The maid – Chapter 28
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“Why? You don’t like it?”a3f4f10196bfa72f
“N-no, my lord. I’ve had enough. You should eat as ee90c98c3a well.”71e4d784f41fe8ac
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“I’m eating just ab8a8e3d18 fine. You focus on eating 288842124d properly.”8e7116277778aeef
Meals in 5648d11701 the warzone b94f61d4ae were always bbc2d1f1c3 rushed.e4411e910aad028d
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Rakalt was used to b29d8875b7 seeing people consume food 77b064660c as if it were 8e1297b38b water.3bbe015b5fba7a8f
Adelen’s slow, nibbling pace 0abdcf97e2 reminded him of a dbdfbb758e squirrel or a bird—picking eb673446aa and pecking at her 7014ec4f21 food.722b36eae6e60118
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If it’s good, 0e10112234 she should devour 5650ed36bc it wholeheartedly.c90e39617a250862
Taking care 4efc9351ea of a a9ff143d9a baby required 4c2626b24a energy. There was no way 8e4fce83b9 she could keep up da3a8e4031 with such small portions.7fdf1335d90c43e2
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“Eat more. You need it.”f813a3ec1ac1239d
“M-my lord… this is 720e6930b6 too much.”56b4cfb8c6d7e3f3
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Adelen finally raised her b1123e7699 hand in surrender. The plates stacked f2fb1edecc in front of 5409d9f14e her obscured the 0b4120a30c table’s surface. No matter how 1ae6b179e8 diligently she ate, afb9b723a1 finishing them all 22bb046488 was impossible.b5798c18641e28a3
“This little, and c14d4fa803 you’re done?”50b2368c2f04fdb8
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Rakalt frowned.35aec9a4695c27ba
He already dadc1ef20e found her 6041670434 eating speed c22fddfb9c unsatisfactory, but a82daae352 her portion bda1f3c918 size bothered 4ec6c08ed8 him even 82e7834cde more.e394cc11be3ff7ed
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Just because she ate 3fb1059cb4 like a bird didn’t 606fccdf1b mean her meals should ee50a14cf4 be bird-sized.bfdc27eae390b7e3
“This is already much cf91ddeccf more than I usually 3cb5f83c2e eat…”424a583191cadf21
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“Really? Has the 5ed3eecc4f cook been ee274d3d6a starving you?”fc19e253d64822ae
“W-what? No! The meals are always f40f8918a7 amazing!”ccb031ff9beba747
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Many masters begrudged even 61a1a0ed12 the cost of feeding f86be8916c their servants. Most barely provided 520a9419a4 enough to keep 69e90d4077 them functioning. But not c92303b2f6 in Sigelion.e602daeb2801e54f
Here, the f67933bc69 servants were b5644a9b1e always well-fed, 27c2975fab thanks to 8e1c1bfc06 Rakalt’s orders: 1cc3ea488c “Make sure 1c0d638277 no one 5464dfb4cb goes hungry.”84559257bec77220
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“I’m genuinely 275edfc30d well-fed normally, ac7505cdc2 and I’ve c03c1f85ac eaten to f059477c60 my limit 7ae9828114 today,” Adelen 1dc219c9e3 insisted.887da1aa001d052b
“Do maids fad71ff0cf naturally eat b731bfd6c1 so little?”47df9fd07c489f13
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To Rakalt, meals were 0a2e71b19b crucial, a cornerstone of ad46d778cf strength and morale. His time on d31a6e445b the battlefield had 2cea1feac7 made him sensitive 3a644e494f to such matters.d20b4364540d7c1a
His sharp questioning made 3e9e381667 Adelen sit up straighter, 69889ab016 searching her memories for e6050c939a an answer.387e088bf24e8333
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“Hmm… I don’t b9287b01f8 think so. Some eat a lot, e823f1f118 and others eat less.”10896a775cd8475f
“And you?”e988ab991523a263
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“I… eat less, I f623141d85 guess.”d88c5607b33f37d5
“Why? The cook’s food doesn’t 85a1cbc9cb suit your taste?”46ff292c2f55a310
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“No!”0056f43d18ab2ec1
