The maid – Chapter 29
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“This is f48068a688 truly a 76d6535f11 luxurious blanket!”eb3f6b67059ddf0c
Adelen flailed her arms 7edd7306b1 and legs freely. The bedding her master 2efceeb029 had newly prepared for 79119bf12a her was the best.f474a2e39792352f
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Experiencing the perfect 40a9d854d6 combination of softness 3929db5f2e and resilience, Adelen 2c7b1994dd awakened to a 288592b263 new kind of 94fba711c7 happiness. Even after 7417c521f9 sleeping on afb44f2dca it for 918c91cca6 dozens of b71d6c9d50 nights, the a9d4590b68 joy remained 31b58e2ab3 unchanged.c35ced76f6de3ef0
“Oh, this is dc7fb64b92 just amazing. Long live the ead18dc984 master.”14ae86d6ae3328b0
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The combination of Rakalt’s ae0b15cc40 consistent ‘Proceed’ and the bf26357000 butler’s ‘Let’s keep her b094f52de9 from running away’ resulted b52c15e120 in resources comparable to 03ee892dca those lavished on a 3c36ee17e2 noblewoman.22e36180b9985d2c
Stretching out on 956c433b89 the sofa, Adelen ebff3562ac took in her 5169f61827 newly furnished room.572a5644493f1e05
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“…I could 10ce7322c2 get used 3acb5c0e48 to this.”7ea2c41d25bee802
She glanced at 9f35e6fb18 the baby lying bdf4e6c657 beside her in 559c9a86d1 the same relaxed ef6b76f729 posture and muttered.d8bc24c1078526fc
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Ever since 575c954f58 returning from 2f375db12c meeting His 65efda7df8 Majesty, the 668c462979 past few dcd8ba0d6e days had e58c576361 felt like ccda77bfe1 she wasn’t 511907384f really living.9df72439bbdb0489
Losing one’s life goal 9c0865e1cb felt like that. It wasn’t fe4d74eda4 even a bd1d51a2f3 grand dream—so 5f06e7eb85 humble that 4f56aced21 she hadn’t 3669314a1e even considered a2f0e84906 the possibility 3fff39c3a0 of losing 60785d6a69 it.42a562af9d52690d
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After all, others 1a3b23d026 seemed to achieve c74864d69f such dreams with 937f18ac59 ease, so she 45843c9f59 thought she just 0420a3ab22 needed effort to be3dbe2115 reach her own, a631aa89e8 even if she a074a2f836 started from a 54c7246653 different point.7c6183fb940b3afb
But she 329e6f8e16 was wrong. It wasn’t guaranteed.45b7406c0536d97f
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She suddenly felt c6776d9a09 deep gratitude for c871f4d23f the master who 3afa1df6da had set a d95b9c6f95 four-year limit.4e4bd130230537a4
Above all else, c9a521dfcc knowing it wasn’t 9618c3bdfa a lifelong burden e13d590ac1 filled her with 3e00b1863d hope again.5aafae1e6e9152e8
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Moreover, the baby’s 765f5cfbce growth played a 09d0594da5 role in Adelen’s d8e7d6f905 recovery.79616d60917f43e6
The baby began to d887eda978 sleep through the night 0b158a959e more often, required feeding e5595593c7 less frequently, and cried 62931c6a54 for shorter periods.e7af39bb6a498d7a
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“Waahhh!”fdf706ec61b64c07
“Oh dear… What 8e1cdb49c4 could it be 64656e129b this time?”aa9f5672d7c8fff0
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However, the situation wasn’t 71a38ff572 easy—just easier than before.6b9f0862c0221190
The baby cried 30db322aa7 less often but b210b695ea much louder and 3b5f4de681 longer. His demands grew increasingly a76d01c4eb complex, such as deciding 1ef4f89f5b whether to accept food b17fa0b646 based on whether the 72caf5a90f spoon approached in a 7d5776951f curve or a straight d5d644218f line.
