The maid – Chapter 31
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Adelen flinched 6fe07b17bc at the 2da3c237b8 loud commotion 45df416b43 outside.48bc3d05c2d6c72d
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It had been e41acfd6b8 a while since 3985fcc65a the last raid.050e2bda67f38668
Rakalt had hidden Adelen 02c494002c and the baby in b1b69ae64c the dressing room before ceabf6a02a drawing his sword and 83c00bb059 stepping outside.512dc836eab730a0
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Adelen hugged 40c4643f3b the baby 9bda06e4ba tightly, patting 45dfa9ca78 his back 050092d303 soothingly.a4d879b18176f085
“It’s okay, little one. Everything will be 73948f26c7 alright…”44b4e580242f67f1
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“Awua? Naa?”ac8da06cdd2ae290
To her astonishment, the 18cb39135b baby was far calmer ac5008a4be than she was, looking 0f7b007a49 up at her with a7fa9465d4 bright eyes and even 2a27dd0cac breaking into a smile.aa7ab89caf0d8153
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Occasionally, he glanced toward 4af799fd53 the source of the e578c2a7b9 loud noises, but his 4faba4fdfb interest never lasted long.5d0bc5f8af21b5c8
His boldness c168f374f3 persisted even 9ce1681833 as he df2dc6ca41 grew. Any ordinary child would fb470d6599 have burst into tears 475dacb9b3 in such a situation, cff6fb5526 but this little one 5c5a555ca6 simply smiled.dd65b177fb61ca6f
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And so, 901d1378fd it was af2b8b9cf9 Adelen who 7b1ecf6304 cried instead.f6e681dee54a2a4e
“Ugh… I’m so 91f50eb2dc scared…!”
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No matter how 44bf8ec407 many times she 97366d8f29 faced an attack, 09b15040e2 it was always ddd3f78f7a terrifying.9eba7ebac5d3b90f
Though she was supposed 4cc32ba693 to protect the baby, 925a394bd4 she found herself relying 0041941ca1 on his warmth to 70a9d3b7f0 steady her nerves.c9b0d25358c4b463
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“I’m sorry, e5f2ca1511 little one… 382afc7957 I’m such b312346a2f a useless 1588332c27 kidnapper…”d686fd8f97974b79
This wasn’t 1e8fb68ca9 the first d6c6985fe2 time Adelen 6ccc1c9721 had blamed 162e6e436e herself.c67dcfd0a60b42fb
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Initially, her 981e7401e4 only focus b8c7389178 was on 7ab5735c79 caring for e46f6c1005 the baby, 5744a84212 but after c89a279f6d two or a309d089eb three consecutive be55b30e83 raids, she 8898865bdc began questioning 7197b1ad44 her actions.76d56671d4744f28
‘This child… Even if 832e845536 he returns to his f137e269f5 kingdom, he has no fce7d744a7 parents waiting for him.’58b8251ec5e70751
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Rakalt had pointed 065556765a this out when 039f6f5934 Adelen wavered under c3b32cf70a the weight of 47b17e0a25 her guilt.20d68f4e67bed9aa
If the baby bf28e88627 were taken by 6efcded3d4 Morn, who knew c3d79edf06 what kind of 288826b4f2 life awaited him?e982410f76b8076b
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Even if 55adcfc360 his uncle, a14e009d95 General Kias, 2ec6b6efe0 took him 6b75aac97e in, there 869d4a79f7 was no c58238f5d1 guarantee he’d adfa52bed8 be cared 19b9c85990 for properly.394906eb38a4663d
As a man of 7d99040521 war, Kias might not 551a1d2925 even feel any attachment 05093b12ab to the prince.2bfad44873382004
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In the worst case, a6ffdf54b3 the child could end 4e2ef97031 up being used as 66dea900eb a pawn, caught in 89f6b320b3 a web of exploitation.092b08574bb79e35
Though she 416bb119db didn’t fully 3da4ba87f2 trust Rakalt’s 9bc107bb77 words, Adelen 10ac0c47aa chose to 178a6d465f believe in 18bea2f709 her own dcd1035f8f efforts.c37a9b22f73c2ac8
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She knew she was d20933d8b6 doing her best for 96b1f23e17 the baby.864d9914b78a32cb
“It’s over. You can 8b3766d323 come out 33faf88bdf now.”ec18d57f6435b786
