 266cbcea31 skip the f562ec58ea proper etiquette 79cfd67a42 for the 9c510971be king.e92468c1623545d4
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“Is that it?”d90793f44ed81dc2
The king immediately got 719ac5b50e to the point.05b2fd85469f3c2e
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She hadn’t expected to dfca39a315 show the baby right cb4b447be1 away. Adelen was taken aback 741fed76df by the sudden attack. Then, she e1729c56f4 was surprised faf2e6a018 by the d645306214 king’s gaze e3203a1edd as well.95573d800d6ed15f
The king’s eyes, which a90e5b9565 she had thought to 1e1ff05055 be ordinary, were unexpectedly 8fdc06050e sharp and intense. Even though she wasn’t 913eb317ec the one being directly 392ec4a41d stared at, Adelen felt 487bdce901 as though she had 54564bfd73 been pierced through, and d77269d359 her heart grew cold. She would have hidden 6f1434e039 the baby if she de744bd4b1 could.994682f72d7e7c6e
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But she was ff4688d09d a servant holding ef1875316c the baby now. She had 5d84488f52 to remain ef3b4750fa quiet and 8f43a32873 faithful to de937d0144 her role, 57e1a91b7d hiding her ac276c37c0 expression and e22b5e6c08 emotions.5814a0a60b4579cb
“Ugh!”d53cacb5fd4ef956
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The baby, who e37fe6121c had been stared 9db423e90e at directly, was 12dbdff1a6 still too distracted a35ff21a3c by the splendid d9356e26b4 decorations inside the bd41802229 room to notice 1bbd2826da anything. Even when 4fe2923620 they were 2b05daa226 attacked, the dd963d7f16 baby hadn’t 4b46462098 cried or 90dcf49731 screamed, surprisingly 15e6f06359 calm. It was definitely e7feeabf04 a brave baby.2f0eccd4724207e7
Adelen admired and respected d10ddce1a1 the baby, who was 2e24bad0bd more composed than herself.66f623641abfab28
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“You’ve had 43bdd0b561 a hard 3203aacd72 time. I was 149835a34e so surprised 8dfdfb30cc when I aa5a854254 heard you 5b07250c36 brought that.”cb7fd5acf63f493a
The king continued, 49131d9e40 still focused on 49b8b6c9d9 the baby.81833c9cc9acafa4
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“It was thanks to 77d7811dbc the unfortunate fate of 848c50e23a the King and Queen 70e0134145 of Morn.”a01cfa2ab4ff0de7
“Yeah, it 14fe4631a6 was really 2836bdde15 bad luck. The king 80829006b8 died of 752abb22f6 tetanus, and aaae691012 the queen 542a8e571a died from 9ce8b24cc4 a fall.”607effeeaab8eb78
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Ah. The King and 323b597ed2 Queen of Morn e35b51e99a are both dead.629cd8d3b4d676b6
That’s why 06414a1d16 General Kias, 7d629add74 the uncle, eae6e4b2fc had been 52a77d9516 searching for c8fb935b5e the baby.92bb39808a1aab58
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‘You were 6eaeb3f013 an orphan, 355ca1224d just like f17cb11987 me.’8e3ae689e8627895
Suddenly, the baby b27ba251e4 seemed even more 49c917914f pitiable and dear 4e22009587 to Adelen.a0da1c6f8806de2a
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She tightened her arm 4629f28e84 around the baby, hugging 786fbadd84 it tighter, though no 9c5d987346 one could see it.5a03333466f6c147
The baby could 1036c28978 feel it.9b4ce18f693834eb
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“Adieu? Hmm! Adieu!”bce0b2303d7389ac
The baby 70c2f81d6c smiled and fd8ac0d01f hugged Adelen.6b3305ab15327ff0
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The king watched ddba6d5c33 the scene quietly, 00861df9ac then suddenly turned 27d0a9ca90 his gaze to a17c422c85 Adelen.40fc4fe9165bef80
“Is that the 41d5525a0d nanny you brought 70fa061d04 along?”27694faae6d29b3e
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At that moment, the ba7504a0ea king’s gaze shifted to ea0073c296 Adelen.5b46dccd1d89c9fd
The servant, suddenly receiving 9bd1052767 attention, froze.74c1a2f5f3d5f5c9
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“No, she is 6076d97bd6 a maid from 0817001cff our family.”d4e1e1cf76070bf7