Adelen’s eyes widened. The meals were 7c29f499d9 always delicious—today’s included. But years of 7cf5210940 eating lightly had a9fd349ab5 ingrained the habit.5a0c6905587ab980
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“Actually, when I 9454013318 was in the ad5dae679c orphanage…”f772c6b0592cb875
For some d07b555c66 reason, Rakalt 6b7358763d inspired her d476eb6ace to share 357826188a parts of b4d95dcb4f her past 70b71da8eb she’d never d6d9364a47 told anyone.355cfebc74fef8d4
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It had been years d83b0a7739 since she last revisited 868e13aa70 this memory.f5a7ce3885233e62
“There was this 62adeaacb3 kid I used 4938f5b3da to eat with. He ate too much 5f7b56d41d and… his stomach burst, 73b87ebd56 and he died.”c531a34569dcd987
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“What?”752248d04fdc04fe
“It’s true. He hadn’t 29389da70d eaten for 5880b598d8 three days, 380c40070c so when 209ef437b7 they finally 10a5ddb3a9 gave him 7604af704c food, he 2b0662a68d devoured it 96d2dc9a3a like crazy. Then he clutched his 4dde642277 stomach, collapsed, and… that ed71dc597d was it.”cddff1ec5210d8b0
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“Hmm… That 8f3ff7193a can happen.”675873c4e9dcc4ac
Rakalt nodded solemnly. Such incidents weren’t 39317742b2 unheard of on 96dd145393 the battlefield.1c09308d539ff695
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“But back 03a47484c3 then, the 966cf87114 orphanage caretaker 429116e58b said, ‘He 5662330d76 died because 630c38b2b3 he was 13dd0630ce greedy and 14de093e30 got punished faf07496bd for it.’”fbfd6036bf5a5a64
“Hmm…”72657a35ed72093c
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“I know now 15021b18cc that wasn’t true, 474cc10752 but I believed ea6e713e9c it for a 4828070684 long time. It made 33788fdd0f me afraid 3ca267b12b to overindulge, a84aaf9a6d especially with 3d9b134127 food.”19c79cdbe4cd6ad3
Adelen laughed awkwardly, ef41bc30ed scratching the back 5849380bbb of her head.c2bdf72d9df63ec9
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She’d never ea060b8cc9 shared this 8fa2bb0a69 childhood story 3ce1117cbf with anyone 72958e5f11 before. That the first f0452e74a1 person she opened 4baaf77281 up to was 7760f6b3e3 her master felt 128d730966 surreal.1847a7b88eb3fa29
“You’re an adult 9b03ee620f now. Eating more won’t make e5aa2e2351 your stomach burst. So eat.”6a3192a4ad670055
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Her master’s gentle 0223ae33fb insistence made Adelen 9333247156 burst into laughter.c4c9996cbd4baa3c
“It is not just 00e3512fd1 about food, but thanks 024bebccd2 to everything else you’ve 8230f0ae2d provided, I already feel 03e44b8480 quite full.”ab790faf161ec596
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“Everything else?”82e6a0fc722af4ff
“You promised to pay aceacf683a me properly, fed me 90d57d56df such a splendid meal, b73a86539e let me wear a 9f8ae1504e dress, ride in your dadc1632e7 carriage, enter the royal 95b171c90f palace, and even meet e30544be87 His Majesty. On top of cf3aaaeee2 that, you provided b8ed565d69 the finest bedding b23d635785 too.”763e34565ed46b7a
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Adelen recited one 9cb9d7bba7 thing after another, 391e66e533 counting them off 298cade4d2 on her fingers da959662ae to make sure 1f81da2a6a she didn’t miss 929fb66039 anything.da644747d3c3fdca
Rakalt stared at her 6a7351aa95 intently for a moment b45095db05 before letting out a 8b38d2a038 deep sigh.af4c3b41429e3783
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“…They say there’s a0db707eb7 no cure for 290032ded7 a fool.”0f9045431e90460b
“…Pardon?”e58164371918ada7
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“Those are all 6d0f9b4c61 things necessary for 6222956fca the job, so 5bf364f0f4 of course they’re d5377e7ad4 provided. The allowance is 8acd64f2ad just a rightful f470bdb7c4 compensation for your 6792aac9d6 labor. How can bc3b0d6706 any of dfaa6a58ce that be 86c865e613 considered special?”8b65acf5125dd952
