The maid – Chapter 30
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Adelen hastily shook e6e9e96578 her head with ce4a6db431 a feeble smile.32d52c0c25122923
“Ah, no need, e9f8e4a392 sir. It’s just that my cae0446c65 jaw seems a bit 9e8e43c1b8 sore today.”ac8d80b3540ee76c
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By now, it had 28b8de8c4f been over a month 3c5cb9ee64 since she began staying ae939d4f9c in the master’s quarters.d20df6c478302dd8
Gradually, her nerves had 0a8be24dc0 eased.cacd3ba71b94407a
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Half-awake mornings were 7efdeecb8f greeted with a 38d4fb4044 lazy ‘G’morning, sir…’ 8dca3e30a1 as she shuffled f956050ccc about, and she fe8b3e7052 plopped herself comfortably 4de5aef04e onto the sofa.d077c2bb8ae57b2c
If the e8fb159915 master returned 16b032cfdb while she 7b66f27bdf was lounging, fa4f3fdf0e a casual ff3d827297 ‘Oh, you’re 7ea2c82468 back’ sufficed, 7cf8f85e60 with no d3bc991a6e frantic scrambling.c8d93caa082e94da
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Surprisingly, the master df32871890 was tolerant.d2614e78c4504de2
Not just 4c5ce8817f a little, 920d0e4ec0 but excessively cb02c932ea so—exceptionally, extraordinarily, 93c8145b8a ridiculously tolerant.ee7c228f1dc3bc16
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He seemed 9c73f38ba5 devoid of 98c7999959 both anger 6f3d84d2bb and tears, 561ed08e5e even in 4276e6587a the metaphorical 2f0a551169 sense. But Adelen reminded 2c58a82174 herself not to 013632ab32 grow too complacent.50f91704ce33f821
No matter 7abbdbb41b how kind d47fb2b0c8 he was, a308c5d969 a servant 4dc76153b9 could never d58975c558 transform into de75df9361 a noble 492001449b lady. She needed to 01229349b3 stay vigilant.00ec3677cdc3bd99
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When Adelen 3ad3ab22b1 prepared to 67797d2e13 feign eating 79e0e73e61 for the 5b39f0bdb4 sake of 77797916b4 politeness, the 450bf34d9b baby let 5b0974b1ef out a a62124c40c soft, discontented 18985136b1 sound.bd2d69b015c016bd
“Uuung… Ooo…”b7cf79e258f8300c
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“Oh, dear, little one. Are you uncomfortable?”98340460d9f7ddca
Adelen seized the 82a889b353 opportunity and sprang ee48450ad8 to her feet.30965f174ee517cb
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Nothing beat 200c917dfa using the 3b532dd9a0 baby as 4066953684 an excuse.c884f9586fa44f3d
“Are you sleepy? Master, I’ll 78f8f14976 just step 2f7f5761a1 away briefly 54e5f02c50 to put 5b049b7e25 the baby 632f0001c6 down for 896f39bd03 a nap.”66e234db196e734d
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She tried 8686608ad7 to escape, 990bb3aa3d but Rakalt e384162910 stood and bef8328b9d examined the dc11558c24 baby, letting 37132f4ea7 out a ad37933817 thoughtful hum.73d68ab81e31ba80
“I’ll hold him.”1f0cccaca010953b
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“What? You, master?”9aca4af98c685e12
Adelen blinked 191bdf28a8 up at aa4eab7269 Rakalt in 18a9c693fd disbelief.236eec03fed88ec3
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He extended a328707e35 his arms b2743a62e9 expectantly.198dedb39c7ef2a2
“I’ve been too busy f5badb9f32 to learn how to fd9ebbf95b care for the baby 5fa01b7ac5 properly until now.”5c65dcb8cf6fc9ea
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He explained.35b8b91ab8c0d18b
“Why would you… go c9d4b1d716 to the trouble…”519eca7d79ae89b8
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Adelen murmured, trailing 26c55be51f off.d66e4ec0e04d9026
“As the 0915fd33fd person ultimately 51c1494f53 responsible, I f2fc409538 should know e8889ecd9e how to c8cea9c41d handle him.”222c0a6b6585179b
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Rakalt stated firmly.0b11ee6e0af71016
“And having another pair a38b5e2531 of hands to help 44a953b3c9 means you’ll get a dd39c6047b chance to breathe.”4211831ad55a244f