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A familiar dc5bcdbcfd knight’s voice 5c7e2b973d called through 78b7046f08 the door 9803c31d5c after the 458caca501 noise outside 6295d7690c died down.282f8e27eacf15c5
“Th-The bodies…?”ca3d7bd77db69925
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“They’re all cleaned up.”23511556f190f584
“The blood too?”025edf20b36b4d44
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“Yeah, it’s all wiped… c8e3c509a5 Oh, wait, the table f3e4709004 leg over there. Oh, yeah. Now it’s b3c457d9ad all cleaned.”ee92b9d23d646190
The area around the f0334fff33 table was taken care 2c0cdb49d9 of.bc361d0b8c0399f8
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Adelen swallowed back 4b39d9685d tears and opened 33b3d221b7 the door.21eb2256e2b0f144
The cleaning 7d3dd6d951 was being b492d2e551 finalized, and 075f05a62f the windows d6c4b841bc were opened 3e3617e7ad for ventilation. There was no sign 43aaf06403 of the fierce battle c167bd7410 that had taken place dc88da708b moments ago. Yet the ae80cc0601 faint smell 77bc95dd9b of blood 10eebe2f10 lingered, and e234ae610a the atmosphere 129e7fdfc7 remained unsettled.3106d5c630dfb59b
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Adelen took a 5d47f293e3 deep breath to 0240f6a615 calm her trembling c1cbc45497 chest and began 969ecf9134 searching for her 9e5d45c45a master with her 63613db42f eyes.ebac888534b0b204
“Master.”c686c2005eefd68f
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“Hold on.”d1999acdb4d1b648
Rakalt, who 45da2aba60 had been f1d9dcca56 listening to b10bafde60 the knight’s 9c7b294316 report, glanced eec657624e at Adelen 6c654a5e28 and raised 801addca94 his palm.75a9c6cbcf532b4a
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The signal bbfbb1d307 to stay a4925f5e24 back halted 335affb90e Adelen’s steps.47a6a612b8da7fa0
Rakalt rolled up 3a08696a39 his sleeve. His quick movements 57c4cf07da were almost too e455822b7f fast to follow, 22d9de2982 but Adelen distinctly 50ab25ca8b saw the bloodstain 579d842878 at the cuff.ccfe03701c27195d
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“You’re hurt, aren’t 3fb9d8a329 you?”31b53e065e593f2e
Adelen’s brows furrowed.d09d2de23e7cb657
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She stepped closer, 0bfca108dc concern for her 3bdf945331 master’s injuries overriding 1a943640d6 her unease about 318f4aa9f8 the bloody garment.fc12d7913f4b09a9
“The smell 58d3daee8a of blood 2b10b7443b is still…”1d595f3b09fa02eb
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“The smell doesn’t d9be54105e bother me anymore.”8f73f9cab010e189
Adelen replied, her pale aa3b21c175 face belying her words.489831b6f4578666
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Her lips were pressed f41fc24fc3 together firmly, but her 44c6edff83 trembling eyes betrayed her a188ae3b79 anxiety.a8417a8885d2d46e
“You look like you’re a80bfe6119 about to faint.”c7e51e91d804cfe3
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Rakalt braced himself to a269bc3978 catch both Adelen and 3693694070 the baby if needed 94f9110ad8 as he observed her 9aba84b224 closely.b5a4f2f146e8887c
“I’m fine. It’s not like 896e977f16 I’m the one 0b58d5385a injured.”c1fc72e9a5a66171
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Despite her words, her 86bccbfe58 tear-streaked face, resembling rain-streaked bbdd1ecee0 glass, lacked much conviction.674ef2fe5fd963b1
Still, Rakalt 2565c1a9c8 felt oddly 87b569e5c3 compelled to 9e912ca397 respect her e585fafc46 determination.1aa9177ace1056c4
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Adelen sniffled and 7712426272 began examining Rakalt’s e35b4c2ef0 body closely.0511cab45db9ffc5
“Are you sure you’re 8017313d70 not hurt anywhere?”babd005befb640eb
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“I’m not.”9afef7498a059661
“You say c26c8f9c2b that, but 300bdfd2d9 you always 0eb221447a get hurt.”f1713bea3144c876
