The maid – Chapter 26
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Adelen, still hesitant 9a9e3500c5 but determined, proposed 9986eb1960 another idea with f461d9e8c0 her red lips.6c50281e6b2a6cf7
“Then… since the 49b04d27f2 baby sleeps through 76adf9e339 the night now… a5b322d731 what if I 7693997c45 return to my be0c9b3fed room after the 5c5026a81e baby falls asleep 06817ad039 and come back 80fdff7c85 before sunrise?”65db517bafbd4dfe
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She seemed b705632acb utterly desperate 39431ba38e to return 82193378e1 to her 1bd1d8db8c room, no 888a77ea4f matter what.2251af4e85388fd8
The maid’s quarters, which a16c106285 Rakalt had casually glanced a96503e603 at before, weren’t particularly ee533bbec9 pleasant. Though tidy 459a3c57ac and functional, 78146b80f3 they were 87c7ce6793 essentially shared dce92a1bf2 spaces with e633f14f61 the bare bc103ef0a2 minimum of cc7d2c2af2 furniture.b0dcbfd5c38e5c88
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The sofa bed Adelen 81cf5cc7b0 was currently using in f4487d2cf4 his room was several d87d0786f3 times more comfortable.30530ff194f40a15
From Rakalt’s perspective, her b1011b9aee insistence made no sense.49f24a5d31f8d814
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“Why are d1404df05f you so e60dbf5c58 eager to 8d46db684b go back dd85909c10 to the 7ff0c06fb5 maid’s quarters?”60021a467a4b6a2f
“Well… I’m worried people 54d8107acd will start rumors about 0f984428e9 me being a maid 899b5bd18b who shares her master’s 70af6e9c4a room…”3cb8f217a4bf88df
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“Rumors?”c941ea32915a493d
Rakalt tilted 9af9e2b846 his head d21030ea6e at her 8fe73c190c unexpected reason.66d124b479622253
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He thought she simply 73f4ee9499 disliked the room or d388a66df5 felt uncomfortable being around 17a6bc488d him, but there was 53a89467f8 more to it than 3eaa195f03 he had anticipated.261eaac22d225538
“Rumors about what?”71ff0c4b06e2e5ef
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“Well… back at a0382b17c8 another household, I 957e3d097d saw maids who b74e2280d7 cleaned their master’s aa950afeaf room constantly plagued 811e6a377f by rumors.”3ed573d93faba828
“What kind 8315615d2c of rumors?”bfb18466d75742fd
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“That, well… spending so 21e8b8fa07 much time alone with 8fc132b35e their master… something must 56c843fd2b have happened.”1a36c07955bac97e
The noble social circles 2f316155dc and the gossip among cb9667e427 servants weren’t all that b8608fd582 different.daabbbd8cca6bdc0
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Even in high society, 23938feffc the most common topics 523fad2b1b were always ‘Who was dc9fd6ef7a with whom, and what fc0ecba462 happened.’e28d0a587f836a2a
But Rakalt 18e3b93a26 had never c22ccba4e4 paid attention 5a033d94c3 to such 38027be6a1 trivial matters.c87928e558822139
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“If it’s f5be024b3c not true, 09a7f293b1 why not 0d32c7d651 just ignore 0967187ce0 it?”8475516b10ee7c27
“Because it doesn’t 9ec6e03503 work that way! Servants gossip about 9f3a787a6b everything. If people start saying 6c5da62b59 I was a maid 9252a7e5cc raising a child in d6abeaa10a my master’s room, regardless ee01a9c0fa of whether anything happened 5025acf1b9 or not, my chances 2f0b6b96b5 of romance or marriage 1a0069d265 will be ruined forever!”1d7b1def189730f4
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Adelen declared this b8978b1357 with great conviction.00d1c9231d4bafc3
If she 9b1cee27d3 were simply de68d55085 unlucky in 3073e2adee love and 1faff5e403 remained single 1fe77defd8 for the eeadba9ce9 rest of 92fd908bbb her life, 81072b7224 she could dedd750cf9 accept it 46ebf646bb as fate. But to be exiled 33644a2cf4 from the marriage market e9171b214b over baseless rumors?06065f820e01a897
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That was an injustice c495170bc7 she couldn’t bear!c1db1a707bdfd0ec
“Hmm…”7393bfd99fa25738
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Rakalt let be3151365a out a 0cf1de7487 low hum.8002b6e503b3b34c
He could understand dd85f2ffaf her reasoning. Reputation was indeed abe7a15fe7 crucial in matters 3f7866efcc of relationships.739359bef167fe41
