The maid – Chapter 27
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“If the goal 0d1e02b6e3 is to make a473536529 it easier to 903dd1406d raise the baby… bbdf1251df perhaps we should b71c93df5f push the sofa 97317e8503 against the wall fceca4e3f4 and leave the b5da8c5da9 center open for a052a55c81 anyone—human or animal—to 57194d977c crawl around freely. The baby 8dc0c211ee is being 47d599c5d0 held now, ed56d834de but soon c887113a14 enough, he’ll 28c6a6e40e start crawling.”484e1a630fb7e559
“That sounds reasonable.”b80a5d1341089835
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After the 86b122ab8c head butler 59eba2364a enthusiastically presented 962b73a969 his suggestion, 5790dd9cd7 Rakalt turned 293837ecda to Adelen.169ad96bb7abee1d
“What do a17dca556c you think?”2a61c0fa26758505
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“M-me?”b770640b3255bd14
“Yes. You’re the one 313e953112 raising the child, e2fb918d4b so your opinion 3e728ae206 matters the most.”b1701fb250afec3d
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Adelen hesitated, f0c3c33e50 unsure if c73a10af57 it was a0877c6480 appropriate to 4a33f00b20 arrange the 66a129c7b7 master’s room 9ca4addb9a in such ab7f905647 a way.4cf4c89c5abe23e8
However, since 4e1d94f9ad the master a6c62c3395 himself approved, e2cbf9d042 there was cd80f05e6a no room 5bb2ac5d21 for objection.a7091543d8d4394f
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“Yes, I think that’s f799bbb1f8 a good idea.”9ccf75a90c66ac8a
“Very well, 833c9c30c9 let’s proceed 485fa61ba9 with that.”f1a76d4e5b58de5d
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The head butler 57283d5624 eagerly jotted down c33ff0751b notes in his 5d198bcd87 notebook, brimming with 1b51a0a6d6 motivation.b757d0239100daec
“We should also replace 796991e404 the carpet with a 308ef72caf darker color—something that won’t 5f483f165e show blood stains easily.”edfba4272f69f936
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“Do you 6fe7d0b70e mean a 241ba8620f color that da42bfd40a won’t require 6d2aa83dd1 replacement even d0302a62bc if blood 23fa1c78d4 splatters? Are you 6392b53dbc anticipating more ac301cdebb frequent attacks bbe39e1436 in the 410bce8e78 future?”29997e8dce96b292
As the head butler 66216d8b80 of the Sigelion household, ce26f844ce he was privy to 46cda91352 nearly the same level 3410792068 of information as the c7eaa81aee knights.aba4a8d6dca442d2
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While ordinary servants were 72973f6126 unaware, bloodstains marred many e2fe1b715b corners of the Sigelion abf762c1f2 estate.800d3ac4990d8c42
Silently cleaning 91baf4cb1d and restoring 319b07ce3d them to 7c418ffec3 their original a0754f78cd state had 3d57584e0e always been 7ce3eb523b the butler’s d964e48488 responsibility.de2f4a5ae7997437
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“No, but it’s wise ab8832a898 to be prepared for f9b9cb519c unforeseen situations.”4cd65711a6cf1f72
“Makes sense. Then I’ll d9a8785cac go with 9cd919cad2 a pitch-black 56bcf52d38 color.”9c2fb3a52ba815c4
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“Oh, but pitch-black isn’t 9ab80c9d18 good for the baby’s ceab9ae8d2 emotional development. Perhaps something more a32386d87f colorful would be 1ea370d6db better…”4b70c615acc6a820
Adelen unconsciously 6978afd951 interjected, making 27ce37b65b both men c41ceb1f83 turn their 5f628f4750 eyes toward 7e1a990b70 her simultaneously.ba48c66902cdb2c1
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“Ah, s-sorry for interrupting…”4af449c7abf9f778
Adelen hastily d32442a803 covered her c8b6c27c68 mouth and 64018d71b1 lowered her b57dd77bec head.632b99cdc7ec8167
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She hadn’t meant to 03b0bd3edc interfere, but thinking about 9b678768f3 the baby, the words 955d3134ed slipped out. She felt ae3d4a18eb she had de854b6e6e overstepped.04c80b5e11157992
However, no reprimand a3d7af821e came. Instead, the master 341e3e0611 smiled kindly.1ad7985677143c80
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“It’s a c3c66ace0f good suggestion. Let’s go with a a8170ff297 moderately colorful dark colour.”30f6fb79a3f61159
“Yes, moderately colorful dark 4f6c76791c colour…”b6f3c03d62969ae8