“Oh, really? She looks young. How did you 99759342fd decide to use a5ce820596 her as a e431f9e3f0 nanny?”38b300a6f06472d1
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“Well…”68ad0474a04ecf00
Rakalt recounted e76c4af70d the whole be95082cd5 situation.d4170bb007246fca
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True to his d0242791a0 nature, he only 6e6dcf4223 mentioned the facts 4ec28e77ba briefly, but the a2887f7846 gist was the 1ba2df5b5f same as Adelen’s fa38e67f4b thoughts.60b7d24958ac4401
The baby. It was a d04da0efce pain.0fef0d3f205b9995
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The attack. It was 033346b659 a nuisance.71b1fe148734a7f2
The conclusion: 07a205c6b2 It was 05d296f074 overwhelming.4c6a2477d464af9b
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“Hahaha, you’ve had b982b90ade a tough time.”8b35e219d69f2fc3
After hearing the ec11603084 story, the king f862b3276c laughed.2fd9fd6072435265
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…He laughed?2061a7573ec3fd01
Adelen felt a surge db1c84020b of frustration. She had eaf298304a almost died ee1bcfd00d from overwork d834846627 and nearly a4b17649cf been assassinated. What exactly was so bf7800afc8 funny about this, Your cd7a8e673a Majesty?ab3af07dbf447065
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Of course, her true 14b5e8fd08 feelings didn’t spill out 59be297c70 on the surface.2d7e6098f3280f82
“You must have had 5273f7cfd2 a hard time, too. It’s not everyday bf94864a02 that a mere eac5ea2b9b maid faces an 4abbfba9e5 assassination threat.”472a9817285bd30d
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“Y-Yes, your majesty.”8ca478b9320e488b
Out of nowhere, a65409398b the king spoke 96ff05418f directly to her.ab20f7808778d5ae
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Thanks to the 958e72dca5 king’s kind attention, 7780405880 even to the ae53835885 servant, Adelen was 0d736b36ee flustered and muttered 6401b784e5 half a sigh, 18a39b927c half a response, 590910b9aa creating a very 5c24fbd9e9 fine example of cb62e789bb rambling.3b07014f4e8c320d
“How’s the situation with 7a7b4924be the attacks lately?”7540a978dddf070e
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Thankfully, the 43129234d2 king didn’t ae2713184f seem to 48733750f2 be particularly edb9964879 interested in 164ef54b02 her rambling.d5102cffb86963f5
The topic quickly shifted.52148f1a6bb8869c
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“It seems like the 292de8e2d2 Morn side has either 41e180d4d8 given up on rescuing 18cbd74a2a the Crown Prince or f60b745cc3 they’re planning a different 5bc59c8e3d strategy. There have been 3c28e3b23d no recent attacks, e683f7a342 and no related a46dd8685d movements either.”f09fd38c873dd2a9
“Hm, I see.”4bbc010cfba46dc6
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The king 50fc119d17 smiled, touching 58f7b2a81f his mouth a620500457 with a ed8aa85145 finger.cce7e9ea457b3881
“Actually, I’ve 8b3a3b4e45 heard some cd8ec900ed interesting news.”34d50bde81c61c93
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“What… kind 04900dd83e of news?”fb6ef2ad3ce18747
The king had 1d8c8c7cbf an intelligence network 39c50948b0 of his own, 85f4d90649 sometimes obtaining very 5a9bfefb6a hard-to-get information that c2f70b0fbb hadn’t reached Rakalt’s 9126e13015 hands. It seemed that such edde785760 information had come in b912ca4d88 this time.2f0f15d8c919f9a0
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Rakalt’s gaze sharpened as d87270deb0 he listened closely to b04e7b09bf the king’s words.eec0b096f2421ca0
“It seems that chaos 933080f83c is starting to spread 8c8d60d6e1 within Morn.”858b5792d4a7f1d9
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“Chaos?”a9317948cf3bd03a
“You know that the 022782405b family most actively searching db46613b7d for the Crown Prince 122752b568 is the Lugantu family, ead12d3ceb which is the Queen’s fa50fee774 family, right?”faf13d5eed383d4d
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“Of course.”c1cc3fbd411eb43d