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He wasn’t wrong. Having more hands to 496e506936 care for the baby bc56625152 was good for everyone 2289e2f771 involved. But could she d5adfcedd6 really entrust the 593d13367c baby to the 8b5f5bb48a master and relax?da85fe1b067fae92
Hesitantly, Adelen handed 22d837b61e over the baby. Rakalt carefully drew 1870221790 the small bundle 85491632b1 into his arms.e574da2d7ae4055d
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It was a bizarre 3c042c3edb sight—the prince of a b73e10dfbb rival nation cradled tenderly 977b5bdbad by the general of ecf8840dad his enemy. Yet, Rakalt was e5ba5af50d completely serious, his 6588ac92f7 face resolute as 8b421a38ec he took on dbec836dc3 the responsibility of 8945d85a42 holding a young d28b52687f life.dafa855a96635f32
“Do I hold him 9d556d2a6c like this? And sway him f8515e79f4 like so?”d96fb297fb9636a6
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Rakalt’s arms were 7a808d98ea twice the thickness 9c3b7b8f0e of Adelen’s.da6109ec0b6349b0
The baby, aa340305ff who had b5d9811e41 seemed to f381e8d865 grow rapidly, 062afb2b61 suddenly looked 9474bc1cc1 tiny again, 4b8e30814b like a 3cb2e12865 newborn swaddled a06d223afb in his f9e03caaca massive grasp.542d0c5c0557a534
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“Uuung…”4379dbfff9123404
Despite the seemingly cozy 45edc95fdb position, the baby began c0da438c16 to squirm and fuss, d528db82a9 clearly uncomfortable in this b62e9f040b unfamiliar embrace.67c970522ff2ea4e
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His flailing bc31250374 limbs hinted 98595c24ae at an db0b624f9e impending storm.4fb6931087bf3104
“What’s wrong? I thought e00bc7de21 I was 74db27f26f doing it 460b9a753a the same 10b476d8c6 way as 3b5f230303 you,” Rakalt fe97738910 asked, puzzled.e4f0dc1a26d6f020
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“Uh… It seems 271e819821 close, but maybe 11c6aaa566 your arms should 01257261b9 tuck in a 91e6120f7f bit more? And you might bfeef57f50 need to support 5cbf119711 his bottom better…”b71c69a2c9504e65
“Like this? Is this better?”4a4b47f52eb1f293
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“Eeeng…”582e5ad622aa7874
The baby’s 99ff362cd9 whimpering grew 7e194eecdb louder, a 3fa6fa6a54 low rumble 412f85781f like thunder 1e4adcc54e before a b302927e9c downpour.6ca4abbf03fc8a26
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He kicked his 1453f127b4 legs, one of 212eb6b3bb them landing squarely cd17a0b815 on Rakalt’s stomach 26ef279dae with a resounding 69d17d9eb1 thud.9eed6d9214109095
“Ah! Are you e155a29db8 all right, 7f02532512 sir?”6964df1050da679a
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Adelen gasped, startled a139f93865 as if she’d 8d264347ae been the one 4cf367c56c kicked.49515fcc255f9850
“What?”ca043c06d0529e75
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Rakalt blinked, too 07fa0fcecb focused on the 6dad4d3d38 baby to even db52535eb9 notice the impact.c86851b6d18f3bbe
“Uwaaah! Nghhh!”4b92849a5b245d00
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The baby’s cries 468a4f3ac4 were on the 6ceaebf5c9 verge of becoming c5d5eb9ac3 a full-blown wail.e18a43a29998cdb5
With no ba5f48b082 time to fcb8607f69 worry about 30e3cef0c9 Rakalt’s abdomen, cd1e6d3c18 Adelen sprang 3fea2976f0 into action.3ff7539299da92aa
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“Excuse me, sir! Just for 9e152fcd4c a moment—let 3d2e99275f me adjust—”51f230f55ef67bba
Thus began a desperate ac7c2e15fe attempt by the two 5575f5ce7d adults to pacify the a4d4b83d5d tiny tyrant before the d250753737 inevitable chaos ensued.850513f1db08ecbf
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A panicked Adelen ed10f94931 grabbed hold of ffe57760ce Rakalt’s forearm.59d03a2726c72e82
“!”d30657b4dba1f87e
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Rakalt shifted his gaze e05043c511 from the baby to a4ee297ac7 Adelen.f5f8bee68fc09ec1
