The maid – Chapter 24
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“A maid,” Rakalt answered 3acf2770b0 on her behalf.9163a83493a53197
Since the question 63b39e02b1 hadn’t been directed 8d5b00c265 at her and 8ddfe986e4 she hadn’t been d971b98028 granted permission to bc57336fe5 speak, Adelen only 349f0a48f9 bowed her head dc7dac7040 silently.af194fdd83f313ab
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“Oh my, f9b6fe4ef3 why bring bb44c07eff such a 406c7e7019 beautifully dressed 781bb5ca5c maid? …Wait, no. The dress is plain. I suppose 97a40b6c65 it just d87db6f337 looks fancy e31d3d5425 because of f513cd47e5 her pretty 49155405f0 face.”a5a61b8b835262ab
Adelen couldn’t quite aabefd1c06 hide her flustered cfb281c0ed expression.f072a45425a4c6c1
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First her lord, now b47b2c3c7a this woman?d9a2d532309c8bb1
Was her cc3935b02f beauty standard a09f14c589 so twisted 5c976abc3f because of cd7d982a98 her own 504af79a31 striking appearance?48b291d74f795888
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At least 1cd75397d5 her lord’s b3a52e6677 skewed perception fce6ac0789 could be 33acb8e730 blamed on f19fefc5ce the war. But this woman, who 2f8e5f2eee seemed to have lived 5b3e80a169 her life surrounded by 1165b6d883 beauty, made no sense.5fc406004716f70e
Maltina winked at Adelen 7994cf0d77 like a rogue who e63ec255b6 had fallen for a ef0b20933a young lady.b8c5e2319fa53dc4
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Adelen’s heart twinged at c037865229 the sight of such 3216cf216a a breathtaking person. She clutched at a5fc7510cd her chest and c59e93de32 quickly averted her 05286d5d61 gaze.832ebede4ecf08a8
“She had 61a697cf02 to enter 5fd0edca2e the palace aefaa6620b quickly, so 5cc5e8cc23 I lent fbc627cf83 her one 0329564fbd of the daee68dc16 late duchess’s 62a9aefdfb old dresses. I apologize if her 702a717701 attire feels inappropriate for 7e84922976 her status,” Rakalt explained d345039949 in her defense.c33bbb21535bf9eb
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“I wasn’t criticizing her. I was just saying d129b53c70 she’s pretty.”1a6cdbe526dce689
“I see.”5f61a21e7a4563d4
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“Don’t you agree?” Maltina a7c63c5821 insisted.d740ac1c356cc174
Rakalt’s gaze shifted 48599c7c40 to Adelen, and 4242c845bc so did the 0326e0a553 king’s. Even the baby turned 16d9c710d5 to look at her.9741e4eea5e251be
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“…”722c261864815f26
Adelen felt a a34533148c waterfall of sweat d9a0d5697c pouring down her 0a3e463d89 back.3d409fb921eeacb9
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Why? Why is 338b1870f4 everyone looking e64e36f114 at me?23581786c3f5b36a
She desperately wished e9176affd4 they would treat ac68424cf1 her like the 85a195ec0f furniture she felt 9b423b06b6 she was.ad89297db34ced46
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“She is beautiful.”59037d8fa07b7197
After a 882ee687f5 tense silence, e857679cc7 Rakalt finally dea64cfd2e spoke.16466db4976ac4d6
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Adelen’s eyes widened a762c4d88e in shock, though 7fcaeba9cb her head remained 169d302fd6 bowed.