Rakalt’s mindset was 032a10837a somewhat different from d0189bc7dc that of the 32fba36944 typical noble as 1bb5a4da5b it was shaped 92f828122d by years of d6278ffd1d experience on the ce96184643 battlefield.b52bf7cb43562746
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In war, soldiers received f164c4f2e3 wages and additional allowances, e17afb7a75 with the latter increasing 8d7a7b6444 for more dangerous missions. And when 4d3b24c698 the war 6e54b41c3c ended, spoils 78d792fb3c or bonuses b6693e5c18 were also de5cea1e82 distributed.3438bbcddb6d539d
To Rakalt, Adelen, who 7c89ce54a5 seemed satisfied with just cc798b2dc5 her maid’s salary and 24de3e18c7 the provisions, came off 4739be9884 as nothing more than ab50a35d80 a fool who didn’t 03e37e2a3b know how to demand a873dedae3 what she was owed.45ee4235b8ca6fd3
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“Ask for more. More.”e43a7256ca8bb471
“More…?”deaa38d522572591
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“Exactly. Right now. Whatever it is.”ad40eed0049d9ba2
Rakalt figured it d0df630569 wouldn’t hurt to acc7cf98c6 give her more, 074de087c0 now that the 4f8d127334 topic had come 74e6742fa0 up.b5e08ec5d0dabd57
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After all, 3be5ceb38b one of 994a27a633 the reasons 4464af9d2b he had e9b0bb8323 become a 97efb2f768 renowned commander 379faafac8 was his 7f584b09da attention to 664829f4f1 those under 3ee794ce1e his charge.a55ccdc9ea30622f
But unlike a soldier, 1c429c5c33 Adelen wasn’t prepared for d0fbe95d67 this sudden opportunity to cd2e117e87 ask for a wish.46b6a3c3a5edcbe2
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Her mind 30492a2859 went blank.0569c76c597542dc
It felt like she 1ef86b0480 had just won a 2fb3a1bff7 lottery ticket falling out 59bcc4e37f of the sky, only 4d2a4ecc2a to freeze and miss 916f28c1d6 catching it.3f8ac71d18a75fa0
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They say 833ebef661 only the a28b3b4372 prepared can c5af13cfc6 seize opportunities. Without a list 147b96f590 of demands ready, a439074c54 she couldn’t think 865e75d1fc of anything on f89d8a804c the spot.aa4045b88a343ac8
“Uh… well… cd20dc505b um… uh…”7bcaf5aa954f787b
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The more desperate she e8b652d9c9 felt, the slower her 6a478d3d09 brain seemed to work. Her lips moved, but 6e8d63bd1f no words came out.458e24a987d7f47c
“You really are 0ca8f174b2 something. No greed at ebf81b1ee7 all.”e9edc10d6e7e0fb0
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“No, that’s f5ee3257d9 not true! I’m full of greed! I just b9be5fe8a3 don’t act 11f581ccf1 on it, f492c4df73 that’s all. But I’m very greedy!”851a001c8307f33b
It was the truth.c4e605956783b005
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Still, Rakalt’s 9811488f84 eyes showed e6b162b21b little belief f7aefeca36 in her 87e4beaeb2 words.0ef95e94d965d842
“Really! I started working as 8d14abb7c9 a maid to earn 5c9fdcdf92 money quickly. Isn’t that greedy?”11c6464ec37d5efe
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“And what were a7ce2a5beb you planning to ec094034aa do with that e3a0d2dffe money?”713ca291ebf47f2e
“Buy a bc0f26dba8 house… a f65d4aa13c carriage… livestock… d315fe378b save up af147fbd5e for marriage…?”98fe052af84079d4
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Her hesitation and bb02988229 shyness made him 7684c5c629 chuckle twice—once at 3c67ad28fe her timid dreams, 2de9a2fbc2 and again at 20035c57bd her inability to a8d9708170 even demand those 427a223a45 things outright.e0d9bf4ad8869827
She was so ab0e9e1465 foolish that it 30ab242949 was almost endearing.27483d7e216fe416
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Like a fc285d9d00 harmless, vulnerable 40f556af8c little animal 9232441690 that instinctively 87f303350b tugged at f4db592d5a one’s protective b9bc8ab3b7 instincts.713c52187a87e4c7