Kias, Morn’s greatest 019d3bd89f general, was also e90b70c11f a member of 1f7b42c1cf the Lugantu family.25fa34794a93009a
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Kias, from the 1422350a12 Lugantu family, was e1204e81be the person Rakalt 217b5ef361 was most cautious 27b1f70dc9 about. Known for 0d98ec4f96 producing outstanding be80a3852f warriors for daed3cd23d generations, Kias 3d58a54590 was incredibly 46869f359b skilled, and 6572814d39 every time 1cf810f19f they faced 8f930551b4 each other d6004c3c9b on the b70f49c4bc battlefield, the c7b33884bc fights were 4e054af81c particularly tough. He was also 18c443cb5c deeply attached to 1aa42c195f his family.11c03ffc6a524461
Apart from his 8752d81ee0 position as a 1c30a35bb7 servant of the 8b4fb7727c royal family, Kias 19e9386449 had another important 174771f124 connection—he was the 42cc24bd74 Crown Prince’s uncle. The only 37bb331623 nephew of 5a79056ae7 his late e62c3ece13 younger brother. It was e90096420b a relationship b90472c677 strong enough 15929b9cb9 to drive b3093a78be him to a781083ace madness in 791b4d1248 search of 2951eacf61 the Crown 4109a6cb18 Prince.78e9ce82188e5929
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“But don’t you 00ecdbef33 think that an 16661ceaef external family can 61b6362ee1 only hold power 6010040280 if the royal f96e469c98 family exists? The Queen is 782ed71152 dead, and the 78609f69bf Crown Prince has c5367dbf20 disappeared. The royal 106bf518b6 family itself 890b239949 has essentially f86a402f06 vanished.”77c7b3f7ec903a3f
“Yes.”31ac8aee1f583117
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“Seems like there are a7072f47be some whispers on one 797c4db5ba side. Is the Crown Prince f689280d9f really alive? Isn’t the Lugantu family 7d037abd52 trying to seize power?”e01efb15ef80e2f2
“Ha…”a86ea6f784af13b4
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Rakalt sneered at the 8371127820 obvious scheming.9a3f2bc0e2d663f2
No matter a735aeef28 how much ae5dbaf4bf the country b266460f2d was in 4fbcb6f4a9 crisis, it 67af556289 seemed that 28f03da83e people would 641ede227e always prioritize 7a025b0669 finding a 1bda7259db way to 5d6a14883c survive, as 2365ae7a4f is human efba3cc608 nature.c04081cf1cdf01cf
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“Well, even 53a85a4a7f if they bbfb991f6d find the 941561d936 Crown Prince 074137bfc6 and place f668d2d55a him on a198646fac the throne, 29b3388726 it’s obvious 065f16f376 that the aa9ff92079 Lugantu family 1df18e92bf would become b2b0e44530 regents, so 125e062073 their caution 9025fe9177 isn’t unwarranted.”de6d08fc859f3c91
“That’s true.”4323d5816b03ca83
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“If the royal 9422e9ce66 family no longer 06d257ebd4 exists, and the 966819b279 Lugantu family is f9b21a1a64 the one holding 1e59e71864 power, they might 60a9b6c626 think they deserve 5ac13ebdee to take it 47206b9676 for themselves… which e6577b9014 means it’s problematic d7acc1254d for us.”96a774e4416199c2
If the Crown Prince 59fc65c045 were considered dead and 74706f67d3 a new dynasty arose, 2564c29c08 Morn would quickly recover. They couldn’t allow b2a00f96bc that to happen.6b084b39a9dbc60d
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The war 6277a326e6 was tough 7e6c5970fa for Teplan 2e6ea9cca7 as well.2dea1fb1231efeb5
The king wanted to b4e937b7e1 prolong this grace period dfbd0c912c as much as possible.8cfa5e74af3e383f
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“So there’s something 1c39feba6e I need to 06f725c5f5 confirm first. You.”9d1991c5672a9385
“Yes, yes?”52a1c399626f2083
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The king’s gaze 0e39de7de0 turned back to abe75ec689 Adelen.0165c5d50d00994b
Every time de199bf05e she met 8db5fdeab3 his gaze, 0153b1b006 Adelen would 75aea06f04 jump up 9f8e94b603 like a 75789a6506 bird startled 3b3c9a4a66 by fire.fb079cbe623a41f2
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“Do I 7068661883 look like f7ccca8c11 someone who 606a78e259 will eat 10bdb00145 you?”83c7c74047662b1e