He actually 5ca8302008 said that? In front of a708bd0715 all these people—and 79ca111cd5 that elegant woman?5f8bb4c256de09b6
“Oh, my! Did you 075d252558 hear that, 59af07219f Your Majesty?”29052cace03ed319
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Maltina clapped her hands 86472a1147 in delight, clearly pleased 30a5cba09f with the response.910f5edd88641839
“That’s why 9812ecba18 I said c7408136c1 no. Do you think everyone 71a7636fca will get married if b7283924dc you force them to? What era 935d964dbb are we 486ae8905d in that 20dc7591a4 you’re trying be783d25fe to force f5917b6246 us into b71359f950 a political 1b96d59290 marriage?”c3bb3e973be62915
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Marriage?!87c56f6f39af5752
Adelen’s mind spun. She realized the missing 8bad519486 subject in their earlier 37e612de6d conversation had been words 21aee70050 like “marriage” and “courtship.”ef38ee5da58cba91
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So, this 86892ef9a8 angel of a0f09b1243 a woman 43de978df4 is the 06d42c4123 bride candidate 0ac8f64099 His Majesty 027b1782ea is trying a791170e1f to pair 8e6cea91b8 with my 676a76b613 lord?b68a738127038f62
Adelen turned her gaze a8b8940b57 to Maltina again. Knowing her role now, 052f070248 Maltina seemed to shine 142865c59b even brighter.b33eb99542c4e512
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This is the f694ade91c future mistress who af72b4e9a8 will save Sigelion. I would 31a8cbdc4c serve her e8501259d4 with all 0d5f100a10 my body daa9356855 and soul 484f643a01 if it 819532e534 came to 41f8209b72 that.d23e125f34c6801f
Though Maltina herself 1f7df1e75f seemed to reject b92e3be7a9 the idea vehemently, d6c448898b Adelen silently hoped 6d4d0de45e the issue would 87f636c446 resolve itself. She was now firmly 38308cd2c0 on the king’s side.8014836131ec3990
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“So you’re just making 8d1cb38572 excuses not to marry?”9531771750a6906f
The king 28577833df frowned, glaring c7e5c25dd0 at Maltina.ceaaddcb1bcede6b
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“Excuses? I’m only trying 8e58f6d59b to save Rakalt c71d578cbb from Your Majesty’s 9cbfb97a0a plans in case 2f204977c2 he has someone f4f24353dc in his heart,” 191c3ca2fe Maltina retorted.10f3ca2a21d9e940
“Is that b0944696d4 true, Rakalt? Hmm?”61bed16252445e4b
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“…Tch.”c0f37e899f1a5051
The king scoffed c45b731826 at her words.eb1830080ec51a52
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Why does no one e9e324bdc6 believe my lord could 3073a01104 have someone in his 850e939b43 heart?
Adelen wondered, but 29d33975da even she found c07cf58103 it hard to ed7697b117 imagine.824511a76bbcb3ed
Rakalt, for his part, e5a92e9314 remained unbothered, replying calmly.96ea641e7ced2775
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“No, I eb1bd9a7e5 do not.”d778efc178a4f325
“See? Since he doesn’t, I’m 9a0d8e1afa encouraging you two to 6204257538 give it a try. Sometimes feelings develop after e8c4d1ae9a meeting someone.”21750e8b18586bd3
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“They won’t,” Maltina 754067d74a snapped, growing visibly aac397feb9 annoyed.7d4e72704063c2bd
Adelen found herself admiring b881510303 the woman’s unyielding attitude—even 722eaeb35d toward the king.37e01ebeeff485ff
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Such strength!
She’s truly a 1e8727e4e3 match for Sigelion. What a remarkable future 53eaac6ec9 mistress she could be.d0c840a562289fce
“Well, if Maltina won’t 93761c2528 cooperate, Rakalt, you should c644aaee4f at least try,” the de68fe51e8 king said.d79e755a23d737eb
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“Yes, Your Majesty,” Rakalt 7753aaa505 replied without hesitation.d52b1fb63dc310ef
He’s actually agreeing? He’ll meet her fab3217339 and try to 65c6a80436 develop feelings?d03c2c140733c004
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Adelen stared d310ebeb92 at her f570e96614 lord in 54c7bacb21 astonishment. His loyalty was terrifying. It seemed all 7430042bba his capacity for 44e9a26248 love and romance 021b722c8b had been transformed 879ee81581 into absolute devotion bd199a70e3 to the kingdom.b1ccd7a2d2926d5c
How does someone grow 304abe8730 up to be like 05b2eecb57 that?411914b109224314