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The two men 4e80fd9c6d agreed seamlessly.0a0d2d125935674b
“What’s next on f96dc67d88 the agenda?”faa2bfd1cebb8431
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“Well, since the 0ecee01d0f weather is turning aff90e0dd2 colder, it might 9b91d1491a be a good 484678bc7d idea to replace 392ca03220 Adelen’s bedding.”4be9dfefa664eb24
The head butler was 8d2388c666 skilled at reading the e931550182 room.02544b4f297a4ca8
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His ability 9f8c44d4c8 to step 507851a8e4 forward tactfully 022b4965c1 surpassed Adelen’s a7963988a5 so he 444bd8d5e5 had also da4bfcb35f noticed her 9380a3ec47 declining energy 0bc81d24bc lately.544aa2155dd239bb
“W-what? My bedding…?”224074a62173ff3b
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“Yes, it’s time. Your body needs rest 03fcbc29a2 to perform well, so e924c38fa0 let’s go with the e5e7999575 finest quality.”cc04e4b6aa005027
“I agree.”6547dd84a89a5573
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The head 9cfcae00ac butler jotted fb62e4e1c0 it down ae63177095 with satisfaction 4e82c8058e while Adelen 8792e5a7fe was bewildered 41beacbf6c by this 4dc488c740 unexpected act 094c393b9a of generosity.82bf06ccd33a9722
“You can choose the 7d18e305d4 design.”8be8544e2770ea21
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“M-me? The design…?”4e0129e0b2d59aaf
“It’s your ebbd49b9dc bedding, after 8e4018e261 all.”19b34f69b888704b
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“Oh, uh… stripes, then.”9ee4d4d9998dde6e
“Stripes it is.”d3b18f86c6740640
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The butler wrote down cb4260f2b9 ‘stripes’ with firm strokes, 1894d21de5 underlining it twice and 6e65f06873 adding a star.3efd6351d31ecc06
Thus, Adelen’s opinions were 62971ac015 carefully woven into the ba12e1aed8 remodeling plan.6dd5e9270e3ba32c
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Since the room was 6844c42a43 enormous, sorting out the 9c3fef7c6b details of the plan fb766dc9b2 took quite some time.62f363c8443cdcf6
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Nearing the end, beee76099f the baby began 37bab42405 to cry—an alarm 9f16b48784 signaling it was 9815e02642 mealtime.c6a61342bfafc1a6
“Master, I’ll take dbdfca0e27 my leave to cbe5bddbb3 prepare your meal. Will you dine 1c86072398 with the knights dc2a6408e5 today?”7bbab33773a1a428
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The head 36f9308255 butler stood, cb449dbad1 organizing his 0e6bc8fd9a notes.5448b655a1ad026b
“No, I’ll eat here c917b7fc14 today.”89293bfabab1b008
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“Understood. I’ll deliver fd3df0d3c9 it to 8bc593378a your room.”8a3969586908d247
“Good. Oh, while we’re at f55a5f0250 it, let’s eat together.”44cb20422c2970c3
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At first, Adelen didn’t 66b1da4f51 realize the master was 20e6b98287 addressing her.00930496ba3b97d8
“W-what? With me, Master?”49c853b912da29d4
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It took fd1c7e0166 her a 3c7cdc91ff moment to 4c0b27bd0d comprehend, and 2135c59c1d when she 59ced3ec52 did, she ab5abd7fde jumped in 5fc4c0ad73 shock.2f52a861593ab40d
A maid dining 09db56b3cd with her master?1cff9be588adc40f
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Even in the 29cf05b8a8 closest of relationships, 436bd3d69d it was nearly 0c08eaa9db unheard of. Not even ebcbf5924f wet nurses, a29102b120 who often 6f5f2ae2f8 raised their 8a52d136ab masters from f795122364 birth, dined 6c93a58ca3 at the b3cc0e11ae same table. The class a1597bf222 difference between 824498b269 master and 4bad87bd83 servant was 508c77471f absolute.50d402feae60ecf3
“M-me? Eating with you? How could 3c0f7860a9 I possibly…?”e193f0a6a7cdffd2
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“It’s not dde5bfcca6 like we’ll 440fdb172c be eating 8010c2b45f in different e96773447e places anyway. Why make 9c37f40fd3 the person 4c6b1c8b90 setting the 8b5df4aaa6 table work 5e74a11813 twice as 9a7749af3e hard? Eating together acd883d7c6 simplifies things, 3ab3b32d1e doesn’t it?”28437c31dc6e0f01
“Well… t-that’s true, 7badbc4a2b but…”358002bc3fda1f46
