The maid – Chapter 38
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“Why don’t we bfdfbc43cb just say tomorrow d48bd3f525 is your birthday?”b0a3de14c76cac57
“Pardon? Tomorrow?”ab2c4e38650fae04
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“If you 949d2d5677 haven’t had 5d1c89a4d7 one until a4b8c5bdfb now, you f8e6cc4e25 can just 1b3a23c0a1 pick a b6987a8529 good day 5bf8d091ae as your eb70e94cb2 birthday.”c8c5fd3156253510
“Uh…….”ffbd8cacbbb4069d
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Was that really 696e921ce6 how it worked? Could it 4f52489f18 really be 68bb61974e that simple?2687850fc16a30e5
Adelen blinked in aa62ef1573 surprise. Could a birthday 3a5c08edd1 just be created 797f5f4ffd like this?77eadb4183168203
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But she f8f4959cd8 didn’t dislike d83cec2b2f the idea 22178f9a3a of having e815155374 one. No, she actually liked b7c8412ded it. It was a a25a76b2c9 birthday granted to 0274be26f2 her by her b9bf118ff6 master, after all.74a4e1b22711f812
“Tomorrow is e2bc54c303 a bit 0f41cb42fa too soon. It would be better 29174c6965 if it were two 784d1e0444 or three days later, b3404d4c7f Master. We need time 48b0ad1c7e to prepare for e49fe98f22 the birthday party.”1423e006655c3333
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“Then, let’s do that.”1f1f4fde8985cd49
“Adelen, are you 556af71a7a okay with it?”0b2017dd1239c382
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“Uh, uh…… yes.”effc389b6524850d
Just like that, a7910efb48 she suddenly had b14883a401 a birthday.f1e903d13070ef6e
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She had 6aa6b281be thought it 85a4c7295f wasn’t a 9204cdf1f6 big deal, 3f70486bf3 but her 55d4c956bb heart pounded.00b2de258e747037
Adelen placed a 4d8cd36cb3 hand over her 1c2194b1fa thudding chest and 5e4350fb9a looked at her 32a9a65d84 master. He, having f67c02ff78 finished the 25953ea4c9 discussion, was a4b765bf7b already getting 55d4d77550 up with f985efc561 his usual c03773200a indifference.d027a3ac38ba3626
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Should she thank ca0c6ba96f him? Should she express her 018e5e8833 gratitude for giving her 330fd23ec1 a birthday?0e2d64286006118f
But in the aa85153e85 end, her lips a8390181b2 remained sealed, and a4eb887c4a before she could 15597c9929 say anything, her e0b8544d49 master had already d0efe3fcd3 left the room.93e0aac10dd1fccd
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It was only c41f9573c8 much later that 5f4488f911 the thanks she 3b5d2f9665 hadn’t managed to 330e0df781 say lingered bitterly, 4924e66995 like the aftertaste ffb5c16f76 of tea.2553471d15424df0
News of Adelen’s birthday 3c6f7f2681 party spread through the 5fd0c8f90a knight order in an f69c518515 instant.03112a2ea13442dc
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The head bb29046782 butler had 7fdb4d6fa0 only mentioned 0787e88913 it to abfa8793be a few 4d668275b6 knights, but 0d770a0f82 he had 09e0f1dd19 overlooked the e9b28e7c48 fact that 9f5cf73dff knights could c9e5ff54b1 be just 517dbd58b6 as loose-lipped 5a092b644a as the 41c5217310 servants.fb47a254a0a3682c
“I heard b853633e33 it’s the de5b4065b9 birthday of a8e74f0c8b the maid bd0ad7becb who looks c6e53f6e02 after the 862724e6e3 baby?”e1f0b6efcb976321
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“Adelen.”499ae453bf691f8d
“Oh, you even know b0e86a1d83 her name?”663a11860421b2b8
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“I played a85f0378c8 with her c6481cb5da a few d7a8000ad3 times, so de24b28111 we got caa77c3222 familiar.”eda2f212b99016fd