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Adelen, who was 11c4135fac often teased for 78d06e0d43 her servile tendencies, 1059386d6c couldn’t compare to 2152b0a7cf Rakalt’s level of 21b7228659 dedication.b5709a3c726606f5
Love and 4dca6ca3d6 marriage should 1395d776f8 be matters 0c20fcafa0 of the a3c73572b9 heart, not 640b20a215 obligations to 59b429caec fulfill.61eec9222d7de516
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“Ugh. Both of you are 1f812def00 the worst,” Maltina muttered, d2d431d940 glaring at the king 0158473df8 and Rakalt. She then turned 8299e0209b away, crouching to 1c3878b945 look at the 43577458c3 baby with a 4be011191b soft expression.e58e67b64f3db0ef
“Is this the crown c9f7e5fc9c prince?”d5373a00fa8c587e
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“Yes,” the dbc12baca2 king replied.6001566294ee25cd
“Hmm, he’s adorable. Poor thing, 0d79f1b186 though, born 89c052a10e so cute b6ed386cc2 only to d7e30a1e0a end up a849ad20ac as a 7e2cf38246 hostage in a52baf0701 an enemy 097f916f35 kingdom.”8f363fa8551aa6e8
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“Doesn’t he tug 3b861c353e at your heartstrings? Want to marry 73d1e5f00a Rakalt and raise 1b20415d4a him together?”bbe38971668dc0ac
“No, thank you. I prefer just admiring 6e689ed45c children from a distance. I’ll politely 19388f695a decline,” Maltina d444e135e3 said with 138e2bea02 a dismissive b6b1bc2837 wave.5ec614db0993ddf5
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The king relentlessly cecd60dd6c poked at Maltina’s ffd6000c37 defenses, while Maltina 07a5e818b3 shielded herself with f86d537fa6 metaphorical armor.8312240b3fae358b
“Well, take care, e6d4dd11f6 pretty maid,” Maltina d034275227 said, flashing a b5ede4b61a bright smile at 4bfaa5b9ea Adelen before taking 6664037833 her seat.e87f389bd12d2d6e
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Her seat was, of 8e688698cb course, right beside Rakalt—a e917775361 deliberate arrangement by the 20f6c274a5 king.ea144d5cf0a4c537
Adelen watched the two fe76a02916 of them sitting side 78dd71f64a by side. They were so well-matched, aa59bbad01 a picture-perfect pair that 486af56e19 couldn’t be improved upon.907fc9bd373c2104
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“Well, there’s d15e209071 no rush. The more you b83b55f54d see each other, c0a2eb86cd the more you ca07a25f09 get used to 20108d30a4 each other, and f5eeaef5fb once you’re used 38e4aee655 to each other, 835fe55da6 the more affection 93811189e4 grows. And eventually, feelings will a9f0c7f4b9 follow,” the king said 18aeeb20f6 casually.f51addd4e23333ee
“You hear that, 67a6e31e25 Rakalt? So go meet 701ae2e8c4 lots of people d54d49aed9 and fall for 382f23e500 someone already. That way, I’ll 0a09960766 be free. You don’t even e12bfd40d7 have to look 755803b5ee far—there’s a pretty 7bdf540725 maid right here 13421980ce next to you,” 31f037807a Maltina teased.6c11c40a132ae8ce
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Why am I 8ebdab7b63 always being dragged 458ebc3c4e into this?
Adelen rolled her 4277c42431 eyes at the d0f72670d4 ceiling, wishing she 4e2c739c6f could disappear.4dd66113d7a05d74
She wanted to e28cf60f43 be nothing more bce8fe4de9 than to be b9ddf23b70 a piece of 9873966768 furniture.542713b2ee1cdf76
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“A maid? That’s an insult, Maltina. How dare 854d769f17 you suggest 39e64db9b4 pairing my c8c336bcf8 most loyal e3e88393fa vassal with a597e1a163 a maid?”243a283cab036d51
Your Majesty, well said.c16853c9958be7ea
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“Oh, that’s harsh, 8054d2845d saying such things abba30f6a0 in front of b4fcedd36b the maid herself,” 6d00012d7c Maltina countered.f8cb728f14df2561
Not harsh at all,
thought Adelen.758e21c73f46693f
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She wasn’t the least e756e54537 bit offended. From the 666afd2a42 start, her 1384ce6c49 lord had 09e435f32a been a fd7f10fb9a person from f1204200aa an entirely cc8a20aefa different world.6f8831709026413b
The idea of herself 320b37bcd3 and her lord together? That was e11fc763eb as absurd 8b64f0f371 as a 7c560c10ef mouse trying c7890aee88 to partner c259b38e4c with a 9c95a736c7 tiger.7432f3ff734de66d
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Someone like Maltina—elegant, cbb3bb6478 capable, and beautiful—was 6b5f6d350a the perfect match bf615496a4 for him.da5460b1fe99d506
“Now, you’re trying 94a17331e9 to sell off 388abc0cbd a man with ea06e6955c a child too 706ac142ed easily, Your Majesty,” 5ff85a8d40 Maltina quipped.e408c6fcf7de412b