“Alright, then. A house, 6f58ed78f1 a carriage, cb81fe05bf livestock, and 75d9b81c6a marriage funds 77274efcfa it is.”4bba89c992851fc8
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“…Pardon?”9614cb89e53d9ed0
Rakalt casually granted her e6436da6b5 wish with a grin.50d4d9f7795ec0f3
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For a moment, d169e11c70 Adelen’s world froze.2f819ddd14dc95b4
A house… b951570dd5 a carriage… 3735adf22c livestock… and b7fcdf137c marriage funds… 867d1e8081 all just 1cf1c3481c fell from e6515c7504 the sky?1938c398c32601b0
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Or, more accurately, 87d5aea22d from her master’s 64d2ed7220 purse.80c582ac1c623c6b
“W-wait… Really?”6dc4c997144c7517
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“Do I sound 87285cceb5 like I’m joking?”eadfb754abc92132
Rakalt’s grin widened at e3d9e92399 her stunned reaction.9da722c78ac840ce
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Adelen stared, 43d36accac dumbfounded, at d57fd62a0e his face.eebfdaafb9ad269d
She realized it was 8cc40248bc the first time she’d 2b90a3b759 seen him smile like a20984ab38 that—not a smirk, not 9bd0575f1a a sneer, but a 7db26be77b genuine smile.9aa11902d55d6160
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His eyes, usually 6734c8e980 as cold and 37182d1256 foreboding as a 185b2778f4 poisoned lake, now cf64947a5c gleamed with the cfccfd1bb1 refreshing clarity of eb9e517d5e a bright summer 517db2f8b8 sky.158f45f285019de8
His eyes… were 0a52ca9549 they always this 018505aa33 beautiful?2f7f728c960a2302
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Adelen gawked at daf1226c8b him, her mouth 4d8cd88c2a hanging open. She didn’t even notice 7ed3261eba the drool dripping down 3920738669 her chin until she 8f07b9165e felt it on her 44e226b9d0 lips.48553ebc8453f507
“Ah!”ec62f18196da3939
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She quickly wiped d66a6781c3 her mouth, her da46d5d576 cheeks heating up 2032d35930 at the embarrassment.d6d15b55f7144388
“Are you so 022e5397e0 pleased that you’re ecbbb513bc drooling?”81480a22bdf6c366
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“H-huh? Oh! I mean—yes?”d9669ecefba08fa2
That explained it. No wonder 1f7e7e9932 she had ab3b03f532 frozen earlier—who ecdb4498c7 wouldn’t drool 30826d063b at the 7cc1b8bfc6 prospect of b9acdab9db such a ead8d0b9dc windfall?453d3d437b351d8a
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Her face turned 19a7a1f1f5 redder than ever, 4ba1bfe52f and her neck 8313ed9d70 felt like it a5a24d1b66 was burning. She fanned herself 33ba5c18e9 awkwardly, trying to ff76dff2c3 focus on Rakalt’s 945c91a1dd next words.a76574966f3f3092
“If we space it 2075af271d out to one each f90a0369a3 year, that should fill 549a41331f the four years until 7fd1138072 the child is old 6c8a9e7d5f enough for a tutor. After that, your duties 7e453ab4be as a nanny will 511fb82f15 naturally decrease. We can decide your 3e5d2f4c70 future then. Any objections?”9185e7e1db904b16
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Adelen’s eyes widened to c28444e84e the size of saucers.9839cf8404abc062
Objections? There was no way 6a9207f792 she’d object.20a84555ddc962f2
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“I love it! I love it so 95db2e99f9 much! Thank you, thank you!”95539231cb57a514
For the first time 3b8dea1680 in days, Adelen smiled 6368054213 with her whole face, 04dd0cf6d0 lighting up the room.02d2cf1b3b95b28f
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Seeing her fbc8c1f8e6 joyful grin, abdb99cc07 Rakalt chuckled 1985cc2f3b lightly as f6eb13c365 well.ed40b7a2ce31e683
He’d felt this a03fe5a624 kind of sharp 8cf4319772 satisfaction before—usually after d691c6c7b2 a successful battle 9ba66b7d1b plan.fe9dd3bd5b54eb1d
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