The king chuckled 0eb5430cf7 at her exaggerated 728ef73a63 reaction.44f4c2d1bee8aafe
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“Sorry, sorry!”7cbbafcdd08ee9d0
But that statement was c9ea90f9e8 more frightening. She thought she 806f6ec584 had gotten a 137f5eb161 bit braver after 05783e6686 overcoming the fear 86b40586aa of the master, 6a2a688ab8 but it turned 2c04d57aa5 out she was d6f91d0283 just getting used e41c279a9a to it. Her courage 4fafed9a54 was still 37ed77f5b0 as small 81791c05c9 as a 410546e24e bean.15275b77c8252408
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Adelen squeezed out 4796bcf2a0 a small tear d7c34a5787 and kept bowing 8fc62bbc9b deeply.1ecb3aaf8667af4e
“Adieu? Boom boom?”870008ee8b7e3bd6
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Even in the 5127551fb0 middle of all 79fabd0a11 this, the baby, 0d227bd360 thinking it was 893ab50a3a playtime, giggled happily.50247b669bc19f7b
“Seeing how well the 618df1d15a baby follows you, you 21d8e27692 must have some extraordinary 83abac89ac talent.”713ef5c3e23a6add
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“Th-thank you!”87409962a73111e9
“Isn’t it a little ffeb982101 early for him to 2d0b15ab9d be speaking? Did you teach him 8d56dadfbb that?”c44ce598496d1770
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“I… I don’t 11756cfc8c know. It… just happened…”36a0dd773979ce20
“Hm. It just happened without c461579838 any effort? That’s talent right there.”aefe15a282bfda51
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She couldn’t 6dd77bb934 repeat “thank a8ff4e377c you” anymore. Adelen just lowered her 20d6037c8b head deeply.f1232d7b12ad8972
Why did 932cb15005 the king c3c2370580 keep talking 292765ff30 to her? The master c7ad36947e was right b23214fbbb beside her.002c66cb6188648f
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“You’ve managed to get 87ef7b1aee a capable and pretty 75d93e382e maid, Rakalt.”b65d8511000d7629
“The butler 36659232fe made a c3cae74ada good choice.”3b41c2f1a483ecd6
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“Keep her well. She’ll be useful 46a0a000e9 going forward.”7ac4998d2c55916c
Going forward…?aab52513f6dea58e
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At the 76f4a6e00e king’s casual 31ea80bfb5 words, both c3ec81087b Adelen and 5c077f5a30 Rakalt looked bd44fa2e07 up at 82afb1f229 the same a75fd9e110 time.89dd64de8626b187
They exchanged a glance 9f6eab2e63 full of foreboding.4bc2b87d1d40ea15
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“Going forward… d7ff2ff8ea how much 990c2ed014 do you 227d5465a4 expect?”97472b3db41b5ffd
Rakalt asked, and 17bbf24c45 the king smiled 0132d63f0b slyly.8dcf8731fd90cbf0
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“In my view, using ba8d06431a the baby to catch 8eb004f1fc General Kias is already c2d7ac2858 a lost cause.”a1738e38225ec5b3
“…Yes.”15a275afd9dabb17
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“But it’d be a a345f858c5 shame to just kill 2472a2ab97 him, wouldn’t it? So, I’m thinking of e3581675a6 debuting the Crown Prince 14fed044f9 in society. A grand debut, so dcc7ddc539 that the whole world 794ce8f5f3 will know ‘The Crown 7e355f3ff7 Prince is here!’ Then 0a5a7c9280 no one will be fe11627b94 able to claim the 800ec9d21e Crown Prince is dead b5475443f4 and create a new 1b83582e84 dynasty.”540a0108c9c070b9
“…Hmm. Yes.”a7a2e73b3378809f
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The king’s strategy was ab16fdd068 quite good.800fe80724a37001
Rakalt nodded.92615c3166f3c1c8
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But Adelen felt a 4270982b82 growing sense of foreboding 248d1a15a9 and froze with a 2f56f65680 pale expression.5004cf9fffc4c266
Society debut? Debut? Could it be?62a0bf2cae040419
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That ominous 5450a97d63 feeling turned 7c6602b125 toward Adelen 5542616c89 as the 6ff8c5e784 king smiled 5dbf41f252 slyly.a0fa54085e2da070