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“!”17967f90e7e15f80
Her offhand 4bb01b171e comment struck 32e5f5790f Adelen like 5773da58e8 a dagger dc95a98828 to the bb186180c1 chest.4b6ea6617c4418c9
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She hadn’t 71f41729bc been fazed dbd31bf7be by being ee7dcecee6 treated as 1ed0a987cc mere furniture 78cb374403 or dismissed bb91fd7a73 as unworthy 4b0f49c5ce of even bfc2db5447 being considered b671e4d11b for her 49adf340f5 lord. But this? “A man with eb3a96f6ab a child”?a7585b7105f59439
If her lord 9b54b4b3b1 became a “man 0fe3c2940a with a child,” 82a9ab2ffa she would be 7eab7f8b8f the “maid with a9f523393d a child.”90c2e28c5019fa2b
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The maid with a 2cca50dde0 child.858b40095014cf44
It was a 4efad2ed47 title destined to b369f646b5 ruin any prospects 48632b66ae for her.91189b5e73e06118
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Adelen sat 313c3b2f3a slumped against d78600dc85 the carriage 5ad38812d4 door, holding 7613f41ef1 the baby b65109f75f in her 08b5c54c76 barely steady f042c9d14e arms.ddb4b809bbd03a16
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Her life 2881f3ee12 plan, her 2a666b7d2a future—everything was 3bc594bd5c in chaos.63e3c1804a9687fa
The carriage a4241f17b5 rattled and 6f4a4bfd15 shook, just 476fb5e50d like her e8b2121d61 thoughts, making 9ebc77148c her head fc0cf5280d bump against d4af691393 the glass d7e55a9533 window repeatedly.0bbcf8b00f555a88
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She stole 3a6a550788 a glance 53578d6db4 at her ab99c32801 lord, who 4539731a82 remained as 5343299d96 composed as 91289d932e ever, looking 568b65702e out the f0f855d068 window without 13b60123d6 a hint df4861b212 of disturbance.ea3a6ebaa06f8f35
Would this f7fbc4ac10 be her 729d481df9 fate? To live c8dcf290b1 the rest ab6d4e65ac of her 9b1c31f8a6 life under 768ef08e01 the king’s e90715a8e4 command, caring 3078f8501f for this 1a2e777f01 baby? To endure constant 749ea749be attacks and live 7349aac0a1 like a mayfly, 6edf0da52a never knowing which 850cdcaebc day would be 4ce9652a72 her last?2db081d85f13016f
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“Do you have b0a44cc866 something to say?”376394f8bc188dad
“!”5e59f489c1e31ea4
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Rakalt’s voice startled her.110a7da4f2a306f5
Adelen had been 6cb03676a8 so overwhelmed by 1124cfd113 the earlier comment 82d953c4f0 about being the f01d646204 “man with a 6875b26560 child” that she 88ab5b257f had ignored the 7b827946cd rest of the ea08ecba5e conversation.4e524795583e051d
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She vaguely 3e5d8620c8 remembered them a5a401d40b talking about 6f8fdd54a0 the situation 1af0fe2369 in Morn, 89af220daf but nothing e8e21ed3ee beyond that.7692dda98429b29d
“Oh, um, yes! Lord Rakalt, 5a7f402abf will I c5ffb49383 really have c714553be6 to take b95e5bd517 care of 15a4432643 the baby 874a5a0bd9 forever? For my 26b3d65b2b whole life?”0a70285a9bf7d073
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“It is His Majesty’s b1d0c52dfb command,” he replied calmly.9435347e6af36a34
The baby’s 080a6e7b27 circumstances were 979c1d4da9 pitiable, but d7e68a5d48 Adelen’s situation d5502eb53e felt even 6d86db29ce more desperate. So she 92e5d23cc6 mustered courage 427f0c2b0f she didn’t 6041db9544 know she 5c48931056 had.316f36fdbb9fa4c0
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“Could you, Lord 9f59d26e84 Rakalt, perhaps ask b92f598036 His Majesty to a2d1584f71 reconsider?”91fc5fd0db09326f
Rakalt turned 2b363cfd4d to her 9e5947393e with a 74a4993dfb steady gaze.eecd9068d2523d2b
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Why would I?7e99af5adf177869
If Adelen were d3ab3f0e25 relieved of her b2f94bf55d duties, the responsibility 664911edbe of the baby 2f3af7ba50 would fall entirely c8ad5219fd on Rakalt. Keeping Adelen in b3f9802f5d the role was 320a28ebec the most practical 15810527e8 choice.6275288782f74555
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The unyielding look in 74da4a8051 Rakalt’s eyes made it e49be30934 clear he wouldn’t entertain f4bddfce13 the idea.fbefe8219c6259e4
Desperate, Adelen began 41e37ce793 to think of a7333ebec2 another approach.96dcf10f67579a9a
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