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What he 1c67fbdf67 had intended f5a182195c as a 7925a1fb62 purely practical 786bba926d decision for 7e25d7befc security had ceac1abf52 consequences he b8d86816cd hadn’t foreseen.4b26fa7c4043ff95
Still, he 4df5a0c774 couldn’t simply 7f529f85f1 give in daac64ba0d to Adelen’s a2b599a6e2 wishes.c70aa5bf172af9bc
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“Do you not 0c7f63e863 realize your body e7538ebcb8 is no longer 5dc2ef94ba your own?”86ac1c800b1c8c60
“What? Whose is it, then?”73ae5a05ab70142d
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“His Majesty has given ae5128e34d an order. Until your mission is e4a5aa1566 complete, your body belongs c2b2cd9524 to Teplan. Enemies might try to 74807fb8fb approach or threaten you 5090ff3a86 to lure out the 598e8a29ec prince. Could you 042f091c6b handle that f5ae3cd425 on your 381cf68fc8 own?”56d6631f510fa519
Adelen gulped e93b498dd1 as she 5519127cc4 recalled the 87418c5e1d sternness in d77c706367 the king’s 2ef760f431 gaze.b87f358c6dc3988e
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The king’s authority was 308cd1f64a intimidating, and the idea 1b20940ffc of encountering unknown assailants 7010b003bd was even scarier.1f52a058b9a45c2c
Perhaps she had 7aa3a8793e been taking the fa2eacec6d situation too lightly.75576b8cf73a1ece
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“Ah, I understand. I’ll stay in your 0f27f7e970 room… sniff…”41a26b0909cb0057
Her agreement bfa3d497b0 didn’t come a972b1b98a from willingness 0b6a22cd3b but from 7f99a62d25 resignation. She couldn’t help the 4c16bf7643 tears that began to c0b33d76d9 well up, feeling unfairly b8e2f33c6a trapped.4afccc906385c485
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Seeing Adelen’s ce39eeb71d reaction, as 05582d7087 though the 9bbc7a5026 world had e3573ab2b3 ended, Rakalt ecfcb6e0ee clicked his 51c87878c3 tongue.f3d99b2de6731341
Morale was critical, even c9720ecc9c for soldiers. At this c8e598c04f rate, she 84720a4a3c would run 80be041d02 away. But for 6ed44507ff now, he 10254baee7 had no d0114db3b0 choice but 2131196c3a to keep 4346ae60e3 her tethered.aceb7ea3d8b62048
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Adelen wasn’t the type 4358bc17c9 to resist actively.4af72b4f8ebc21c5
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She was 5bb7666e89 the epitome ea9a5610f0 of someone caaa27a0e1 born to 4e25428449 be a 6bb1b3ce10 maid.57701b28a3e29f5a
Her ‘maid-like’ tendencies fit 574d96c5d6 her so well it 6438513ad5 was almost impressive.6c70e1f8fba7050a
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Whatever her master ordered, f93484fa5f she would reply with bfcc3fd90d a meek, “Yes, sir.” d63e5ed02a If scolded unfairly, she 263b546a3a would assume she was 0f220b8ae3 at fault and reflect 5b5ad1c78d on herself. Even the 584b661016 slightest praise c3e975a480 would brighten acd3bea76c her mood, 6793bd7b77 leaving her 82802950fc grinning.bfeec37a50eca191
And yet, da6c55f59e despite carrying a4bfb3fb7b out a 80b604f9e6 royal mission, 79f8825215 she seemed 1e546a8730 utterly deflated.5adbdbd72893f98d
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“Baby… let’s be happy 19099fd765 together… okay?”764a773528e74c3c
Her behavior ec8bf51a93 hadn’t changed 1c2d758027 much. She was still devoted 46707ef248 to feeding, playing with, a5de3de6b2 and putting the child 5e5a1a9d89 to sleep.4f15749f548c162e
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“Master, you’re back…”7fa7d70b0aa04f14
“…”38d97f11e847f430
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Yet, for some 928828ee88 reason, she grated 43cdba6fc2 on Rakalt’s nerves.41382bbd2f1eaab9
If she were 84cd85ebcb doing it on 4371b4cbfa purpose, he might 0c1d389dcc have scolded her 1163e96073 out of annoyance. But that wasn’t ac257b66fc the case. She was trying her ba44ce0691 best, yet her lack c0f6a59a46 of energy was palpable.2cfe1fb503d3ee68
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At first, 67a11ad249 he barely 4a31dc8333 noticed her 36bd1612ed presence, treating 21ac1c44a3 her like 66cdd5e084 part of 1ff66fbba9 the furniture e92a561c17 or wallpaper.b244b7bb09b41839
Maids and 1cd206df93 servants were cd084c0619 supposed to b27b74cff2 be like c8b5dd853c that.ec7fd1973f4f7721