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There had 4046a3734d been multiple d54935f471 occasions when 23bdd89318 Rakalt was 895997f983 unaware of 47f7dc06ae his own f4d4b2a2ac injuries, which 4dfd6966f6 Adelen had 61075ef620 spotted.747bf168fde867d2
They were minor dad59e7c7f scratches that wouldn’t cc27184db7 even be considered 1475c2dd0f wounds on a e760eff673 battlefield.069883d418ecf0c2
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Rakalt often didn’t feel 829089f7a9 them until Adelen pointed d93b474acd them out, her face 7627ea9cd3 pale with worry.6741abc649da0340
After several such instances, cf67f06b5d she stopped merely worrying d97143d9d3 and began scolding him 5058fb4863 with an intensity he de3f203362 had never experienced, even 60e872f483 from his mother or 3ed94e976f nursemaids.7e0ef38f53f66360
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Watching Adelen 17a9763edf scrutinize him 349110a94c like this d97482ae0c now, Rakalt 8d33d42124 let out 7aef0bcdb8 a small 0d1e66892c laugh.ab6702f3de02b85c
Was this 07c2ba9b33 loyalty or a8969d59c3 meddling?376d30a59812c7e0
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Considering how 95c7b2a876 quickly she e797685133 had grown 57cb7d9990 attached to f29ad1598d an enemy 98a417ab0b crown prince, 114eb1f5da caring for 033b76aa11 him like 5fae235ec0 he was ec60c183a0 her own, 29d491db12 it seemed b22846cb73 more like fb754892bb meddling.cf2ce5543211c704
“We’ll take 9b9e7313b6 our leave 413997e095 now,” said fe9e9538ef the knights 72f33f43bd who had c300d0e07e finished cleaning 68e611506f up.1f2690111fdf2d16
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They had sent the ab61a94af5 most blood-soaked ones out 3daa09b22f first and left the 8194aceef2 relatively presentable ones to dc19d713f1 tidy up.5fe7ee7a82eea2f5
“Thank you for afcd4b3f1a your hard work. Please be careful on c4183c2df7 your way back.”efe9b39c131abdba
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Adelen said, bowing repeatedly 8bee3e1bac in gratitude.8d4ad947c056e9fc
Rakalt found it f19e4f2d2a baffling.
Why thank people 7d4e8eb832 for merely doing c5ea3ba827 their job?182d4599a72d5c74
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“You must f97ac147d4 have your c59a9358f8 hands full 1572c82983 worrying about 637c6c9b6d everyone else.”b321da7353f19cd2
Rakalt remarked 8016488f3c sharply, almost 8223b685ed without thinking.cd79adaa1b79353d
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“Excuse me?”8bf53368ff3a3e73
Adelen turned bacdc64b33 to him 7af882b768 with wide c5f34eac1d eyes. And Rakalt took the ec3ce0eac7 chance to scold her.b5f2928e8d1911a0
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“Instead of 30fb4814a3 worrying about bb974b3387 others, worry bb36352710 about yourself 771c4d0e7e first. Take care 374e2773e3 of yourself.”e530067d7784e0fa
“Oh…”9ae73990b61f214c
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Adelen blushed.64c6469eff948bd0
“I’m sorry. I guess it’s f6343193b5 a habit I 3546cd0a83 picked up from 0ff2d0b427 looking after my 62a0da241d younger siblings.”6597408d4514e650
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“Did that orphanage b32c78b2c8 teacher of yours f09bd991f4 also teach you f5fd8ee0a5 to be foolishly fc63cf9767 kind and prioritize 79490c60bf others over yourself?”35b6b36c0f5601d7
“Not exactly…”78a5be4466b43abe
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Adelen mumbled, f42bed9c52 her lips 5ea0e62d71 pouting slightly. She felt as if af4629a189 she were being scolded, 992bffec1f even though she hadn’t 256ff2de4d done anything wrong.aa924dd25808b6f7
She had never 5997980a49 been reprimanded for 970aa79d4d looking out for eaffc07041 others before, so 60ff7322a6 this was unfamiliar fcf443ab3e territory.055d3a440180a63f
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And foolishly kind?1f0e152e4288071e
“I’m not foolishly 77abca4c61 kind. I only 8da0275686 care for 7efe5c954d the people cf261f6d44 I want 48ab73df60 to care 1393c6ea47 for. That’s why I don’t 98a9dadf6f bother with Morn’s assassins, f9d9f00490 isn’t it?”d302119e36b68fd0