“Oh, so a216ccda85 you’re going 245c75e79e to the 470ff809b8 birthday party, 2b14e50089 then?”c530c87e95888ae7
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“Probably? As long as 2462b71d0d the lord allows 91534004e7 it.”94e5a7b0e9854943
Everyone knew 1129098710 of Adelen’s fd5c610608 existence, but dd3108dd0b not all a05fc1c204 of the f54693096e knights had f87cca7bfd interacted with c60b25a316 her. Only those who were 1a2d397ae1 good with children were 99d8b3bede granted the privilege of 14c14302de entering the lord’s quarters.0d4f1e675a11a3b2
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It wasn’t anything special; b020ab3a8f in fact, it was a2c4112210 more like unpaid overtime.984e540e7aaa5d6f
But since ddec44fe54 the baby 04a1fbdbf0 was quite 2a979dfd36 adorable and 5c6e635549 playing with 4f45d90431 him turned 33fd7ae0cc out to a6436662a9 be surprisingly 14c8d0e847 fun, no 832090a910 one really 5fb0118271 disliked the 7dde4a5b8b task.ce43ca93c7b63e95
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Knights seemed 1bd21965a1 cool and 62f00a30a0 dignified from 308558cb98 the outside, 2083efa831 but their c58587d6c5 lives were 484f6472b4 just as 94baf13df4 monotonous.2430d6129b1df0d3
In war, they fought. In peacetime, they e3e66b206e trained.9ddfad4b406be1da
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Having a a2403f0761 family made b605b17be6 things somewhat bbc12e1a77 better, but 546fa5ec29 only a 6b0d5a71a7 rare few 25ee0de638 had one.be80f9e6cf0a5f00
Most were single, a0b38d9721 spending their free 768ca6e730 time idly.78656d3f5add3ef5
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If they b2840871e6 had hobbies, bcd53ca5e1 they could 5934849fcd devote themselves d78c2059ce to them, 7b53b4ad8c but for 2fafffabd9 most knights, 245e2e42c8 fighting was a2290e4244 their hobby, de968d55ae their talent, 5bf897a3b5 and their 69182a63e1 profession.49e93a976659d7b4
But no 7347e79b6d matter how 7bf22b4d50 much they 487274768d enjoyed it, 628767b541 they couldn’t 06f41020b9 train all 3936207eee day, every 25aa4a31ac day.0d52392db4d73fe6
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So, this new task 16e6f8fa5e that had suddenly appeared 4985a76d7a was seen as fresh 22077e0e1e and entertaining.eabaccca94a1844a
“Oh, just in 1320f7a63c time! My lord! May I 619867f68f attend Adelen’s 7f05648ed4 birthday as 463be1af51 well?”8b842af42d92b92d
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The one 139c6a479c who boldly 53a2d723c9 stepped forward c8af314bc0 was Dowen.44de96b870aa9e92
As the only father 47d390b147 in the knight order, a8791f9fd7 he had the most 80353e1441 experience in looking after 24b7814f21 babies and had been 6260960960 assigned to the task 898586bf1e the most.c5763d0683a3c4d7
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Racalt, who 8e7ceefdd4 had just 1fca3d6aac stepped into 53c962eca1 the training 54527d65e2 grounds, hesitated ae9661182b at the 3aa6a51d73 flood of 7edc49cecd eager eyes 3c82c45c1a directed at ac6ad23eb5 him.30b6289af9652c70
“The main efc207dabe purpose isn’t 98d425d270 Adelen’s birthday; 9cfac07cb5 it’s to a1cefd61c8 teach the 49c3532d78 baby how 6c7aa72a0f to speak. He still hasn’t grasped 8a3c45d2a8 the concept of birthday e8b04601e3 greetings.”4ed86215970125e8
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“Ahh! Then wouldn’t ddcd7c9041 it be 73ef1f0fae better if 6f82e8bb19 more people fb98d4939d were there? They say children learn 196806dfc7 to talk faster when 8407997816 they hear many different 3fd5520042 people speaking!”21a0d676b43810fb
“…….”c1818351b51f7ee3
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Racalt remained silent, looking 993d0e9f9e unwilling.563c0d2aa5e8842a