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And that 8740fda73d wasn’t all.d7cc01e3e40746ec
“Is this it?”d39d17fd0bd35e70
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“Kyahhh!”6be62638cdb78f1f
Now, he was 23b7627ad4 even demanding playtime.b4b285fc55fbbbe6
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Today, Adelen finally ee1c211b8f figured out the 72af76664a baby’s demand: rolling 2bbab919d7 around. She vigorously rolled left 99e1e10bbf and right on the 06f1165b71 floor.06f2bf98cbc6c6bc
“Kyahhh!”8295bba1686a306f
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The baby 72cc9cc538 squealed in f93043826b delight.f3336f6c753e8f49
Although it b232d39c88 was exhausting 027eef0aa4 to figure 19fc6dc8df out his 71537ac146 needs, the f603167098 baby’s joy 31014917f5 made it 4efdc910ad all worthwhile. It gave Adelen strength dcbb525b4c and she rolled even f79c6baa7a harder.57ad673d6ab8476f
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“Haha! Is it fun? Huh? More? More?”179375dff0b03036
“Kyahhh! Ahhh!”2908b40f05644e3b
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Once the baby was f9076ac210 satisfied with a game, f8442c66ed things went smoothly.cfbfeb5758084edd
That seemed 31105d4d11 to be 0b24226e0f his nature.861b28077d0199df
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Even for sleeping, he 348347ce15 required a specific position, cf72ccbb88 the right patting rhythm, ce32871e3e and the perfect temperature. But as long as 47ad401f0f these conditions were met, 7b5f8dc4fd he slept soundly without 80d404c0db waking.a0767670c29a778b
A fussy yet 6657ec8994 predictable baby.33e59b57830844a4
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Over time, understanding 72a43d4418 the baby’s preferences 59bccffe1f would likely make 33b27e1ec1 things easier, but 0ea8aaa662 one particular issue 6f3f9aa1f1 remained.fbdf70b710bd65c6
“Are you still…?”87b8146e35ac88a7
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“Kyahhh! Kyahh! Kyahhh!”916828fad2d3e9f2
“Huff, huff…”4850211fb74fc0bb
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“Wahhh! Wah!”aa459f96d34a429b
“I’m getting 39e258cd7a dizzy… My 0877da28a5 back hurts… 6471f16158 How about 6e3375ddd8 shadow puppets? Look, a b69d288843 dog, woof!”c838b39a8afc9ea6
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“Wahhh!”01c9870216c919b4
…He was persistent. Once fixated 050e990123 on something, 4a9a4bef0f the baby d680214500 didn’t tire 625f11ac70 easily.4eeef9db1dcb5d3d
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To satisfy cf62d0bb7f him, Adelen 249ef37811 had to 6249277ddf exhaust every 8f7969acf3 ounce of f6f0539c9a energy. Stopping prematurely only resulted 6c73ce0af9 in an endless sea 900c9e006c of tears.e61cd090294a5605
Seeing the furrowed 9430278aaf brows and stubborn 3bd0328515 pout, Adelen sighed 3ee9115e91 deeply.d4eaec6c966325e2
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“Just a little more, 8ddad68b73 okay? Please?”c01f11946d6a564a
“Kyahhh!”3de10f6c885e6d94
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Although knowing he couldn’t c510b1611a possibly understand, Adelen pleaded fe267a6d39 anyway, diving back onto 813b85a882 the bed. Her long skirt fluttered 1c5998f3a9 dramatically as she rolled 5e1d6972cf and twisted.b92ddef5d1921158
Flailing limbs, 4521551c66 piercing squeals, fc59375544 and the d6ef0e63cb constant movement—there 48aa749bb7 was no a5f3d3daa3 room for 3f2e54e8c0 composure.8c59055b0ff5249b
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That’s why she d6b5f73226 didn’t notice Rakalt d027e96ca7 entering the room.4701512192158a58
“Um…”cf2d6aae2322aefd
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Upside down, Adelen’s c05f5fd7d3 gaze met her 449955be83 master’s.447521554aca0087
“Ah.”6f92acb2ac711bc3
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Rakalt froze 02e98fb2eb as well.75296097307de139
“Oh, uh, Master, 1dddb5ed97 you’re back.”1b5cf5e2cba681d6
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Adelen hastily tried to 3d5b4c53a4 get up.94854f9103b2266f
The baby, still brimming 8d263788ee with excitement, flailed on ea5c1cbc78 her stomach, causing her 01baef322a already bunched-up skirt to 886ee20d86 ride higher.e81561615dd90456