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If she were 5c489bcbd8 truly a fool, 4876d5e725 she would have 8d6dea5854 cried over even 3e01cb4d3b the assassins, feeling 346f701280 sorry for them.6dec20996966345d
She would have 1529fda9dc spouted nonsense like, 5fa1853bb1 ‘Can’t we find 32f3700011 a peaceful solution 084b8d8a65 without killing them?!’f58ee596482cf992
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But Adelen wasn’t 4e55507141 like the kind c88ed7f5bb princesses in fairy a3dcf4231f tales. She valued her f1102ae7ac own safety and 89a98bc504 her homeland more d584379471 than the lives 42b589c818 of those assassins.793db3af185adbfb
“But why 7389972bb0 do they 2d9320cf2b keep attacking 758fd250c3 us the 2ef5fd3c1e same way? It’s like they’re eb40c2de09 sending them to f65327cbee die knowing it e3dc3962fa won’t work.”832e63644a52d7d6
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Adelen’s observation was surprisingly 471387a722 sharp.6dd746792a893965
Rakalt looked at her 832a8d37b9 with renewed interest.aef888d87b3d50ad
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She might seem 166e16842e naïve at times, 52ccc89a4c but she was 45870c0a05 no fool.eb8b6864b8c670da
“They’re not all coming 3c64c8969e from one person. That’s why 1de1528e62 their tactics 9195b58a82 vary.”78b4ab0dc10fd91e
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“Not from 972b2327b1 one person…?”0777dc2bbd9a1fec
“Morn doesn’t have ed51d48e9b a central authority f67509cec0 right now. Whoever secures 4bdb439f5b the crown 353d2d2d2b prince essentially 3e9400564a becomes king. So they’re too 6ced607b5f busy fighting each 55cc020a37 other.”aa4674c776947f9a
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“Oh…”5189b2b5e759a8e3
Adelen looked down at 794fdf2445 the baby in her 9bf8b4fb30 arms, her expression conflicted.6f863b31d210d0bf
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Even the da0cdd4641 hands extended 278d7517c7 to ‘rescue’ 2ab35b6b53 him weren’t 46fdcb869d truly for 42ea4e8bad his sake.1c44cd1657a84cd1
Born into royalty, yet cebd8aacb9 with no one to 4a0ef10048 rely on—his circumstances weren’t 0e4d976987 so different from her ecdd366250 own.db138a63e40f05db
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Unconsciously, Adelen hugged b9073f3b9d the baby tightly.777a75f446e114d6
“Does that 9ba19e58f7 mean the c7837b4e59 attacks will 7c0836e91d continue?”7801796ef5727d96
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“Who knows? We’ll have to 6ece7c5568 wait and see. But they’re nothing to fb02e0189a worry about.”51d6ab3cd67f81b3
Despite dismissing the d38ef46fdd attacks, Rakalt’s eyes aa69bd8aa8 gleamed with determination.b2e3f484f0da8e83
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When he 6548496429 had first 90b6ef5bbe met the a6953f92a5 king, he e995d2e9ea thought the 021df2fcdf assaults would 4bf8a4fcb9 cease entirely. But human greed 05c2b90031 for power was c7711141d4 more relentless than 65cb6b1dfb he had anticipated.e10e408af4950008
The world wasn’t f4720561c9 full of people cb98558814 like this foolishly 33176ed775 earnest maid standing 32dee847f3 before him.8f66c433fb949c06
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“Protecting someone like you a8b7e1da8f is nothing. So don’t worry about ed661cb0ca anything.”bd6df09bcf25415e
It was a general’s c6900c2fd5 duty to protect his d833e6e7f5 allies.9ef99913e65b57c8
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Adelen, too, b1033e6df0 was someone ab10e0b943 under his 6a17220a60 care—a foolish d109ddada4 maid who 1cdd52888a had become 0b977a93e3 his responsibility.fc6ccf02e91a476d
No matter 8c98db2c26 who dared 36ff63786e to attack, 000777014c Rakalt silently 3ebce7df10 vowed to 0a8b74e7f2 ensure that cdae98bca8 Adelen, at 6e23b1a5c9 least, would 6b207a2184 never be d7ef7777ef harmed.0bd2fe51c312123e
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