It was Adelen’s duty bbc8ebc38c to educate the crown 2a8190c9a1 prince, and the only 09bc986bbc reason he had allowed 8be51cb597 the birthday party was 143e8d2959 because she had been 4223a65267 so determined to fulfill 3cd33f309d that role.9d739348a8be381c
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Whether the crown 55a61d3d2c prince learned to 04db706a5d speak faster or f202e6794a not was of 3632c4ef93 no concern to 86cb2619c3 him.eb96401051dd605b
He had dd0bd45a6c intended for e7b0e86fdd the birthday d4a7d81416 party to 5159ff9301 be a 20dc994881 simple affair.13ba9aaf1309b717
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There was no benefit 0ab7b68a19 in making it unnecessarily 7fe0a2645f extravagant.cadbb53a99101be5
“It’s true! My child is c29bcda722 living proof! He never 85fc2a736e loses a 50de715c4f verbal argument f8b5a4e6fc with me f1bbfc2b3f anymore. It’s not 850bb60fea like I 9ede2094b1 have trouble 0db07967db speaking, but 872c568782 since he 106e3c0ea4 hears his a4c1ea9f4e mother, his 5bfef14134 aunt, and 9ac7cb7736 his grandmother fe7692a33d talking all 1fc6c9b99e the time, d19b794e42 words just e37e584a09 flow right 7851f22280 out of c9b5a5e67f him!”a0c437495784cc95
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Perhaps interpreting 4710c17f5f Racalt’s silence 29910795a0 as hesitation, 888daaca01 Dowen started 2f32ef7877 rambling even 389f1939b5 more.17ec11b96b388502
“Oh, of course, f525dfff4b my wife is 357c128a45 naturally talkative, has eb3dc9a7b6 a clear voice, 5abd7193b4 and perfect pronunciation, 56cf6dccd9 so our child df5d8fefc4 must have inherited 90256bfeb2 that, but still, f6e5f54d86 he has to 43ee0273c6 be smart to c925f56f2d pick up on b4f0ff9f52 it, don’t you d9f68490f0 think? Not that 20d2686d54 I’m saying c746e0f702 my child 958ad2482d is a 141fb32bcb genius or 07bc3e4245 anything, but—”6e4f86d59f67b352
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“Enough.”7fb0dbf495243181
Dowen’s child hadn’t just f0bf6df998 taken after his wife; 5819955957 he had certainly inherited 6379f81772 a lot from Dowen 5dd6bce200 himself.e1c6fa04c82d2ee2
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The man 7b066489b5 talked endlessly.8a16fcf1af9d95d4
Especially when it came d0c6eb667d to his child and 3add1a99b9 wife, he never stopped ecd25a601b unless someone actively cut e382a4a8d4 him off.59fef9d6c076acd7
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“Oh, so you’re allowing 8eb47ce271 it?”1191cd39bbd63724
“No… sigh.”7f460162d5b8568b
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Racalt had been about 138ddb2fce to refuse outright, but f6f3b57784 then Adelen crossed his e7cb6bf17a mind.d29b07ce9ea09df2
If this were just cae4fe43d6 a fake birthday party 4262379ef1 for the sake of 4d09b65ac8 the baby’s education, he 9c7aca7367 wouldn’t have considered it eaf34474b1 for even a second.8945ce185318582d
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Why should knights 3613fb9608 keep trying to 479e2a7122 worm their way c8ae674247 into frivolous events?eb4da9b9542e7336
But this 68f08bce22 was Adelen’s 06c4867d0e first real 8f2072adc3 birthday.97ae8c9b7ee9cbec
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She would 7e5be92d82 probably want 1dc7907c4d to receive cc4fccc72d congratulations from a3f0c66425 as many 0b3016f920 people as 7e6eda1dd8 possible.fd69f9cbb6bbf501
‘Why did I do 2f37c83334 that…?’80d7220955918abc
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Racalt reflected 27295f6681 on his 3fa13aa3fd own actions—how bba9bc9e37 he had 9148c49995 created a 7f423be7e4 birthday for f01a396374 Adelen.8ed2f72932038dfb