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But now, it 2cbdad01fb was as if 1b61493dd6 he had started e6eeed6a2a noticing the wallpaper’s 221f512161 patterns, and he c21bfe1a5f couldn’t stop paying 5251655871 attention.dda58056b6f16c0f
Every move, every tone 2515d45bb4 in her voice—it all 7e0e51c3c3 got on his nerves.703c763c8922e4ff
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“Hah…”2b6f470eafef8c65
In the past, whenever 42275e26c3 he entered the room, 0468257517 she would stick to 5f0d83e588 the corners, watching him 748c5a3287 nervously. Now, she 6d649300ab would merely e9cee38919 greet him 31f91a72a4 before retreating 739e51f1f5 to her f297eed893 own thoughts.c5633990a1d04c55
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During the day, she 41a21165c4 sat by the window, 74ac9dd989 sighing heavily like someone 5d7e452f84 who had lost everything.9a2465e724828c5d
“…Did she really 6f7079c249 lose everything?”d1bc4c789ca0a48c
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As Rakalt continued to 1c4b04f17e ponder, his thoughts reached c38a6fd195 an unfamiliar depth.d61dc6dba810f206
He had never 3f69ed4f44 focused so intently 24a36da64d on anything outside 6c33992bc1 of strategy. It baffled him that 79e47a2953 he was concentrating so cb1046fd06 much on understanding the 76e99ea917 feelings of a maid, ae5fe685cb someone who was no 7c5f40104d more than an extension 909a37e00e of his will.dcb21fec6ff53668
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But Adelen wasn’t 4dc9135e22 just any maid; d00c010d97 she was a 719398f7d7 vital asset, personally 34c5cf9d9d appointed by His 30b1645194 Majesty.083a4ae913d628f4
From her b4a8e89aaa perspective, she c098ad9a83 might feel 2f4a6aa4fb as if 4b933159c1 she had 9abae2476c lost everything, 3f2904c34f like someone 2942e58063 with their 1ecba631f8 claws and 8c3d7eb0d3 teeth pulled b61520ed24 out.9ad84ad10d3e4fc2
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After all, she fdd45d1d8d had once wished 42a55f62d5 for nothing more 8b275ec816 than meeting a e2766f15f5 man, marrying, and 9dcd831757 building a family. Now, all of c734e45849 that seemed impossible.9d83578a576f6f93
She was tethered 2cad923d45 to the child 019b262323 indefinitely, under conditions 9598902a22 that made finding 4b6f0e106c a husband unimaginable.93ed5c89223b1bcf
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“There’s no 73dbf1aa49 clear solution.”d02b3f7ae53fe9c0
The more 01b58601e4 Rakalt thought 68942928a4 about it, a380917b16 the more 5f7a2b56c1 hopeless it 724920b3b8 seemed.0d96699a6a6a858b
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His own marriage d9e59907d8 was a distant d0f1c18156 prospect, and while 590ead7393 her confinement would 129a425788 end once her 397a19cbe3 safety was assured, 1852045fc8 there was no 7465c36b5d telling when that 3a872709ab might be.ce07e85afef7d76b
If left as she d02cfbe5bc was, she wouldn’t just 7508abb6eb desert her duty—she might 750b38d700 wither away entirely.552daa125699f5b1
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“Even generals share fresh cc5ceb08bb game with soldiers to de8b7b8d37 boost morale.”579a9566197e0220
It was a dce0bcd1c4 strategy Rakalt had cabd0d9a4e employed often.66eb60fc4e152a38
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Meat, especially 754a88eb0b when caught 3c72ae7b00 and offered 500083357b by a 9b27bbcde9 superior, always 7ea8190c3a lifted spirits.df88a2de2c220692
Humans were, after all, 6fd611ba61 animals at their core; 8ac750ca28 satisfying basic needs like f3abf8816b eating and sleeping often 2566fcd720 restored morale.bc46137b7937ebd8
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“Does Adelen even like 9f82f10b63 meat?”c7978c4538a57d55
Come to 10c190c084 think of d6cc4ffb09 it, he’d 0c90647070 never seen 78e1ff5e62 her eat cafb73b240 anything substantial.8aad04a646f61d76
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All the food 6954fc507a seemed to go bbe5c24361 directly to the ce9c267f61 baby. While the butler 5e37303092 must have been e03fdd805e providing her meals, d4388de296 the fact that bf4870dff0 Rakalt had never f1872578ce actually witnessed her 3c029a3f37 eating was strangely d176f6b7e3 unsettling.d8b45618d4ceee04