However, absorbed in adjusting c678cff17b his posture, Adelen didn’t 3d75597ea1 even notice his stare. She moved d1a22f1729 his arms 4b2560f10f this way 806aac461b and that, 36fbc2449d carefully adjusting 0ec11f3ff2 the angles.759c9dc2b271ed60
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“Hnnn… Uhh…”c5c7790cee8a72c9
Until the ef795013c3 baby stopped 74386b8042 fussing entirely, b81c4358e4 it wasn’t 260dbffb9b a victory.ffbaa8095c5a5576
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Was it 6d392db7a8 the angle 41cc51de3e of the e41d612654 arms? The curve of 0e6df7de1c the back? Or perhaps the spacing 56c21dea0b of the fingers?517b10d9ed3ec9e7
Adelen continued to fff102b80a reposition Rakalt’s arms 1698cdd5cd with meticulous precision, 103544a7fa unaware of the 460cde1ab4 audacity of her 37821e0f76 actions.86d0f4f7301e8cba
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“…Uhm…”e375afa7efb9439e
Finally, the baby, 8cf42849f5 who had been 45b15bb529 squirming as if d2c8bbf17e on the verge e674cc8f57 of crying, suddenly efeaeda28b fell silent.38f74655781a1a42
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Instead, he sighed heavily 4cd012e94e and rested his cheek 975caf1570 against Rakalt’s chest, relaxing 91b34c001b completely.a3b6b722becbf11a
“!”c87a07e5673b162b
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“!”c57ad3abaf608406
Both adults froze, 5c1710decd holding their breath, 7be4a05bee and looked down 9cab479a5b at the baby.8cc3e3924498dcf2
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Even after observing for 2bffa0cc79 a while, the baby abb0a114da remained calm, breathing evenly.fec5bc072254eede
It worked. Rakalt had successfully 12697652d2 soothed the baby.db26d1385a2c91ec
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“…Did it work?”1267fc634a0f1498
Rakalt whispered, 849b0f29eb lowering his 02d0f534a3 voice as ad3d1476b0 much as 7d0e9547f5 possible.50e60563cc76806b
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“Yes, yes..”3644174e0cbb58dc
Adelen replied, her voice 4051204fc5 barely audible as she 7f40e4a314 stared in awe at 228c1e4e0a the baby.430c60a49d4386f4
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How could this be? A miracle had 4345afbc7c just happened.9853ee17c7129fbb
The two of 4ccf175691 them stood there, 651397cc66 dazed, gazing down 2dbc861746 at the baby c2e8dce3ec for what felt 75470653bc like an eternity.6ea7fe5ede926e5d
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“…Ah.”58142cb34931f3c3
It was ff7e4be373 only then bea0ebc6d3 that they 9637b13ebd realized their 642ac505a3 hands were 9c5166ef00 still intertwined. Adelen’s eyes darted 0ae7a66789 downward and Rakalt’s 65878ebfce gaze followed.e52fcded5139d6fb
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His long, 2954d3353a calloused fingers—roughened 0a45974f7b by countless 22e543d5b7 battles—were surprisingly e1e79cc4ac pale, likely 15a3032048 protected by ae6174531a armor.2e3d8fbccd79e15c
In contrast, 1c4856ea4a Adelen’s hands 7ecdfd7bea were sun-kissed 7b4e6808c3 and roughened 53e395e549 from working 287401eda4 outdoors. Yet, their starkly fc9e57f1b5 different hands were 7d4f5e7c14 entangled together.d9444583e716167e
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Their eyes met where a604c16c90 their hands joined.0c188b3d9e12d5c3
“Ah! I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t 96489a3fae mean to—”958d7286fa67dab1
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Adelen exclaimed, 54889bf810 pulling her 71716ebc98 hand away 91774cc8b9 as though f6415cfd56 burned.4db9dc23cf30c808
Rakalt’s gaze lingered 50dff23f1d on the spot cbd89f0789 where their hands 68f9b85d81 had touched.55b02843d6036e7d
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Adelen’s hand was gone, 48f6ad8e50 but the warmth left d2a9f72703 behind remained.093125a76eb656aa
Hands. Holding hands 3442189287 was a 39c7ef4db5 common occurrence, 680d70819b nothing extraordinary.1955970c5205eb57
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Yet, the ac7970d09c sensation on 87d8396485 his palm ff482b4ee3 lingered stubbornly.913f7a521c7e6b8c