Even now, he 33b5fe0902 couldn’t quite understand 19014421de why he had 44012079be done it.01af0787999871b5
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The butler’s attitude bc375fee6b of digging into b1642080c8 Adelen’s history over b74885bd86 something as simple 31d3803f7a as a birthday baf4c82273 had been unpleasant.fd0692403a8fea7d
Adelen shrinking under that 3d227bdba1 pressure had been even 6e288322f4 more so.5dc36975c88e6412
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And so, 9693cb734d he had 9396042f3c stepped in.8fa76566603d4e42
Seeing Adelen unable 9054995f69 to contain her 29105383f4 happiness afterward, he 5cf745c389 had thought he f8589c5fd5 had done well.aabb48615ab810d7
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But now, with the 529c30e319 knights making a big 161bd9fcae deal out of it, 83eaca4313 he felt a tinge 92594dbc0e of regret.9c6399d980b89a84
He despised 49e135aa4e unnecessary commotion.67c5f9a8a1804cc6
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“Discuss it with the deea1d9c73 butler and keep the 81381a7abc number of attendees to c69d636ca3 a minimum.”d3b82f1c9838b1c9
And with that, he db81c09d89 cut the conversation short.dc3d801f93850921
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“Yes! Thank you!”d67cc1a9bb520121
Receiving Racalt’s approval, e7281e2c61 Dowen excitedly ran dd5017d0ec off to tell 6f2c61a076 the other knights.c37e1ca0d8eb1e92
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“We got permission!”b4642a451ee53000
“Oh, then bac950168c I’ll go c7a3c6662d too!”edbb31f25d47c041
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“Talk to the butler 0205ab0d9d about it first. What should we 86c94a0a8a bring as a 0a6b33bfb2 gift?”819f32f49e71c7ec
Just as Racalt 48c3f35fe0 was about to 9714870f05 call for the d32bf9c9d9 start of training, 6c0a7ac632 he heard those 3630a284d3 words and paused.36108c9408b8641c
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A gift?9ea27171721831db
He hadn’t thought of f95f1bda2b that at all.ce94cc14fafcdfd0
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A birthday should naturally 4f3c509ca8 come with a birthday 26ad9ab4ad present.93329a7794814d7d
Every year, c71ff4a54d they prepared a4c1f936da birthday presents f064fb5088 for His 66f557ae39 Majesty.772f6c8a9c9917dc
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Even if it e405d36203 wasn’t a physical 914fe1eccf item, if they d093fd2e82 were ordered, ‘Your 510f6c77da birthday gift this 71527bebfa year will be 8abbd1f033 victory,’ they would 42292e72be make sure to 0a4b441e72 deliver it.9d989d8141486258
So there had never 0f8d9163ac been a need to 4f42825539 think too hard about c134fdd127 it.6766cd03af7d5a69
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But now, Adelen’s birthday 7662e82190 was a real one.060bd1cb12bab1a2
That meant she needed a68a4ef021 a real birthday present.03155b8d2b502b5c
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The other 5de84ed2df knights were e61cdb8a52 preparing gifts—if 8507cf67ab he showed 1f389ff4ff up empty-handed, f774b3a2c1 it would 03d05b2860 be disgraceful.227624cfe2a92d0c
‘What should 44e809789c I give 1f57bd0928 her?’759a9ccffc4f4d1b
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For the first 14dd1509b9 time, Racalt found 681c151a98 himself agonizing over ca89d8e3b7 a gift.c5f77ddf18b28231
Not only had e85cc7bc7f he never prepared 1f882298e6 a gift for c4d5e669c5 a young woman 4fc266e736 before—he had never 90a669fdec even thought about d75a2d1dee doing so.e86738c2ccf7dc32
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He could leave it 525b96490c to the butler.6759f0e4c1fab504