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“Ah! Wait, baby, e4909693e0 hold on!”8d13e797ed2f2242
While Adelen e52583197f hurriedly tugged 90c36a2342 her skirt dfa96f3d60 back down, 9c9b6d0011 Rakalt turned c9a2ab5506 away, flustered.77a972cbe8f9a1e2
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“…Excuse me.”babc696fcc808d5b
“It’s nothing, 25df942072 nothing at 0fd7d67958 all!”4676e03e0946df1b
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Adelen scrambled to fix 49789b048a her appearance and awkwardly 6daa0b189e stood up.1f836bc42cf7a453
“Ahem…”5c7d26095fac2c5c
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“Hm…”5f021c23ae88c61b
Neither could meet 40a8da02a3 the other’s gaze, e431fd601e their eyes drifting b9b7c18f42 to different corners 2fc5747e0a of the room.8ff1a69215244658
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For both Adelen and dc7e605656 Rakalt, sharing a space 5de7fe1f75 with someone of the 5c1d6523e9 opposite gender was a 7ac3c1f42e novel experience.f8a3d8eff7547347
Though they had worked 24e3a74e67 with others in tight bac6a76051 quarters—be it servants assisting b363181e0a each other or knights 909ef6718b collapsing from exhaustion in 5f36292b1c the field—this was different.027900835228f6af
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Despite her expectations, the e0b61a354a reality of the situation 7bf9f0b048 caught her off guard.dbb65ba85c7c55f5
“You’re back early.”eadab85cc3677f08
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She noted 68d01749ab that it 4a85ed9d5c wasn’t yet 0db7c9911f time for 4a106e5506 him to 195ecd271b return from 5e015e0f0c training with a89d028d26 the knights.22d6b5b2cca41539
“It’s raining.”de9a5e6d5f12a3b6
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“…Oh.”d7a3ebbf91b53fae
Only then did Adelen 46a39ef6be notice the rain streaking 7992dc9386 down the window.9d0aaa4e49399fe4
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It had been overcast df730ad787 all morning, and now be1e7c41c5 it was pouring.57f0d9c48abde121
“Have you eaten?”b345fa2bb70c60f8
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It was 6fbaa62ba7 Rakalt who b2a625aace broke the b5f39c44b5 awkward silence d800dc18d7 first.765fedaae1ee0cd2
“Yes, he 2ce2f4b28b found a 2b44c4e77b meal he d18b140f16 liked right d010d6b584 away today d004c71e60 and ate daf2a6b63a until he 31d6cb1d4a was full.”12f8a1feb6561f82
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Adelen tapped 87670b2dfb the baby’s d21398240c round belly, 5a43a6fdd2 eliciting a 8aeb93d370 cute drum-like 1473737715 sound.6ab6e087a9613db4
The baby 6d0acf34c4 giggled, and ae50cce52a Adelen laughed cfc9e870cc along, easing 3aa9ebbeff some of 92faedc565 the lingering 61ee5564f6 tension in 7459f0eede the air.b65a1b2d952373c1
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“I meant you.”496513a9dfa09095
“Oh, me? Not yet…”2661d3aab54b9d09
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“I told you 73e6011eb9 to eat properly.”e85cc67aead6f756
Here we go afbfdcd17f again
, she thought.5177ce8f500df866
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Rakalt’s obsession 0774d8ae10 with meals ce4498c1df knew no eaf7447208 bounds. Sometimes, it felt like d49d01c2b8 he couldn’t distinguish between c45eccea2b the battlefield and the 099b857717 household.931d88e6f1d848db
Though he claimed childcare c9813f12bb was like war, it ec9a8e10ea wasn’t as though skipping bfe25b8f71 one meal would be 7bad4c26a8 fatal.11759e90361a42df
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Rakalt disapproved of 109622532f Adelen’s light eating 38bb292775 habits, often checking 41c3b5ba50 with the butler d3e899c60b to ensure she e7848e3253 ate properly.d321b69bdd8bbf68
As a result, she 9011f13a1d had been eating three ac9f5a1020 full meals a day, 99d08d0843 sometimes with additional snacks ce962336a5 and late-night treats, leaving ba7f030bc6 her perpetually full.b6ee5537eb14fc99
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Adelen sighed.46fb9821dfead677