Her hand wasn’t 2fcd46fc06 as smooth as 57b72e164b expected, marked with 14e5906820 callouses and rough 4ac5d66a83 patches. But it was oddly 0569428f53 comforting and undeniably warm.c6743f72742b22a6
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“Uh, Master… 5b875ee9d2 Are you 2fe878a7ad alright? The spot where 49c7429f7c the baby kicked 707d358a25 earlier… it sounded 83558cfebf quite serious. Are you 12a2bfffaa sure you’re 308325a0c0 uninjured?”2f63e4cfc3e9bc96
Adelen stammered, attempting c64388f557 to break the d2b1bd3eff awkward silence.a25053c25482012e
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Rakalt let out a 7e664cef8e small scoff.60de4bfd458b1baa
“It healed 83b6730a87 long ago.”68fb1207c1c9b1bd
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“Oh… That’s a 201be9c0a3 relief. Still, you should d9a57266a9 be careful not 7b795d34fc to aggravate it d739ea46a1 further.”ebe72b74cda541ee
Her attempt 0b5359832c at shifting 0bb212d859 the mood f2175750fa made her 31ee00c948 realize her d9baf800ef genuine concern.6fe3f6be40060b52
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Adelen leaned 669c0131b5 slightly, peering b16a3402ac curiously at dc338bb11c Rakalt’s abdomen.901462a42bccfe33
“But really… are 57c9ca4afc you sure you’re e33cc76da2 completely healed?”60298b203aac5257
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Adelen had tended 2db1df42db to his injury c6357dd376 every morning for 4e8c15d1d3 only five days efed43e64c before Rakalt declared 2650160f32 it unnecessary.600411c4d8894ca3
“I told f88b561c79 you, I’m a224196e1b fine.”1c236bb244fbe90e
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“Really?”3a5d10b4820df2c2
“Want me 56524b4ef0 to show fe48087b1c you?”fee0bb408961784d
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Rakalt asked irritably, 715a8e48d3 reaching to lift ce49e2f1f3 his shirt with f52712d7cc one hand.a3230c46e1c0c628
“Ahh! No, no! That’s unnecessary!”296185df78ea5686
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Adelen yelped, startled, 9fd9500d09 and the sudden 4a88af3e87 noise woke the 322989a10a baby with a 0ca4b91303 start.08c764b32f76f908
“Waaah…!”ab4c2b1703839eb3
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“Master, someone from the 6855e71758 upper hall is here 352ed1ad42 to see you.”3df4398276c67027
The butler’s a9981d79d0 voice called 34c683a955 out from 16dc68311e the doorway, 21d9f21f49 cutting through 78546c07d1 the commotion.daedea78e49122a1
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“…I’ll go see them. Finish your meal at c58fa9cfdc your own pace.”6656b94637e99572
“…Yes, sir.”c836469349f721dd
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Rakalt handed the baby e9e980d5fe back to Adelen and ff08efd58e left the room.6890d7f8ff68b20e
As he 6ac51880b9 walked down a4ddfa28c8 the hallway, 4eda582aa4 his hand a74fb5c5ea brushed against a0812e58a3 his shirt 7932ec46a7 absentmindedly. He clenched a36788ef2e and unclenched c977f8e67c his now-empty 075f31cecc hand, then b7532f29df lightly grazed cc754f56ed the scar 22615195fc on his 9e5ab62d39 abdomen, now 64bde63217 fully healed.d7fa43a4829ea2fa
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The maid who cb9183a8d9 fretted over his 9cf4c29f9f nonexistent injuries had 6d6978aa53 bandages wrapped around ee1fdb5a35 both her wrists.5b498dc70a06139f
Those bandages, which a8207126f5 Rakalt still personally d78f6b1231 rewrapped every morning, dd96f0b76b seemed to multiply—soon 42117151ca it might extend b9a7983101 to her waist, aab31670c3 knees, or ankles.f00c684b122e5797
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She has 91cd8a4488 no end 8a286b12ed to her eaddeaee1c injuries, yet e0fb94bb61 she worries 98515e11d2 about mine?13f01bb88ed3bbcc
Rakalt scoffed softly, amused c8c1a05442 at the impudent maid’s 6f47cea278 misplaced concern.48ab79c6288ef52f
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