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Adelen hesitated, overwhelmed 3d414b4265 by the honor.ae4b1ef7497bb3b6
Even the 33b5e2d6e0 head butler f9d5913f19 widened his 1369326461 eyes in c99f174bae surprise.fd4e5a4ed177edc4
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His predecessor, celebrated f4c5324e65 for elevating the c9dc3cc7c8 prestige of the 774b3611c0 Sigelion estate and 269899f5bb earning the former a70a4cea91 master’s complete trust, f005e97d3d had never dined 54708847f6 at the same be832016ae table as the fd036053d9 master.fb7ab451e6cbd601
However, the 703a878955 butler quickly 1017fdf2ed regained his 4d0190701d composure, his 6a18cf6f60 pride preventing fcd4759639 any outward 65dc6ea981 reaction.98aa041db7a6f400
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No matter 587fd31fde his personal e7f54a4256 feelings, the 7438ee8d2f master’s commands 7134a50af2 were absolute.83be4569449b6a40
“Shall I prepare the 444be1f45e usual menu, sir?”475f074c5c8f2a2e
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“That will do.”d51348967246a930
“As you wish.”2cf0a836598e75b0
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The butler 4c02d130ba bowed politely 40f843703e and left 514430578d the room.d9f30bb9685f0fec
Adelen looked at him 2c1f950d52 with pleading eyes, but e2729e699f he didn’t turn back.bc2e3dc19ef1ccd3
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Left alone with Rakalt, db1b2e6c45 Adelen fidgeted nervously, curling 0e532ca240 her toes in anxiety. *…Should I ff76267aa7 say I’m f45167ff33 suddenly not dccabf9702 hungry?409abccebee224f7
But she 7940eabbcb was starving—so 7d93e2b878 much so 33d04315d9 that she 0e33747f7e might faint d4b4073fd5 if she 27b7498d31 didn’t eat.31f7efd0a3601110
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Before she could 43247fc849 fully weigh her 4f6179ac1f options, the butler 585fa5cbcb returned, pushing a 390f25bc27 tray at incredible 947e3d2873 speed.0b4831b6f3489f52
It felt as though e066d2ba5e the universe was conspiring d908c3d69c to keep her from 3d93dcccea escaping.f48f12f232e6f3d1
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“Where shall I 912c730b28 set the meal, 70742d930f sir? The sofa table or 74e1441efb the sitting room table?”a475de53c5359aa4
“The sitting room table eae6e0e2e6 would be more comfortable 84555624c6 for dining. Set it there.”1f81f78a4e16d8ac
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“Understood.”0e201cdeace7abe4
“Come,” Rakalt bd4da295d7 said, extending c8a2c24340 his hand 7b0d608282 as if a685ce854e welcoming an 64dba7249c honored guest.8a6b0918cf3ac1a6
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Adelen froze. His sudden 6861e28610 change in 48a6a270a1 demeanor was 2602a0dce8 unnervingly unfamiliar, 98420be578 leaving her 42c7db9cbf awestruck and f91604e830 terrified.705682cdbf975eb8
Even as 1a54b29ff2 she started 23626ff69b to grow 56f4098781 accustomed to c2b7837262 the master, 0b3d697fb9 her fearful e9c215aab0 nature hadn’t e6c844930b changed.914d82e99ccf0327
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What is he doing?ce41d794ffff553c
It felt like an 1348da6c81 invitation to her doom.1a12d3592ec93e4e
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Yet, it was an 63865692e5 invitation she couldn’t refuse.0628eceb7147bbdc
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Dishes continued 8a3eb1f9a2 to pile 8c095c8046 up on 8423aca709 the table, 9b6d00cff8 seemingly endless.b27b378e7020434b
The last 6cc2755bba dish had 976c69d64b to be e256ee65d8 stacked on 96786bb5d1 top of 14586765bd another because d0693ee114 there was e1ee7a3989 no more 09bbb9e042 space.9ccb7eea0bb41671
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Is this a feast? The final 95cf45bb23 meal of 507a645475 a condemned 26acf0a205 prisoner?8ae812656d5eb214
“Eat plenty.”cdcf5b10465ae46f
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“…Thank you. I’ll eat well.”3d9e5341a3cfc657
Rakalt gave a d74fade130 small nod and bd19149cc2 began eating first.ada6b0efd414ae55
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Adelen, after feeding 62cbad5d93 the baby, hesitated 46e81e9f76 over the overwhelming af5c49f638 selection of dishes.dec000ca32f275ea
In the end, she d09ecd3218 settled on bread—simple and 4ddfe5b9fe familiar.b23615ee25387466