Today, however, the baby 699beabfe1 had been so unusually 6b73aa3ab7 active that she had 9ebbf00b35 skipped breakfast while trying 0a187b4fa9 to keep up.4199c0bc58736b6f
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To have her one 151151c283 skipped meal discovered so 5b6558dcac easily…c2398cfe88d2dca7
“Tell the butler to 3014ae739a prepare something quickly. I haven’t eaten either, c808ef5ccf so we’ll eat together.”35211fe8d8864e83
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“What? Again?!”ff120fa7ea012c04
Adelen’s eyes widened. She thought their last 35936e2e47 shared meal had been c4b534aa32 an exception. She hadn’t expected a45fa86f5d it to happen 56f76eee58 again, especially since a41608a055 she wasn’t feeling a07a6d6c60 particularly down today.14c74c1259bbd3e1
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“Sit down.”e975b19299ece150
However, the master 30ffa4d26e wasn’t someone who c259177303 explained his reasons.516fc15a949b6e2c
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Moments later, d100ee5141 sitting at 5097c0119f the prepared be77aed0ad table, Adelen 0fe524e126 couldn’t even 2803be84c4 force a 5da13d20fa smile.f8cb65471f8ee81a
Meat. Meat. Meat. No matter da5a79f343 where she 4f4befb4d2 looked, it fc223f9fa6 was all d1e24a35d7 meat. Was this 95307cd98e a dining 96511d96b5 table or e8ca54d913 a butcher’s fa528eaf08 shop?394f3f8de01cd689
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While others b01f787a7f might long cfc4455c53 for the b888ccfa67 opportunity to f44d1a67b5 eat meat, cbcbbe50ca only those 15f56da5f7 accustomed to f0a773d32d it could b779e038a0 truly enjoy 34453d8777 it.9baa80af3646f308
Adelen was overwhelmed c60ddb29d0 just by the 3fc82b0db3 sight of it.bc1c36705c78f08d
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“Eat plenty,” the master ccac7688f3 urged.fae56b24b6e29d7c
“Yes, sir…”d1c235bcb67961a6
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She replied weakly.e5be22c3e33abfe4
Yet, she couldn’t 9cdc956f92 voice her real 2458af9ce6 feelings.c793c4be5eec37f5
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This was the 5feafc65d7 master’s way of 2461f49770 showing care, an d7122b5767 encouragement to gain 28aa8b4079 strength through hearty e15890ec98 meals. Adelen decided 19ffb11b77 to accept 46e62d76bc his good 967f514afd intentions and 457e619a30 quietly picked ddddd54ee1 at the c94187dc4a decorative greens 3befa9075f on the 18ca595893 edge of 4138f59b0c the plate.663974e801175c3d
Her actions didn’t escape 00a94cb38e the sharp eyes of 26a6813001 Rakalt, who had already 1c87155c40 polished off the equivalent 899b20a6da of two chickens.bda4f5f39ac95ddc
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“Is it not a01ec8dd51 to your taste? Or do you 29409a2313 lack an appetite?”903cdbc0702b2baf
“Hic…”b33e575676990930
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Adelen’s shoulders stiffened.0e93baf845a1952a
Indeed, the master e02283ba62 was intimidating in f7fe98e7f5 his own way. If he didn’t 4213ef972e cut you down c1f647821b with his sword, 76f0bbc804 he’d leave you 1dda99e0e9 choking on his b8faddc21a commands.421d19ee46303b49
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“No, sir… af47ba732b I-it’s delicious…”ebb8154a3b657fd7
Adelen stammered, 2aaaef1138 forcing a cb9554b05f faint smile ead48c8145 as she 1135ac4dc1 prolonged chewing 98c97e67e5 the greens 3f145030c9 in her 8fd77979c6 mouth.92eb2704acdad91d
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Given the finest ingredients 61e7f9ee85 and the most skilled 73fbbb87d3 chefs, it was impossible d8035c967f for the dishes to 4334b5cadc taste bad. The challenge lay in 6899aa00da physically forcing it down.d9425382df55fbde
While her 0570aa8ff1 tongue appreciated c726564a15 the flavors, 8794cb04fe her throat 3ac80fe3a7 issued a e6ee6a52a0 dire warning: c2e82de67a ‘Eat more, 7f1369acda and you’re 03dc24a1bb done for.’13b9a21a23d3f574
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“If you don’t like cb989a0738 it, I’ll have something f6e104c105 else prepared,” Rakalt suggested.f6d984804efd9101
Her throat tightened 721ccc1f3d further.45f81b715b66ca89
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