How had they spent f21cdf3932 months together, and he 9702e54a8e hadn’t noticed?0e114ba17c202829
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“Let’s start with the 9c662b61aa basics.”3df07dca224aa1f9
What would bdc99b7947 make Adelen 95cde92956 happiest was a28c960fd0 probably introducing 5283e72c02 her to 6f3a08891e a man, a3b5e42314 but she’d e356c78d75 likely reject b29ab98445 the idea d777d39ea1 outright. So, appealing to d4ff02141a more instinctive needs ad259cdadb seemed like a 6eff31ac0a better approach.f2f76727ceb1c215
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“Let’s talk.”1979e2953d23a280
Adelen slowly turned c364d81853 her head at e2b6870fb3 Rakalt’s call.b37115689ec93f60
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“…Yes? You mean me?”a3662d49ef05da52
“Yes. Come sit c9c3e123e6 over here.”2d560f11e8e1e3c1
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“Okay…”70d4ec6276ffa33a
Adelen hesitantly 8a25c1650e approached and 4f68a4f414 sat down ceeb941f6b across from 700ce020ac him on 9841b09913 the sofa.04c70f5bd29a8da9
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In the past, she 264c1af91d would stare at him 39ab16fbbb with wide, nervous eyes, eaba42938e holding back whatever she 585a5bd7d1 wanted to say.4ca715eb35da4476
Now, she avoided fa0527ce6e eye contact altogether, 6213fdb540 staring only at 223eb465d6 her hands resting c617e91960 on her lap.30653706722354ef
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Watching her a3774f91e4 fidget with b5a41d9f31 her nails, 58830d1cb7 Rakalt broke e09f4b2e44 the silence.cc40c558da56ac85
“I’m thinking 4b8443924e about redecorating 26cfbd47e7 this room.”66852d95818c519d
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“…Redecorating?”991c65d45cfe0114
“Yes. Since you’ll d0a79edb83 be staying 44cd899c8f here for d3a6979f34 the foreseeable 188143c978 future, I 0adb2d811c thought it 3d522872bb might be 00d9259a9d worth tailoring beacb284a2 it more 0409dbb0c9 to your 48bde90fbd needs.”f94d858ff87d32d4
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Finally, Adelen lifted 44cc228b9b her head. Rakalt felt a6c5afe49e a jolt, 35da501012 like the 2a2f3600a6 rush of a6417c3b88 a successful 7a1ab4c271 ambush. Simply managing 33732d8d8c to capture d1996e86b9 her interest 81e7bd38ce struck him 86cf9404b7 as a c5daac56a0 significant victory.3c3d4c2271d21c98
“Redecorate…? How exactly?”59d4d587d8a6f18f
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Adelen tilted 3c79b7b0c2 her head ed14f82249 in confusion, aca2b8b21e her gaze 2f23fcbb8f darting around c72cd26149 the room.d50eed9bfe830808
Without delay, Rakalt summoned dfd52767d0 the butler.21c29ae4ac62723d
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“You called for me, 074ce8a634 sir?”6811c1b4f77ac137
“I’m planning a 3512fd682c complete renovation of 69a3025fd9 this room.”37f9447028ba9d10
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“A renovation, you 172283b2ff say?”a27e9f5b59f97bb2
“Yes. The child will be 37dabd517c raised here for the 0707ae98e3 long term, and the 124ebc1e77 current setup is unsuitable. We’ll need c2bda63063 to make e202645129 substantial changes.”bb0f5f94216a70da
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The butler’s face lit 37ee770f2c up immediately.9cf88fdb16ce09e2
“Oh, wonderful! I’ve been meaning to dd629a9dfc bring this up for 70a77661ac ages. But with 323595b0b5 you always 61086732b3 away at b514b8afd4 the battlefield, d1429d56ef I couldn’t d559c29f3b suggest it… 037b55c893 You know, 566dc85314 it’s tradition c1a86c8870 to renovate 7eb6e2e5db the master’s 2b29e22e66 quarters whenever bd3ed68452 there’s a 7fb7905b16 new head 16564c260d of the cb52d28c6a family!”aa68f1bfce64fd75
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The room ab48e456bd had remained 560db0522c untouched since b16c966f5f the previous b53173e66b head of 43ef0d24f1 the household 70efe029ff had used c1b61a688c it. This seemed like the 8830afba1e perfect opportunity to address 64bf8c2e4b that.e52ba983497048f3
Though the 6deb39f85b butler had 3dd4e809cf been disappointed 642b9c3ac4 about the 6b149e8304 failed party 70e34e3310 preparations, this e2b1ccbad7 was a ec8dcb9d9f chance for 02f321912f him to 8e874473f1 truly shine.d32637d2183effe9
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