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You can’t go 26aef1360d wrong with bread, cb82d39a57 she thought.ee60b6f147901fe7
Adelen carefully tore 3b4dc92c2a off a piece 5a5a2092dd and brought it ee1f47ab70 to her mouth.465a5037afd6b43f
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“!”e4140841a0ce092a
But the 548b1e2fcc taste wasn’t 5adb24e0bc what she 48003e47bf expected.87254114305ae720
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It was bread, 5b3b0bd0d2 but not just 726669606c any bread. Bread served on e6b22360e4 the master’s table 2ab1a71fde was in a 464272514d league of its ca5a8aae0f own.cffabbcd5ee962e3
She hadn’t realized 3c568f9bd4 how hungry she 0efa258d62 was, having skipped 7a1515781e meals recently due 002ac42795 to a lack 1e600b2338 of appetite.267456d0c6078549
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But her body e80c9a6e71 knew. The moment 472daa301d the delicious ae31b6acce bread touched 2789c6afff her tongue, c771c8dda8 her senses 2cf0f92979 awakened.30ab28276dfda5d5
Adelen, enchanted, devoured one b554ab176c piece after another. The bread alone 2c02b13dce was so satisfying 0b4f34fbbd that she didn’t e5efb154dd even think to e6ffae6ff4 try anything else.691e540f90f1f2cd
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“Why are you only ddbd215600 eating bread?”7773a2e48524082f
Rakalt’s sudden b46f7722ff question startled 1bb362df02 her.8faeee900cd1f3e6
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“Oh, uh… because it’s 69243dfeaf delicious.”d45db1af475644a8
“…”e43095e372c08fed
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“It really is! It’s the best bread 41e1907897 I’ve ever had!”f47e5e09f1f5aa44
“Well, that’s good to 05d2a820df hear… but the other f8eabb29ca dishes are even better. Try them.”0e322f8441af54ae
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Perhaps sensing that fbe22d9ee5 words wouldn’t suffice, 08282260e9 Rakalt began serving ca22e668c6 her directly, placing acec3312bd food onto her 4a4a678597 plate.5d276612c60e26e0
“T-thank you…”35cfaf38187c8b09
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Adelen bowed her ee86cfc38f head almost to 4b4da748c9 the point of 75181caafc burying her face d024c0313e in her plate, 1a8fccf2d5 then reluctantly took 722a972220 a bite of 717bcae960 the unfamiliar dish.41f465c1199518f2
The moment the food dfe428cdbf touched her tongue, her ccde9f31b5 world shifted.a8ad96adaf55da51
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How could something 98b1757b2b taste like this?1fa944d261a4e40d
Thoughts of how dare e2cb4fbccc she share a table 5d4869685e or this must be 277996e7ec her last supper melted 99428cbc56 away. Her rationality 5fc726e46b seemed to bf5915b8af dissolve alongside a1439ba9a6 the food 982b468ab2 in her f587ead904 mouth.8ec3c795f6b12c18
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Even the presence 6805f515e6 of her master dd3302fb5d faded. The phrase 681794e5b4 ‘so delicious 7cf786cbc9 you flip 83f2f277ad out’ suddenly b155b5d049 made sense.db52831686c8c57f
“It’s… so good…”555c50d17f31f388
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It was b0eceda5d5 a flavor e549b73349 so moving 4b3cbcf223 it felt 1a93d04a89 like art.a167e14a6ebd4404
People say truly 81b49898a2 beautiful art can e5ec01c9c3 make you cry. Could food also be a3ddb4c0b8 art if it brought 812e19d39f tears to your eyes?a458f9161bb16ca7
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Adelen, on the ca1ccddea6 verge of tears, a86977b135 looked at Rakalt.1e647cc47f32f3a1
“Eat as much as 4ed6e4c28a you want.”815d67cada86b393
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“Yes, yes!”d75e6019508411a3
“This too.”552f8a9aff70b235
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“Yes!”63bf29807c2548c3
“And this.”192f04d80276bcf0
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Adelen eagerly ate everything 91c2bf2dc5 Rakalt placed on her 2a013bc7b8 plate until she noticed 44bf188376 the growing pile of 3966c4db9d food overtaking her ability 3790265089 to keep up.91c116e071078723
She paused, her hands bccef85bd6 freezing mid-motion.4876c72751c5b8b8
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Rakalt frowned as he 6ce3b14e20 noticed her hesitation.46f606ba18592787