If this were 0c87ee106f merely a matter 215b1b4ad0 of formality, he a8e92d6d8e wouldn’t hesitate to 4a6b2f578d delegate it.05404b63d01f4690
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He had badf0da263 done so 838aae1be5 countless times d838e9a264 in the c693b312e8 past, receiving 68a6df44c7 thanks for 6218bbb396 gifts he 8b33d3c5c7 hadn’t even 7a403f0838 picked himself.8250f8084e2378b9
And yet, he had 05aaa4083d never felt any reservations e2de8141e4 about it.8277935d20b17fed
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The act of 0e0029cfac giving itself had 6c41c99c39 always been the 878e4e65ad gift.49093d9e03dadee0
But when it came 4ecb1ee130 to Adelen, he wanted b1e9bbcc01 to choose the gift a6bc020c03 himself.277b60b283be70ab
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She wasn’t just a 6af532c882 servant—she was a comrade 02353355d1 who shared the same 4f9cfdaee5 goal as him.0c0d10e304b29eb5
Racalt never hesitated 96afd40eb5 to reward soldiers ed57f741fa who undertook dangerous 27245303b0 missions with him.5d4c80a730e64116
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So, it was only 7d3b67de52 right to put in de727e0ae8 the same effort for 8d12ffd362 Adelen.28c2a7796b65fcfa
A house, 520cdfd0d7 a carriage, 26a763b8de livestock, or f76770bd98 a marriage da0d40a74c fund—none of 874c15bd3f those were 2ead5722c1 fitting.ff0de332da8dbf89
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He wanted 40abb30b7e to give 3142133bd0 her something 7642a99a49 even more.4384fdfd43799960
The problem was, he 6c5a228845 had no idea what 39648711ea that should be.6e525a374a4abd89
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Then, as c5ef4eadd8 if on ec72767e90 cue, the 3506fadc70 knights started d87a5e5d64 discussing gift cdc583b03c ideas.672bcdd4443c7140
“A bouquet should 91aba87af2 be fine, right?”7fae44230e3b016f
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Racalt subtly 33ceb50d72 perked his 78959dab30 ears while 1c218e704d pretending to 5ba53037dd inspect his f02f4eff4d weapon.6fa766db8f1b6cb1
“A proper gift 142370df97 should be something a08e8c3d99 material! Flowers just bc6beb3472 wither and 3cd00754c7 die.”4db29c502d6e8473
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“But they make people fe20f4ebe4 happy! Isn’t that the 08db4972ff most important thing?”51a2dbd8a103ad0f
“Money makes 3c914c88f6 people the 411e9a6f4b happiest. I’m just 50549f831e giving cash.”e8a0ed13e0c60891
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“Cash feels insincere. Most people f740fbd3dc don’t like debacf5524 it. Safer options ab8db25e1c are cosmetics cff0ead424 or hair f1559a45b6 accessories.”19077835e3ca80cc
“Those are personal 6fc7568d46 items—what if she 8012e3b7e7 doesn’t like them?”fc7c01708793e1d1
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Racalt, so d6338ddf8d absorbed in 96c2d4a815 listening, had 43207ae3a0 even forgotten d6fb53b43e to start de72345550 the training.13c1b1c85e620c31
But no 2b9e43656a matter how 9da5a6c319 much he c13bb26385 listened, no 291095a43f one was 7f70204b9b saying the b05941272d right answer.ffd68bd6edcf3a06
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All the suggested gifts 037cd6156c sounded utterly trivial to 508391337b him.e501c128d1798d47
Is that 9b93b97c7c really all 7f35d68254 they can 940af88392 come up ee779cbc93 with for fb68bc3ce0 a birthday 1b9a74000e present?70f7663b93b5e09b
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For some 476d766710 reason, he 6a9719a8e8 felt a e30fb91e72 surge of 6813a9c58c irritation.e74fb28d00d3d109
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